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Alumni

Photo of Jennifer Formichelli, smiling, at a formal dinner. She wears what looks like a black dress and sits at a table; other tables with white table cloths are seen behind her.

Obituaries

BUA Teacher Struck and Killed by School Bus in Mattapan

October 26, 2021

Portrait of Daniella Pierson with her hands on her hips. She has long brown, slightly wavy hair and light skin. She wears a black and white lace blouse and smiles slightly.

Alumni Entrepreneurs

My Big Idea: A Gift for Your Inbox

October 22, 2021

Photo of Musician Radha Rai (QST '21) playing piano at the GSU after undergoing a series of interviews regarding her encounter with famous singer John Legand the day prior. She wears a black top and pants, and looks contently at the piano as she plays.

Music

Radha Rao Performed John Legend’s “All of Me” at Faneuil Hall Sunday. Little Did She Know He Was in the Crowd

October 19, 2021

Photo of Chef Priyanka Naik, wearing a brightly colored floral dress, and holding a plate with an ice cream cone in her right hand, and eating an ice cream cone dripping with an orange sauce in her left hand. She wears a light blue headband, pink hoops, and stands in front of a bright blue background.

Alumni

Priyanka Naik’s The Modern Tiffin Features Vegan Recipes with a Global Influence

October 18, 2021

a zoomed in photo of a spotted lanternfly resting on an open palm

Earth & Environment

If You See a Pretty Spotted Lanternfly, Report It—Then Squash It

October 15, 2021

Photo of David Delmar Senties, wearing a gray hat, and a black t-shirt, as he leans across a clear balcony with a silver railing.

Diversity

Opening Doors: David Delmar Sentíes (CFA’06)

October 9, 2021

screenshot from new film Mass: (from left to right) Both looking distressed, Ann Dowd holds a bouquet and stands next to Reed Birney in hospital doorway

Film & TV

In His New Film, Reed Birney Finds the Role of a Lifetime

October 8, 2021

Photo of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at What the Science Tells Us: Racial Health and Economic Inequities during the Pandemic Symposium presented by The BU Center for Antiracist Research in the Metcalf Hall October 1. He wears a blue suit and a patterned blue button down. He stands at the podium on stage and gestures with his hand as he speaks earnestly.

Race, Health & Economics

Message from Antiracism Symposium: “Move from Awareness to Action”

October 3, 2021

A BU Alum smiles as she checks in on campus

Alumni Weekend

Six Events to Check Out at Alumni Weekend 2021

September 29, 2021

Photo of Director Ken Schneider (left) working with director of photography Roberto Chile at the home of Cuban artist Fuster for the film, Los Hermanos/The Brothers, which is one of the nine films screening during BLIFF. Schneider has brown curly hair and a gotee and holds a tripod. Chile holds a video camera and both men look off to their left. They are in a building covered by mosaic designs.

Film & TV

Boston’s Latino International Film Festival, Kicking Off Today, Helmed by BU Alum

September 24, 2021

Portrait of Danielle Letayf, founder of the start-up business Badassery, outside with a brick wall in the background.

Alumni Entrepreneurs

My Big Idea: Danielle Letayf, Badassery

September 20, 2021

Literature

Trent Masiki’s Afroethnic Renewal: Six Afro-Latino Memoirists You Should Know

September 15, 2021

Photo of Boston journalist and COM alumn Carmen Fields posing outside of WHDH in Boston on June 3, 2021. She wears a colorful sweater with a variety of geometric and organic patterns and leans on a cement wall and smiles.

Alumni

Opening Doors: Carmen Fields (COM’73), Pioneering Journalist

September 15, 2021

Black and white photo of Louis Armstrong, center, joins in his own joke over an old jazz story with trumpeter Bobby Hackett and Newport Jazz Festival impresario George Wein, at left, at Newport, Rhode Island on July 10, 1970. Hackett holds a trumpet, Armstrong is mid-laugh, and all the men smile.

Obituaries

BU Alum George Wein, Founder of Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, Dies at 95

September 14, 2021

Photo of a printed photo of Halie Metz as a baby, laying on a bed with her father before he was killed on 9/11.

Remembrance

Her Dad Went to BU and Died on 9/11. Now She’s a Proud Terrier Too.

September 9, 2021

Photo of Wendy Lippe (GRS’93,’96), here rehearsing for the Psych Drama Company’s audio productions. She wears a knee-length gray dress and a blue face mask and reclines on a red therapy-looking couch with a script in her hand.

Theatre

Audio Versions of Plays by Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams on Offer from Alum’s Local Drama Company

September 9, 2021

Composite image of Jay Winuk and his brother Glenn Winuk. At left, photo of Jay Winuk, at an event that passed out meals to people in need in 2019, speaking into a microphone. He wears a grayish blue t-shirt that reads “Tomorrow together.” At right, photo of a printed photo of Glenn Winuk in a blue dress uniform. He wears large circular glasses.

Alumni

His Brother’s Death on 9/11 Spurred COM Alum to Make Sure We Never Forget

September 8, 2021

Photo of Roseann Bongiovanni (CAS’99, SPH’01), wearing a yellow sundress and leaning against a short wall outside of a building, holding her face mask in her hand, and smiling. Behind her, a person is seen carrying bags down the street.

Public Health

Alum Roseann Bongiovanni Is Helping One of the Hardest-Hit COVID Cities Get Vaccinated

August 30, 2021

Photo of Rashi Khanna Wiese (CAS’06) and her husband, Eric Wiese, sitting in grass with three dogs, a german shepherd and two smaller dogs that look like they may be part maltese.

TV & Film

This BU Alum Might Have the Best Job in the World

August 16, 2021

Photo of Sam Weinberger sitting on top of an orange home depot bucket, wearing white hat and t-shirt and shorts, in front of his recently painted mural at at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, which features colorful portraits of staff.

Painting

Artist Sam Weinberger’s Latest Project Pays Tribute to Front-Line Workers

July 30, 2021

Artist Sam Weinberger’s Latest Project Pays Tribute to Front-Line Workers