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Advertising vs Marketing: What’s the Difference between the Majors?

November 3, 2023

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Student Voices

Why the History of Enslavement on the Freedom Trail Matters

August 29, 2023

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Video: There’s Something Squirrelly about This Class

August 24, 2023

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Today I Learned: Boston’s topography was shaped by glaciers more than 20,000 years ago

May 30, 2023

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Commencement 2023

Photo Gallery: What I’ll Miss Most 2023

May 18, 2023

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Commencement 2023

Meet Three Inspiring Master’s Students from the Class of 2023

May 17, 2023

Photo: Chef Bill Yosses, an older white man wearing glasses and a white chef outfit, cleans off his ganache-spreading tool - a plastic ruler - with a flourish at the amusement of student Mara Clement, a younger white woman with dark curly hair tied back and wearing a red cap and white chef's outfit.

Pastry Arts Program

This BU Program Is a Piece of Cake—Literally

May 15, 2023

Photo: A collection of small photos depicting animals, one for each letter of the alphabet. For example, A is for African Elephant and B is for Bison. Text at the top reads "The Species ABCs. Protecting the planet protects every species, from A to Z."

College of Communication

COM Students Create Successful Marketing Campaigns for Night Shift Brewing and World Wildlife Fund

May 5, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Where’s Antiracism in the BU Hub?

April 28, 2023

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Academics

CAS Writing Program Offers New Social Justice Emphasis

April 21, 2023

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Today I Learned: Amadeus Cho is the Asian American Incredible Hulk

March 21, 2023

Photo: Professor Amy Appleford leads an ENG 101 Encounters class at the Center for Computing & Data Science. A white woman with brown hair and wearing a black long sleeved top and pants, laughs and looks to the right as she holds a stack of handouts. She stands in front of a bright classroom as student sit in seats in front of her and turn to look at her.

Academics

Medieval Meets Contemporary in New English 101 Class

March 9, 2023

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Astronomy

Astronomy Class Ponders Life Beyond Earth

March 3, 2023

Professor Wesley Wildman, a tall white man in a blue collared shirt, teaches a Data and Ethics class at CDS on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Artificial Intelligence

Why ChatGPT Is Both Exciting and Unsettling for Students, Faculty

February 17, 2023

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New Podcast

Terriers, What Is Your Favorite BU Class?

January 20, 2023

Photo: A group of woman sit in the center of the frame, surrounding a black and white dog. From the left, the woman has dark hair and a brown puffer coat, the next a black puffer coat and dirty blonde hair, the next a beige cardigan and blonde hair, the next a darker brown cardigan with blonde hair, the next a brunette wearing a black long sleeve shirt, and the last woman has on a grey shirt with dark brown hair. The dog has on a red vest indicating that the dog is a service dog.

Learning by Doing

Publicizing the Great Job Great Danes Do

January 20, 2023

Team Revere from SHA’s Advanced Hospitality Strategic Marketing course, with city of Revere representatives: Charlie Giuffrida, Revere director of tourism (from left), Justin Park (SHA’23), Anthony Forziatti (SHA’23), Arielle Hammer (SHA’23), Ethan Phillips (SHA’23), Micaela Yee (SHA’23), and Jacqueline McLaughlin, Revere communications associate. Photo by Cydney Scott

Academics

This School of Hospitality Administration Class Doubles as a Marketing Agency for Cities, Hotels, More

December 16, 2022

Photo: Emily Burbo (COM’24) presents her project on tree canopies at the Cross College Challenge exhibition in Questrom on Tuesday, Dec. 13. A young white woman with long blonde hair and wearing a white blouse a white blouse and black blazer, smiles as she stands in front of a large screen showing an example of a pop up forest.

environmental health

A Tree Grows in Boston

December 14, 2022

Photo: Melisa Osborne, a woman wearing a blue face mask and floral burgundy dress, leads a multi-disciplinary CAS class taking a look at the racism implicit in science and healthcare and trying to unpack it. She stands in front of a large lecture class room facing the class as she lectures.

Life Sciences

This BU Class Aims to Undo a History of Racism in Science and Healthcare

December 12, 2022

Photo: Starting near the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, Professor Andrew Robichaud leads his History of Boston: Community and Conflict students on a tour of downtown Boston’s environmental history on October 20. A white man wearing a puffy blue vest, jeans, and long-sleeved shirt points to the right as he holds a bright yellow folder. Various students look on.

Boston History

Community, Conflict, and Change: CAS Course Shines New Light on Boston’s Past

November 10, 2022

Community, Conflict, and Change: CAS Course Shines New Light on Boston’s Past