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Food

Thistle & Leek Reimagines the Gastro Pub for American Diners and Shares How to Make Butternut Squash and Potato Gratin

November 18, 2021

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Feedback

Feedback: Readers Weigh In on Ibram X. Kendi, Howard Zinn, and the BU of the 1970s

November 18, 2021

Paretta Autosport founder and CEO Beth Paretta standing in front of the Paretta Autosport pagoda with the Paretta Autosport sign in the background.

Motorsport

Paretta Autosport Head Beth Paretta’s Drive to Boost the Number of Women in Motorsport

November 18, 2021

Composite image of the book covers for: At The Foot Of The Mountain By Tak Erzinger; The Brain On Youth Sports: The Science, The Myths, And The Future By Julie Stamm; Game Misconduct: Hockey's Toxic Culture And How To Fix It By Jashvina Shah and Evan F. Moore; Hair Twins By Raakhee Mirchandani; Literacy Heroines: Women And The Written Word By Alice Horning; No Other Rome By Heather Green; Sailing To Freedom: Maritime Dimensions Of The Underground Railroad Edited by Timothy D. Walker; Small Town Monsters By Diana Rodriguez Wallach; and The Playwright's House By Dariel Suarez

Books

Reading List Fall 2021

November 17, 2021

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Tributes

Remembering a Painter, a Poet, a Trailblazer, and a Former Olympian

November 16, 2021

Veterans

Helping Veterans and First Responders Heal Holistically

November 11, 2021

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Finance

Opening Doors: David R. Jones (CGS’84, Questrom’86), cofounder, president, CEO, CastleOak Securities

November 2, 2021

National Sports

Should Sports Teams Change Their Native-Inspired Names?

October 29, 2021

Strategy & Innovation

Three BU Alums Named to BostInno’s 2021 25 under 25 List

October 27, 2021

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Alumni Entrepreneurs

My Big Idea: A Gift for Your Inbox

October 22, 2021

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Alumni

Priyanka Naik’s The Modern Tiffin Features Vegan Recipes with a Global Influence

October 18, 2021

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University News

BU’s Endowment Grows by Nearly $1 Billion

October 13, 2021

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Diversity

Opening Doors: David Delmar Sentíes (CFA’06)

October 9, 2021

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Film & TV

In His New Film, Reed Birney Finds the Role of a Lifetime

October 8, 2021

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Books

Ha Jin Ponders the High Cost of Freedom

October 5, 2021

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Alumni Weekend

Six Events to Check Out at Alumni Weekend 2021

September 29, 2021

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Alumni Entrepreneurs

My Big Idea: Danielle Letayf, Badassery

September 20, 2021

Photo of Boston journalist and COM alumn Carmen Fields posing outside of WHDH in Boston on June 3, 2021. She wears a colorful sweater with a variety of geometric and organic patterns and leans on a cement wall and smiles.

Alumni

Opening Doors: Carmen Fields (COM’73), Pioneering Journalist

September 15, 2021

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Obituaries

BU Alum George Wein, Founder of Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, Dies at 95

September 14, 2021

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Remembrance

Her Dad Went to BU and Died on 9/11. Now She’s a Proud Terrier Too.

September 9, 2021

Her Dad Went to BU and Died on 9/11. Now She’s a Proud Terrier Too.