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Students

The BU Class of 2025 Begins to Take Shape

March 31, 2021

University News

Erika Jordan Named BU’s Vice President for Alumni Engagement

March 30, 2021

Diversity & Inclusion

Videos: Want to Help Build a Better BU? Take the DEI Survey

March 26, 2021

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Social Media

Meet the BU Students and Alums Combating Negativity on Social Media

March 26, 2021

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Accolades

Bill Gates Climate Change Nonprofit Gives Kudos to BU Wind Farm Project

March 26, 2021

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University News

David Chard, BU Wheelock’s Interim Leader, Appointed Permanent Dean

March 23, 2021

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University News

Cataldo Leone, School of Dental Medicine Veteran, to Be Interim Dean

March 23, 2021

University News

Survey of BU Diversity Efforts Opens to Staff Today

March 22, 2021

Composite image. At left, a photo of Gianluca Stringhini (ENG) looking serious, with his hand in his pocket, wearing a gray blazer and standing in a hallway with a wooden wall in the background. At right, a photo of Chen Ling (ENG’24), a PhD student, leaning against a wooden rail, and slightly smiling and looking determined. She wears a gray sweater.

Racism

BU Researchers Warned of Online Surge of Anti-Asian Attacks a Year Ago

March 22, 2021

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University News

Meet the 19 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor

March 19, 2021

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Journalism & Media

BU Center for Antiracist Research Teams with the Boston Globe to Launch The Emancipator

March 16, 2021

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Safety

Fake “Secret Shopper” and Sextortion Scams Target BU Students

March 16, 2021

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Commencement

January 2021 Graduates Will Participate in May 16 Live Commencement

March 15, 2021

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Campus Life

Coming This Fall for BU: Nearly Normal

March 12, 2021

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University News

University Will Distribute $11.5 Million in Pandemic Aid to Students in Need

March 12, 2021

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University News

What Should the Future of Staff Work at Boston University Look Like?

March 11, 2021

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University News

University to Seek Staff Opinions in Creating More Equitable, Diverse, Inclusive Culture

March 10, 2021

Photo of Rose Zhao (MED’24),left, who looks on while director of clinical education for the BU PA program Angela Reffel, in a white coat and blue gloves, advises Micaiah Bully (MED’24) at the vaccination administering training at FitRec March. Bully looks intently at a vial and syringe. Oranges rest on the table.

Student Vaccinators

Syringes, Oranges, and Faculty Help Train More Than 100 Volunteer COVID Vaccinators

March 10, 2021

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Education

New Wheelock Educational Policy Center Will Put Research in the Hands of Policymakers, Drive National Conversations

March 10, 2021

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Study Abroad

BU Suspends Summer Study Abroad Programs for Second Year

March 7, 2021

BU Suspends Summer Study Abroad Programs for Second Year