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Photo of Terrence Samuel organizing textbooks at the BU Bookstore on August 18, 2021. He wears jeans and a black t-shirt, and stands on a wooden stool. In the foreground, the labels on a bookshelf are seen.

Student Life

Textbooks 101: Before You Purchase or Rent, Here’s What You Need to Know

August 26, 2021

Photo of the women's soccer team giving each other high fives before the start of their game versus UMass lowell.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: August 26 to 29

August 26, 2021

BU Today 08-26-2021

August 26, 2021

Photo of Allie Richter (COM’25), at center in stripes, with several other FYSOP students, working together to organize workbooks for grades one through five for easy access for teachers at Mather Elementary in Dorchester August 25. Everyone wears a face mask and you can send colorful elementary school decorations on the wall behind them.

Elementary Volunteering, FYSOP-Style

August 25, 2021

New Podcast

BU Today Launches Question of the Week Podcast

August 25, 2021

Illustration of transportation methods in Boston, including an image of the green line, an MBTA bus, the BU shuttle and a blue bike, all arranged at the center of the image on a beige background.

Student Life

New to BU? Check Out Our Tips for Getting around Campus, Boston, and Beyond

August 25, 2021

BU Today 08-25-2021

August 25, 2021

Photo of Marsh Plaza from the west side looking towards the MLK statue with the chapel at left. The sky is blue and the trees are filled with green leaves.

University News

Marsh Chapel Reopens to In-Person Worship, Events

August 25, 2021

State Rep. Liz Miranda, 2021 FYSOP Speaker

August 24, 2021

Photo of construction at the Data Science Center at 645-665 Commonwealth Avenue. You can see the skeleton of the building in steel beams, the concrete elevator shaft in the background, and a few construction workers on the ground.

University News

MassMutual Donates $1 Million to BU’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

August 24, 2021

University News

Chief Financial Officer Martin Howard to Retire After 39 Years

August 24, 2021

Photo of students carrying a Boston University banner as they walk down Comm Ave. Most students wear red and a faculty in a cape and gown is seen on the left.

Student Life

Get Ready for BU’s Biggest Matriculation Ceremony Yet

August 24, 2021

BU Today 08-24-2021

August 24, 2021

Photo of SAR clinical associate professor Lee Marinko, at left, in a red and white sweater, and Nikita Chou (SAR’24), center, sits on a physical therapy table, and Dominick Farino (SAR’24), who raises Chou’s arm. Each person wears a face mask. Chou and Farino look towards Marinko as she explains something.

Where Does It Hurt?

August 23, 2021

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris waves as she deboards Air Force Two in Singapore at the start of her trip to Southeast Asia.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Kabul Is Not Saigon

August 23, 2021

Photo of a graduating student with a red robe, white face mask, and long brown hair sitting amongst other graduating students on Nickerson Field, May 2021.

University News

Registration Opens for Class of 2020’s October 3 Commencement

August 23, 2021

BU Today 08-06-2021

August 23, 2021

Photo of students rolling bright yellow moving bins in opposite directions along Commonwealth Ave on Transition Day Move in on campus August 16, 2021.

What Does This Mean?

August 22, 2021

Question of the Week Podcast

August 22, 2021

Photo of Giancarlo Sirio (CAS’22), who wears a hunter green shirt and a paper face mask, with his arms crossed, enjoying himself as he participates in a team-building exercise during a FYSOP staff leader training workshop on the BU Beach. Other participants are seen around him.

Student Life

FYSOP 2021 Kicks Off, Offering Both In-Person and Remote Service Opportunities to New Students

August 20, 2021

FYSOP 2021 Kicks Off, Offering Both In-Person and Remote Service Opportunities to New Students