Boston University

College of Communication

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Accolades

COM’s Michelle Sullivan Named 2025 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching Winner

May 13, 2025

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Marketing & Communications

BU Students Promote New Ben & Jerry’s Treat Supporting Families with Autistic Children

May 9, 2025

Climate Misinformation

Native Ads Are Shaping Climate Opinions. BU Researchers Say There’s a Way to Resist

April 24, 2025

Film & TV

BU’s Cinema & Media Studies Program Celebrates 10 Years

March 27, 2025

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Immigration

BU Journalism and Law Students Confront Immigration Realities in Tijuana

March 21, 2025

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Pandemics

Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? 5 Reasons to Feel Confident—and 5 to Be Worried

March 11, 2025

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Arts & Culture

James Bond Always Saves the World. Will Jeff Bezos Save Bond?

March 4, 2025

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Journalism & Media

Veteran TV Reporter Connie Chung Delivers Keynote at COM’s Narrative Conference

March 1, 2025

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Journalism & Media

Fast Start for Student Journalists in New COM Program

February 24, 2025

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Marketing & Communications

COM Set to Open New Center on Media Innovation for Social Impact

February 11, 2025

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Expert Take

Americans Expect Social Media Content Moderation

January 28, 2025

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Books

An Alum’s New Memoir Recounts Six Decades of Beatlemania

December 3, 2024

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Research News

Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language

November 27, 2024

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Election

COM Students Report the 2024 Presidential Election

November 4, 2024

Social Media

“Too Many Balls” Had Too Little Foresight

October 18, 2024

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Politics

Three BU Alums—Alex Cooper, Howard Stern, Bill Whitaker—Land Interviews Kamala Harris

October 7, 2024

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Inauguration 2024

Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

September 25, 2024

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Journalism & Media

Podcast Looks at a Forgotten Chapter of the Civil Rights Struggle

September 18, 2024

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Film & TV

Black Student Film Festival Heads to the Big Screen

September 18, 2024

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Vaping

E-Cigarette Brands Are Skirting the Rules About Health Warning Labels on Instagram, Study Finds

September 13, 2024

E-Cigarette Brands Are Skirting the Rules About Health Warning Labels on Instagram, Study Finds