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Bright balloons and tables stocked with BU swag heralded the return of Giving Day to campus April 6, the first such in-person event since 2019. Photo by Dana J. Quigley

Giving

2022 Giving Day Raises over $3 Million

April 8, 2022

Photo of the Senate Confirmation Hearing For Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson, now an associate justice of the US Supreme Court (center), wears a purple blazer and black pencil skirt, and raises her right hand. A group of photographers sit before her and try to get a shot. Senators sit at tables in a U shape.

Supreme Court First

“She’s Earned This”: Angela Onwuachi-Willig Rejoices in Historic Confirmation

April 7, 2022

Stylized image of Ketanji Brown Jackson. At center, she appears in Black and white. She is a middle-aged Black woman who wears glasses, a pearl necklace, and black and white checkered dress. She loves off to the side triumphantly. At left and right the same image appears, pixelated, in yellow and white. The background of the image is a teal jewel tone.

Community Voices

BU Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Rise to US Supreme Court

April 7, 2022

Photo of Valerie Fletcher, a middle-aged white woman with short red hair and bands. She smiles and wears thick black glasses and a white and black collared shirt. Behind her is a projected slide, she appears to be presenting something.

Diversity

Disability in the 21st Century: A Virtual Talk with Advocate Valerie Fletcher

April 7, 2022

Photo of Katie Anne Clark (left) as the Wicked Witch of the West with Lily Park as Dorothy in Boston University’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” during a dress rehearsal on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Clark wears a purple witch's hat and long patterned dress. Park wears a handkerchief around her head and overalls. Behind them are stacked metal beams and other debris.

Theater

At Wheelock Family Theatre, There’s No Place Like Home

April 7, 2022

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson responds to a question from Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., foreground, as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, during her confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Voices & Opinion

POV: Witness to History—Seeing Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearing Was Magical

April 7, 2022

Social Media

Looking for a Laugh? Check Out These TikToks

April 6, 2022

tall yellow daffodils in front of a large modern building

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 7 to 10

April 6, 2022

Hanako Kawasaki holds a golf club behind her back and stares into the distance

Patriot League

Hanako Kawasaki’s Passion for Golf Has Brought Her Halfway around the World

April 6, 2022

Photo of the facade of the supreme court at dusk. The white, Grecian facade is reflected in a puddle in front of the main steps. The sky is blueish purple and lights shine from behind the columns.

LAW

SCOTUS Civil Rights Ruling against Police Hailed by BU Faculty

April 6, 2022

Photo of a young woman in a brown tank top and green pants climbing up a cave wall at Cambridge CRG. Another young person at right in a black sweatshirt is also seen climbing.

Student Clubs

BU Climbing Club: Rookies, Vets Test Their Physical and Mental Agility

April 6, 2022

BU Tennis Club secretary Scarlett Blydenburgh (COM’22, CAS’22) during a match. Photo courtesy of BU Tennis Club

Club Sports

Tennis Club Fundraises ahead of National Championship Tournament

April 5, 2022

Photo of Campus editor Jesus Marrero Suarez (COM’24), from left, reporter Emilia Wisniewski (COMN’25), and associate campus news editor Tanisha Bhat (CGS’22,COM’24) during print night Feb 24 at The Free Press office. All the students wear masks and a white sign at the back of the room reads "The Daily Free Press"

Student Journalism

Loftier Stories, Long Hours, High Standards Help The Daily Free Press Reach New Heights

April 5, 2022

Two friends wear large sunglasses in front of a photo board with writing "#BUGivingDay" in red letters

BU Giving Day Returns Live to Campus Today, April 6

April 5, 2022

Photo of Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin and Daniel Durant in a scene from CODA. They are sitting around a table eating dinner. Kotsur wears a red sox baseball cap. Matlin smiles widely as Durant shows something to the family on his phone.

Voices & Opinion

POV: CODA’s Oscar Wins Represent an Historic Moment

April 5, 2022

Photo taken from behind James Burton, Director of Orchestral Activities and Master Lecturer, Music during

College of Fine Arts

School of Music’s 150th Anniversary Opens on a Big Stage

April 4, 2022

Photo of students walking and sitting in the grass and lawn chairs on BU Beach, the back corner of Marsh Chapel is seen. It is dusk and the sky is grayish white. Some of the trees have started to bloom.

Promotions

Recognized as Leaders in Their Fields, 20 Charles River Campus Faculty Have Been Promoted to Full Professor

April 4, 2022

The BU Club Table Tennis Team that is on its way to Nationals in 2022. All members are wearing Red Boston University shirts.

Sports

Aces! BU Table Tennis Club Heads to Nationals

April 4, 2022

Image: collage of artists releasing music in march 2022. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Rotimi, Peach Pit, and Denzel Curry . Denzel Curry is seen performing in concert on polaroid-style borders while the group Peach Pit poses in front of an old sedan in it's individual polaroid-style borders and Rotimi is seen smiling and wearing a gold and tan shirt as he smiles at the camera within polaroid-style borders. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music"

Music

Hot New Music April 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

April 1, 2022

Photo of Toby Makoyawo (right) mid-stride next to Devon Achane of Texas A&M also mid-stride. Both are running towards the camera down the straightaway of the track. The starting blocks can be seen in the blurry background.

Track & Field

Meet the Fastest Human in BU History. He’s Only 19

April 1, 2022

Meet the Fastest Human in BU History. He’s Only 19