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Photo of Dean of students Kenneth Elmore chatting with student commencement speaker Archelle Thelemaque (COM’21), on a video screen, during the class of 2021 senior breakfast broadcast from the GSU April 30. Elmore wears a red velvet blazer and Archelle wears a pink shirt.

Senior Brunch

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Moderna Cofounder Noubar Afeyan to Speak at BU’s 148th Commencement

April 30, 2021

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine

BU to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine to Students, Faculty, and Staff Starting Monday

April 30, 2021

Composite image of eighteen members of the BU faculty and staff that participated in the annual Advice to the graduating class video. Photo reads “Advice to the Class of 2021 and has video play button overlaid”

Commencement

Advice for the Class of 2021: “Don’t Be Afraid to Dream Big”

April 30, 2021

Photo of Elaine Vaan Hogue (CFA’97), left, and Valyn Turner (CFA’23) play Grammy Sophie and her granddaughter Esme in the Wheelock Family Theatre virtual production of Walking the Tightrope. Turner wears red overalls and a stripped rainbow shirt, and Hogue wears a blue button down and sits at a table with a blue and yellow checkered tablecloth.

Theatre

Wheelock Family Theatre’s Walking the Tightrope a Story of Love and Loss as Experienced by Two Generations

April 30, 2021

Top view of a cup of coffee, 2 donuts on a plate, and a MacBook laptop sitting on a pink table

Commencement

Class of 2021 Will Be Honored at Virtual Senior Brunch Today

April 30, 2021

Photo of Kasim Cisse (CAS’22) (left), in a white tank top and red shorts, and Emeka Ibeh (Questrom’21), in a gray BU athletics long sleeve, walking side by side. They wear face masks.

Varsity Sports

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams Gear Up for Patriot League Championship

April 30, 2021

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 30

April 30, 2021

Composite image of six first gen students, from top left clockwise: Tima Dasouki (Pardee’22), Richard Boylan (COM’22), Cheyenne Bailey (SPH ’21), Eduardo Gonzalez (LAW, 2021), Ana-Gabriele Benghiac (MED’22), and Chinamere Igwebuike, (MED'2022)

FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS

“This Is My Stepping-stone.” 553 BU First-Generation College Students Welcomed into Honor Society

April 29, 2021

Photo of baskets and wooden boxes of fresh produce, taken at a slight angle from above. The photo includes white onion, cipolini onions, yellow tomatoes, yellow squash, red heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers. A few chalkboard signs are scattered on top of the produce and read “Zucchini, summer squash, patty pan, 8 ball squash $2.50/lb” and “cipollini onions. $3, swiss chard $3/lb.”

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 29 to May 2

April 29, 2021

A photo of the vial of a dose of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Public Health

Big Visa and Vaccine News for BU’s International Students

April 28, 2021

A photo of the COVID-19 testing site at Agganis Arena

Public Health

One Million BU COVID Tests Reached—and Counting

April 28, 2021

A photo of Will Loggia with his arms outstretched standing in front of a brick wall with a red sign that reads "West Campus Residences." A video play button is overlayed.

Student Life

Expectations vs. Reality: How My Freshman Year during a Pandemic Measured Up

April 28, 2021

Screenshot of Paul Cormier, Red Hat president and CEO, left, and BU President Robert A. Brown discussing the potential rewards of the extended partnership in a Zoom meeting. Both men smile and look towards the camera.

Computational Science

BU and Red Hat Extend, Expand Partnership for Cloud Research

April 27, 2021

Photo of a young person in jeans and a light blue shirt with their hands over their crossed legs, sitting on a chair talking to a therapist or counselor of some kind, that is seen blurred on the right foreground.

Mental Health

BU Co-Creates First-of-Its-Kind Guides for Students Seeking a Mental Health Leave, and for Faculty and Staff

April 27, 2021

Student Life

An Online Tutoring Service Tailored to BU Students by a BU Student

April 27, 2021

Varsity Sports

Melissa D’Amico Named Head Coach of BU Women’s Basketball

April 26, 2021

A photo of the Armenian and American flags at a rally commemorating the anniversary of the Armenian genocide

Voices & Opinion

POV: President Biden Confirms Armenian Genocide as “Historical Fact”

April 26, 2021

Gif of the helicopter recently flown on Mars by NASA. The small, drone-like option is surrounded by red dirt and rocks as its propellors spin.

Rhetoric

Manned Missions. Conquering Space. The Problem with Space Lingo

April 26, 2021

Student Life

What’s It Like Being a Student Teacher during a Pandemic? Ask These Two Wheelock Seniors

April 26, 2021

A photo of Gaby Yidi standing against a brick wall with her arms crossed, smiling

Academics

School of Hospitality Administration to Launch Senior Living Concentration for Grad Students

April 26, 2021

School of Hospitality Administration to Launch Senior Living Concentration for Grad Students