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Recent Grads

How’s the Hospitality Industry Doing? We Asked Three 2021 School of Hospitality Administration Grads

July 6, 2021

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Sol Series Outdoor Yoga at Bunker Hill Monument

July 6, 2021

BU Today 07-06-2021

July 6, 2021

Kyle (Haoxuan) Yan (ENG’23) sets up an experiment to measure resistance on June 19, 2021. He wears glasses and a blue face mask and works with some wires. The shot is taken from slightly below with some machinery in the foreground.

EPIC Experiment

July 5, 2021

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Things-to-do

Fourth of July Weekend in Boston 2021

July 2, 2021

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Remembering Kenneth David Kaunda, Zambia’s Founding President

July 2, 2021

BU Today 07-02-2021

July 2, 2021

Photo of an activist at a rally against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), calling on them to eliminate the legislative filibuster and pass the “For The People” voting rights bill, outside the Supreme Court on June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. The event was organized by a group called the Poor Peoples Campaign. The man wears sunglasses and a blue face mask and holds a sign that says “STOP VOTER SUPPRESSION” written in red, white and blue.

SCOTUS

Supreme Court Decision Is Bad News for Voting Rights

July 1, 2021

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History

A Deep Dive into Boston University History

July 1, 2021

BU Today 07-01-2021

July 1, 2021

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Promotions

Amie Grills Will Be New Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs

July 1, 2021

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Have an Arctic Adventure at the Museum of Science

June 30, 2021

BU Today 06-30-2021

June 30, 2021

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Magic on Comm Ave

June 29, 2021

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Academics

BU Launches Data Science as an Undergraduate Major

June 29, 2021

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Pride

My Coming Out Story: Judi Burgess

June 29, 2021

People playing and relaxing in a big, open field of green grass in a city park

Health & Wellness

Going Green: Parks Can Help Everyone’s Well-being

June 29, 2021

Photo of Riley Childs (COM’22) dribbling a basketball game during a game against the team “ARMY” in white jerseys, a defender stands with their hands up behind her to her left. Childs wears a red face mask.

Varsity Sports

Bright Future after Banner Year for BU’s Women Athletes and Teams

June 29, 2021

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Create Your Own Terrarium

June 29, 2021

BU Today 06-29-2021

June 29, 2021