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Photo: Abdulrazak Gurnah , winner of the 2021 Nobel prize in literature, speaks with Professor Muhammad Zaman (left) and Professor Carrie Preston as part of a two-day BU visit under the auspices of the Center on Forced Displacement and Kilachand at Morse Auditorium. Three people sit in formal attire and appear to be discussing an important topic around a small table

Forced Displacement

Fruitful First Year for Center on Forced Displacement

November 16, 2023

Phyllis (Ziegler) Urman-Klein

November 16, 2023

Tom Robbins

November 16, 2023

Gary Larrabee

November 16, 2023

Ronald Desrosiers

November 16, 2023

Paul Steven Stone

November 16, 2023

Carolyn Michel

November 16, 2023

Ed Fuller

November 16, 2023

Lavinia Kumar

November 16, 2023

Leo Vanderpot

November 16, 2023

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Genealogy

Genealogy’s Golden Age: Alum D. Brenton Simons Is a Leading Champion

November 16, 2023

Morton Gold

November 16, 2023

Ellen S. Oblander

November 16, 2023

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LGBTQ+

Don’t Say Gay: Three Alumni Authors Speak Out on LGBTQ Book Bans

November 16, 2023

Photo: Black and white photo of Martin Luther King Jr., a Black man wearing a long-sleeved white collared shirt and tie, looking to the left pensively. He clasps his hands in front of his face.

Books

Excerpt from Jonathan Eig’s Acclaimed New Biography, King: A Life

November 16, 2023

Photo: GFran Drescher, center, joined with National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and the TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee members posing with one fist up in the air. They stand in front of a wooden wall.

TV & Film

BU Actors Celebrate Hollywood Strike Settlement and Return to Work

November 16, 2023

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Tributes

Charles Lindholm: “An Inspired Teacher and an Unsurpassed Mentor”

November 16, 2023

Composite image of multiple book covers, including Hatchet Girls, Tandem, The Phoenix Crown, and more

Books

Reading List: Baseball, Rock ’n’ Roll, Murder, and Intrigue

November 16, 2023

Photo: Three people wearing are shown as they run during a 5k. From left to right: A younger Asian man wearing a grey sweatshirt, an older white man wearing red Boston University shirt and cap, and a woman wearing a purple jacket run towards the camera.

Alumni Weekend

Terriers Run, Walk, Cruise, Party, Learn, and Celebrate at Alumni Weekend 2023

November 16, 2023

Photo: Jo Farkas, an elderly white woman wearing sunglasses, a white long-sleeved sweater, and jeans, smiles and poses with hands on hips on a sunny day. Behind her, desert hills and the white Hollywood sign can be seen in the distance.

Tributes

Jo Farkas, Whose Second Act Was Acting, Dies at 96

November 16, 2023

Jo Farkas, Whose Second Act Was Acting, Dies at 96