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Bostonia

Boston University’s Alumni Magazine

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Books

Detangling the History of Black Hair

December 10, 2021

Theater

Huntington Theatre Company’s Teenage Dick Reunites Gregg Mozgala and Moritz von Stuelpnagel

December 6, 2021

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Arts & Culture

Lincoln to Tubman to JFK, Alum Sculpts US History’s Most Famous Figures

December 3, 2021

Sharmetha Ramanan sits in the sunlight in a white top and jeans

Arts & Culture

Alum Shaya Nominated for Boston Music Award for Best R&B Artist

December 2, 2021

TV & Film

His App Won an Emmy. His Movie Wrapped. October Was Good to BU Alum Steve Vitolo

December 1, 2021

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Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Shaun Chavis

November 22, 2021

Fall 2021

November 22, 2021

The front cover of the Fall 2021 issue of Bostonia magazine. The cover features a photo of the Data Sciences building (still under construction) at night; lights shine inside illuminating the scaffolding. Cover reads: "THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY. BOSTONIA. FALL 2021 THE FUTURE IS RISING: Data science is the hottest field in America. With a striking, state-of-the-art building, new faculty, and a new major, BU is out front." Text at bottom reads "COM ALUM BETH PARETTA FIELDS THE FIRST-EVER FEMALE-DOMINATED CREW AT THE INDY 500. And SACRED CALLING: A SURPRISING NUMBER OF BU ALUMS HAVE ENTERED THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD." Text top right reads: "PLUS THE CHANCE ENCOUNTER THAT LED TO LIFESAVING COVID-19 VACCINES AND WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM FOR BU ALUM DREW WEISSMAN"

Fall 2021

November 22, 2021

photo of BU’s new 19-story Center for Computing & Data Sciences during construction. A crane is atop the structure. It serves as a looming figure during a scenic orange sunset. Cars are seen in the horizon.

Data Science

Data Science Jobs Are Hot—and with a State-of-the-Art Building, New Faculty, and a New Major, BU Is Ready

November 19, 2021

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Immigration

Warren Binford’s Hear My Voice Lets Children Detained at the Border Tell Their Story

November 18, 2021

Composite image: at left, Work entitled: The Pressure of Space Kim Beck: In Conversation, October 28, 2020, acrylic and ink on newsprint, 21.75" x 10.75". The work is a page of New York Times painted over with words and a small portrait of a women with dark hair. At right, Work entitled: You Learned By Doing Self Portrait: In conversation with Natasha Bregel, Audrey Goldstein, Danielle Krcmar, Phyllis McGibbon, Hilary Tolan, February 7, 2021, acrylic and ink on newsprint, 21.75" x 11". A page of the new york times is painted over with yellow strokes and small painting of a person.

Visual Arts

Gallery: New Work by Dana Clancy (CFA’99)

November 18, 2021

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Religion

Priest Shortage? Why a Surprising Number of BU Alums Are Entering the Catholic Priesthood

November 18, 2021

Photo of the winners of the BU Alumni Awards on stage with their medals on (from left): Erika Jordan, BU vice president for alumni engagement; Anthony Harrison (COM’81), president of the Boston University Alumni Association; Lawrence Carter (STH’68,’70,’79), dean of the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College; Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (GRS’81), permanent representative of Nigeria to the United Nations; Priyanka Naik (CAS’10), vegan chef and cookbook author; Kathleen McLaughlin (ENG’87), Walmart, Inc., executive vice president and chief sustainability officer and president of the Walmart Foundation; Shoshana Chatfield (Pardee’88), US Navy rear admiral and president of the United States Naval War College; and Robert A. Brown, BU president. Photo by Doug Levy

Alumni Weekend

Global Citizens Return to BU Campus for Alumni Weekend 2021

November 18, 2021

Black and white portrait of Drew Weissman (MED’87, GRS’87), smiling, in a black suit. A background with blue, purple, yellow and orange gradient coronavirus molecules are seen behind him.

Healthcare Technologies

How Scientists Drew Weissman (MED’87, GRS’87) and Katalin Karikó Developed the Revolutionary mRNA Technology inside COVID Vaccines

November 18, 2021

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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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November 16, 2021

side by side photos of trailblazer Esther Hopkins and artist Peri Schwartz. Hopkins smiles and looks at camera as Schwartz looks to left and smiles to someone off camera.

Tributes

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

November 16, 2021

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