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Bostonia

Boston University’s Alumni Magazine

Thomas Lehrich

November 14, 2022

William A. Fitzgerald

November 14, 2022

Peter Balentine

November 14, 2022

Nadine Dolby

November 14, 2022

Kevin G. Chapman

November 14, 2022

Romas D. Buivydas

November 14, 2022

Patricia Beauchemin

November 14, 2022

Susan Arbetter

November 14, 2022

Lydia Moland (UNI’97,’97, GRS’02) says abolitionist Lydia Maria Child was “a devastatingly good arguer…. She was a very, very powerful thinker and writer.” Photo by James Johnson

Alumni

Profiling a 19th-Century Woman’s “Radical American Life”

November 14, 2022

Terri Tanielian speaking at the Invictus Games Symposium on Invisible Wounds in 2016. Tanielian (CAS’90) is Special Assistant to the President for Veterans Affairs, helping meet the needs of veterans, their families, and caregivers. Photo from the George W. Bush Presidential Center, courtesy of Tanielian

Veterans

Serving Those Who Have Served in Uniform

November 9, 2022

Fall 2022

November 4, 2022

Photo of Daniel Fredholm posing for the camera. stands and poses ext to a large palm tree in a large, green wildlife park. Fredholm wears a grey collared shirt and khaki pants as he stands and poses with hands in pockets.

Research

As a Clinical Veterinarian for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Daniel Fredholm Treats All Creatures Great and Small

November 4, 2022

A composite image with photos of Liz Patrick, and a background of the NYC skyline in black and white

TV & Film

Saturday Night Live’s New Director Talks Sketch Comedy, MTV, and Ellen DeGeneres

November 3, 2022

Photo of the US Supreme Court building. The photos has a red and purple gradient overlaid on it.

Supreme Court

Supreme Court on Guns, God, Abortion, and Affirmative Action

November 3, 2022

Black and white photo of Anthony Barrand. A white man wearing a white tee shirt that reads "Boston University Orientation 1996" tucked into slacks holds up in one hand a large, wooden jewish star. He stands on a BU lawn on campus.

Tributes

An “Unconventional Genius”

November 2, 2022

Concept image with 5 stars cut out of a paper cartoon bubble symbolising customer feedback. Photo by MicroStockHub/iStock

Feedback

Readers Weigh In on the Science of Sleep, Systemic Racism, a New Campus Building

November 2, 2022

A photo of the KCILSE building with Warren Towers in the background on Boston University's campus

Giving

Record-Breaking Year for Giving to BU

November 2, 2022

Left to right, a photo of Pardee's Walter D. Connor, CAS' Paule Verdet and David A. Wagenknecht (CAS'62, GRS'64)

Tributes

Remembering Three Professors Emeriti Who Helped Shape the University

November 1, 2022

Collage: 12 Book covers arranged in two rows of six. Top row covers: "BUILD ME A CITY: SECRETS, LIES, AND LOVE IN BARON HAUSSMANN'S PARIS", "CLASSIC BASEBALL: TIMELESS TALES, IMMORTAL MOMENTS", "DELIBERATELY DIVIDED: INSIDE THE CONTROVERSIAL STUDY OF TWINS AND TRIPLETS ADOPTED APART", "THE DIAMOND EYE", "GIRL IN ICE", and "HEALING: OUR PATH FROM MENTAL ILLNESS TO MENTAL HEALTH". The bottom row contains covers of "KEYA DAS’S SECOND ACT", "KIND LIKE MARSHA: LEARNING FROM LGBTQ+ LEADERS", "THE LUNAR HOUSEWIFE", "SLAYING THE DRAGON: A SECRET HISTORY OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS", "TEN THOUSAND SELVES", and "THE TRAYVON GENERATION".

Books

Reading List Fall 2022: New historical fiction about Joan of Arc, a World War II thriller, and the “secret history” of Dungeons & Dragons

November 1, 2022

Paul Lanzikos (Questrom’80), former state secretary of elder affairs under Governor Michael Dukakis, is cofounder of Dignity Alliance Massachusetts, a healthcare policy coalition focused on nursing home reform. Dignity Alliance has endorsed the establishment of a COVID-19 day of remembrance in the commonwealth. Photo by Cydney Scott

Health & Medicine

BU Alum Calls for a COVID Day of Remembrance in Massachusetts

October 31, 2022

BU Alum Calls for a COVID Day of Remembrance in Massachusetts