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Digital Learning & Innovation

Leading the Charge: The $7 Million Story of BU’s Hybrid Teaching Transition

August 26, 2020

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Remote Dissertations

In Sweats or Suits, Graduate Students Embrace the Remote PhD Dissertation Defense

August 10, 2020

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Campus Life

BU Academic Calendar for Fall Semester Will Not Change

July 29, 2020

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Academics

MET Class Offers Lessons in the Power of Language to Remake the World

July 29, 2020

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University News

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

July 9, 2020

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University News

Questrom Doubles Open Spots for New Online MBA

July 7, 2020

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Academics

Trump and Nixon: Separated at Birth?

June 30, 2020

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University News

BU Extends Deadline for Students to Cancel Their Residence License Agreement

June 29, 2020

Image of Boston Medical Center staff holding a moment of silence on June 11th. Keila Price, pictured in blue scrubs, an Administrative Assistant at Boston Medical Center for 40 years, takes a knee alongside her fellow healthcare workers at BMC during an 8 minute 46 second moment of silence in memory of George Floyd and other members of the Black and brown community who have lost their lives to police violence.

University News

Updated: BU Will Host Day of Collective Engagement June 24 to Reflect on American Racism

June 17, 2020

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University News

BU Students Will Have Choice of In-Person or Remote Classes This Fall

June 1, 2020

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Academics

BU Expands Hybrid/Simultaneous Graduate Program Offerings for Fall

May 27, 2020

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Student Aid

Some BU Students Will Qualify for Federal Aid Due to Pandemic

May 1, 2020

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Graduate Students

BU Plans Fall In-Person/Remote Hybrid Teaching of 44 Graduate and Professional Programs

April 29, 2020

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University News

BU Grants Optional Tenure Review Extension Because of Pandemic’s Disruptions

April 16, 2020

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University News

Changes for the Hub: More Classes, Transfer Students Will Be Included

April 13, 2020

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University News

University Outlines COVID-19 Recovery Plan

April 10, 2020

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Academics

University to Offer Students Credit/No Credit Option for Spring 2020 Classes

March 27, 2020

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Coronavirus

Provost Jean Morrison Answers Student Questions about Remote Learning

March 16, 2020

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University News

Updated: BU Moves All Classes Online Due to Coronavirus—Questions and Answers

March 11, 2020

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University News

First Year Students and Seniors, Here’s a Chance to Tell BU What You Think of It

February 27, 2020

First Year Students and Seniors, Here’s a Chance to Tell BU What You Think of It