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“I had the good luck to be raised among expert joke-tellers, complainers, arguers, schmoozers, boasters, and liars,” Pinsky says in his new memoir, Jersey Breaks. Photo by Gabriela Hasbun. Pinsky stands looking out over an ocean beach on a cloudy day

University News

Robert Pinsky, America’s Ambassador for Poetry, Retiring from Teaching After 36 Years at BU, More Than 1,000 Students

April 29, 2025

Classes

From Classroom to Kitchen: An Unconventional Approach to Finals

April 28, 2025

Alumni

The Rise of a Powerhouse BU Department: Economics

April 22, 2025

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University News

School of Theology Adjusts to New Reality: Ministry Expands Beyond Church

April 18, 2025

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University News

New BU Initiative Focused on Elevating Classroom Experiences Through Greater Collaboration

April 16, 2025

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University News

During D.C. Visit, President Gilliam Underscores Critical Partnership Between Government and Universities in Advancing Scientific Research

February 27, 2025

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University News

Boston University Hosts Panel on Antisemitism at the Howard Thurman Center

February 14, 2025

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Science & Technology

Women Have Been Shut Out of Computer and Data Science. BU Is Opening the Door

November 15, 2024

Photo: This year’s class of Boston Public Schools students earning Thomas M. Menino Scholarships and Community Service Award winners at a reception in the lobby of the Questrom School of Business

Academics

Talent, and Scholarships, Power Boston Public School Students to BU

September 4, 2024

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Matriculation

“Class of 2028: Today Is the First Day of a Great Adventure”

September 1, 2024

Student Life

Adventure in Thailand: SHA Undergrads Study Ecotourism

July 12, 2024

Photo: Boston University's new president Melissa Gilliam, a black woman with short dark hair in a formal outfit stands with arms crossed and a smile in front of a large red Boston University sign, in Boston on a sunny day.

Administration

Melissa L. Gilliam on Challenges, Ambitions for Boston University

July 1, 2024

Photo: Interim BU president, Kenneth Freeman, stands in a collared shirt and red tie on a sunny day on Commonealth Ave, an urban scene of Boston University in the background

Administration

Lessons from an Interim President: Kenneth Freeman Reflects on a Historic Year

June 17, 2024

Photo: Daryl Healea (left) Assistant Dean of College of Arts and Sciences and part time lecturer stops to give his History of Boston University students a brief history lesson on the significance the Back Bay had to the early days of Boston University, from (l-r) Maddy Smalley, graduate student for the Wheelock Education Leadership Policy Studies with the Higher Education Administration

University News

BU Hub Turns Six—and It’s More Important Than Ever

May 28, 2024

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New Appointment

Leading Womanist Ethicist and Theologian Named New MLK Professor of Religion and Black Studies at STH

May 28, 2024

Photo: Demonstrators with signs reading "Vote No February 13th" advocating against a new MBTA transit law implemented by the state of Massachusetts. Vote Yes signs can be seen in the distance.

Politics

A BU Class Tackles the Massachusetts Housing Crisis

May 22, 2024

Photo: Photo of student in Jilene Chua's class modeling their creation for the course. A jacket with blue patches on the back.

College of Arts & Sciences

New CAS Class Teaches the History of Empires through Fashion and Beauty

May 14, 2024

Bobak Nazer (left), an ENG associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, helped to overhaul a complex course that all engineering students are required to take. Fallou Ngom, a CAS professor of anthropology, brings experience as a student to his approach to teaching. Both will be honored at a private dinner on Monday, May 6, for their outstanding teaching accomplishments. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Two BU Faculty Honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards

May 3, 2024

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Commencement 2024

Advice to the Class of 2024: “Say Thank You”

May 3, 2024

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University News

AI Task Force Report Recommends Critical Embrace of Technology and Cautious Use of AI-Detector Apps

April 11, 2024

AI Task Force Report Recommends Critical Embrace of Technology and Cautious Use of AI-Detector Apps