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Administration

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University News

Shiney James Resigns as Orientation Director after Investigation into Behavior with Student Workers

May 16, 2022

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University News

BU Raising Tuition 4.25 Percent, Largest Hike in 14 Years

May 9, 2022

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Schools and Colleges

Jorge Delva to Leave as School of Social Work Dean in 2023

May 6, 2022

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Sustainability and Climate Change

BU Institute to Focus on Equity and Justice in the Climate Change Fight

March 15, 2022

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Student Life

First-Year Terriers, How Are You Doing? BU Survey Wants to Hear from You

February 16, 2022

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Student Protest

Protest Led by School of Social Work Students Decries University’s Spring COVID Policies

January 25, 2022

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Admissions

BU Is Making Standardized Tests Optional for Undergrad Applicants for Third Consecutive Year

January 20, 2022

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University News

Crystal Williams Leaving BU to Become President of Rhode Island School of Design

December 16, 2021

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University News

When Snow Closes Campus, Virtual Meetings Are Canceled

December 8, 2021

Dr Judy Platt leans on a classroom wall in while wearing a mask and a blue dress

Campus Life

What Is the Future of Masks at BU?

November 17, 2021

Photo of Brianne Bourne, a first-generation college student. She has shoulder-length braids with brown beads, and smiles. She wears a black shirt and jeans. She stands along the green tracks, and the Prudential building is seen in the distant. Photo has a scarlet, sketchy treatment overlaid and the words "My First-Gen Story" are photoshopped behind her.

First-GEn

First-Generation College Student Story: Brianna Bourne

November 2, 2021

Photo of Carrie Landa, director of Behavioral Medicine and associate director of Student Health Services, is BU’s new executive director of student wellbeing. She wears a black blazer and crimson blouse and leans against a beige, brick wall.

New Appointment

To Help with Student Wellbeing, BU Names Carrie Landa to New Position

November 2, 2021

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University News

BU’s Endowment Grows by Nearly $1 Billion

October 13, 2021

Setting up the stage for remotely broadcast student orientation session in Metcalf Hall.

University News

University Asks Outside Fact Finder to Probe Allegations about Orientation Program

October 7, 2021

Dean of BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies, Adil Najam, smiles and poses with arms crossed for a photo in his office

University News

Adil Najam Leaving Post as Pardee Dean Next May

September 30, 2021

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University News

Boston University to Divest from Fossil Fuel Industry

September 23, 2021

Early Fall view of a green BU Beach wtih the College of Arts & Sciences building in the background.

Fossil Fuel Divestment

Campus Reacts to BU’s Commitment to Divest from Fossil Fuels

September 23, 2021

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Back2BU

22 Important Questions and Answers for BU’s 2021–2022 School Year

August 27, 2021

University News

Chief Financial Officer Martin Howard to Retire After 39 Years

August 24, 2021

Photo of Dr. Robert Brown, in a suit, standing at a Boston University podium, discussing the fall semester and the beginning of remote work during a town hall meeting on August 19, 2021. A person filming the event is seen in silhouette in the left foreground.

University News

BU Leaders Address Employees’ COVID Concerns at Latest Town Hall

August 19, 2021

BU Leaders Address Employees’ COVID Concerns at Latest Town Hall