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A family photo of the Silber's at the 1971 Boston University Commencement. The family's first Boston University Commencement and John Silber's inauguration as president. Front row, left to right: Kathryn, Laura Ruth, John, and David holding Caroline. Back row: Martha, Alexandra, Rachel, and Judith. Boston University Photography

Books

Determined? Divisive? Misunderstood? John Silber, Seen through His Daughter’s Eyes

November 23, 2022

Image: Promotion Banner for international education week 2022. Light purple banner reads "Annual international education week 2022. Boston University's Global Engagement". The side text reads "November 14-18, 2022". Red, white, blue, and black illustrated arms are shown to the right.

Global Programs

International Education Week Is Back, with Panels, Film Screenings, and More

November 10, 2022

Image: Photo of toy wooden blocks with letters on them stacked on a table. The blocks spell " GRE Exam".

Admission Requirement

POV: What BU’s School of Public Health Learned after Dropping GRE Requirement

September 30, 2022

Photo of Selina J. Manua. A young, South east Asian woman holds a laptop in front of her as she poses in front of the BU Data Sciences building.

Student Profile

Introducing the Class of 2026: Selina Manua

September 2, 2022

Education

Almost Every State Needs More Special Ed Teachers. How Can They Get Them?

August 4, 2022

Poet laureate Robert Pinsky speaks to a room full of educators as part of a National Endowment of the Humanities-funded summer institute July 13 at COM. The program will run from July 10-22 and will focus on adolescent friendships as viewed through popular media such as books, TV, and film. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Education

Teachers Become Students as BU Hosts Institute to Address Adolescent Well-Being

July 26, 2022

Line art vector illustration of a teacher teaching a lesson on Safe Sex education for teens, teenagers, students. They stand at a blackboard and point to a drawing of a condom as two students look on.

Sexual Education

With Roe v. Wade Gone, Would Better Sex Ed Help Avert Unwanted Pregnancies?

July 6, 2022

a photo of Scarlett Lewis (COM’20), with her son Jesse a few months before his death in the Sandy Hook shootings. He is mid-jump into her arms as she stands in a pool wearing a white floral bathing suit.

School Shootings

Sandy Hook Mother: Guns Are Not the Root Cause of Mass Shootings

May 26, 2022

University News

2022 Faculty Forum Will Be Held in Person Monday

May 12, 2022

Photo of Louis Chude-Sokei, an older black man wearing a dark blur shirt and black shoes sits with hands folded in front of him on the steps of a brick building. A red sign on the building reads "Boston University College of Arts and Sciences; African American Studies Program"

New Major

African American and Black Diaspora Studies Is BU’s Newest Major

April 25, 2022

Photo of a young woman, either a high school or college student with brown hair, wearing a jean jacket, speaking at a wooden podium into a microphone. She gestures with her left hand and appears to be mid-speech.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Overlooked Influence of Speech and Debate Programs

April 19, 2022

Photo of students walking down the CFA side of Comm Ave on a sunny warm day. Two students are in focus at the front left, one wears a gray nike tennis shirt, the other a red Boston University shirt.

Student Survey

Students, Take This Survey, Get Convenience Points

April 8, 2022

Photo of Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb chief Strategy officer, sitting in a chair with a repeating blue and white mountain pattern in a highly stylish room, presumably an Airbnb. Blecharczyk wears a button down, jeans and leather shoes, smiles and clasps his hands, his arms resting on his knees. He is a middle-aged white man with short hair.

Innovation

In Hospitality, the Future Is Now

March 31, 2022

photo of a stack of books burning in an empty dirt field.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Books Are Being Banned across the Country: Here’s What’s Really at Stake

February 1, 2022

Rose Al Abosy (MED’23) commends improvements in MED’s abortion instruction, but says she never saw the procedure during her OB-GYN clerkship at Boston Medical Center. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Healthcare

With Roe v. Wade on the Line, BU Will Continue Abortion Education Regardless of Ruling

January 28, 2022

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Education

Homeschooling Rising, Public Schooling Down during COVID-19, BU-Aided Research Finds

December 14, 2021

two school children sit next to each other with a plastic divider between them and look at a tablet together

University News

Federally Funded Center Promoting Literacy Moves to Wheelock College

December 6, 2021

photo of the Boston University School of Public Health, an early 20th century brick building with a small gothic pattern and gray/blue roof shingles. The grass out front is bright green, and a student walks along a path near the building.

University News

BU School of Public Health to Offer Online Master’s Degree

November 16, 2021

International Education

BU Kicks Off International Education Week with In-Person and Virtual Programming

November 15, 2021

a photo of students chanting and holding signs at a protest against the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam on Boston Common.

Voices & Opinion

POV: It’s Time to Reimagine School Accountability beyond Standardized Tests

October 18, 2021

POV: It’s Time to Reimagine School Accountability beyond Standardized Tests