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Photo of William Guo, left, Francis Kwok, Henry Lei, right, all of Alameda, and about a thousand demonstrators listen to speakers during an anti-Asian American hate march and rally at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, March 27, 2021. The march, organized by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, started at city hall and ended at Union Square. They are dressed in fall clothing, many in black t-shirts that say "Stop Asian Hate" and face masks, and cardboard protest signs.

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Can’t Un-Coin “Chinese Virus,” but We Can Tell Our Stories

August 30, 2021

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Public Health

Big Visa and Vaccine News for BU’s International Students

April 28, 2021

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Student Life

LfA-ing from Taiwan

April 12, 2021

Brigid Kane (COM’22), center facing, chats with her friends Dalia Saleeby (CAS;21), from left, Rownyn Curry (CAS’21), and Sophie Lee (Questrom’22) in the GSU alley March 17.

Student Life

How to Maintain Friendships in a Pandemic

March 18, 2021

Grid of photos of the students, faculty and staff featured in the One Year Later: Lessons from the Pandemic video article

Video

One Year Later: Lessons from the Pandemic

March 16, 2021

A photo of Jiaxin Tong wearing a mask standing outside of a row of brownstone residences

Student Life

Stay or Go? International Students Weigh Intersession Options

December 16, 2020

Student Voices

Asking International Students: Why is BU Special to You?

November 19, 2020

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Safety

Scammers Have Defrauded BU International Students of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

November 11, 2020

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Student Life

Lost & Found: Lilian Li, Malaysia

November 5, 2020

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International Students

Lost & Found: Maria Lazou, Ukraine

October 29, 2020

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International Students

What Might a Ban on WeChat Mean for Chinese Students Studying in the United States?

October 22, 2020

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Student Life

Life for International Students? Fear. And Resilience

October 13, 2020

Stock image of Boston University campus on June 7, 2019. School of Law tower and the STH tower with the American flag flying.

University News

Trump Administration Drops Plan to Deny Visas to Some International Students

July 14, 2020

Photograph of Marsh Plaza from across the street with CAS building in background. The plaza is busy with people.Red banners seen throughout image. It's a sunny day at the start of the fall semester.

University News

BU Vows to Push for Reversal of New ICE Rule for International Students

July 9, 2020

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University News

BU Extends Deadline for Students to Cancel Their Residence License Agreement

June 29, 2020

Commonwealth Ave around sundown June 23, 2020. The top of Marsh Chapel and the statue at the center of the plaza are seen in front of a blue sky.

International Students

New Immigration Ban Leaves Students Untouched

June 26, 2020

Jiaxin Tong on a deserted Bay State Road. A white video play button appears over the image.

Student Life

COM Student’s Vlog Captures What It’s Like to Live on a Mostly Empty Campus

May 11, 2020

A photo of Rafael Kriger

Student Voices

Dispatches from Abroad: International Students on Life at Home

April 16, 2020

Passengers at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria.

Campus Life

Expanded Trump Travel Ban Should Not Affect Most International Students at BU

February 6, 2020

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Lunar New Year

Before You Ring in the Lunar New Year, Check Out Our Dos and Don’ts

January 23, 2020

Before You Ring in the Lunar New Year, Check Out Our Dos and Don’ts