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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

Photo of La Pelanga DJ collective from Oakland, Calif.. A woman wearing a bright. blue and orange robe, sunglasses and large headphones turns a dial on a turn table and slightly smiles. A man in gray is seen behind her.

Arts on Campus

BU Global Music Festival Returns Saturday, Outdoors, Louder and Poppier Than Ever

September 16, 2021

Photo collage of the book covers for the followingbooks: Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States by Felipe Fernández-Armesto, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Dominicana by Angie Cruz, Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity by Paola Ramos, Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende, Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Books

Books for Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15, 2021

Composite image. At left, there is a portrait of Judith Heumann, smiling. She wears purple-ish glasses that match with her sweater, which has a geometric pattern. Her hair is goldish; Judith is white and is a wheelchair user. At right is cover of her book "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist". The title is in bright yellow font. The cover is a black and white photo of Judith sitting in her wheelchair with a pant suit on and her hand on her face. She smiles and looks into a mirror. At the bottom, “Judith Heumann with Kristen Joiner” is written.

Disability

Diversity & Inclusion’s Learn More Series: Renowned Disability Rights Leader Judy Heumann to Speak

September 13, 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

Photo of Emma Moneuse (CGS ’22), in a red sweatshirt and white, plastic lobster bib, digging into her lobster at Marciano Commons Dining Hall. Other students are seen in the background.

Dining Services

The Art of Cracking a Lobster

September 9, 2021

Photo of Ash Vasquez (CFA’25), sitting on a step between two brick walls. His hand is on his face, and he wears a plaid shirt and jeans.

Student Profile

Meet the Class of 2025: Ash Vasquez

September 8, 2021

New Podcast

BU Today Launches Question of the Week Podcast

August 25, 2021

Theatre

CFA Students Headline Apollinaire Theatre’s Bilingual Production of Romeo and Juliet

August 6, 2021

Photo of a wall of canvases painted in organic strokes of blue, teal, and gold, with an easel in the front left.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: SoWa First Fridays Offers a Chance to Meet Local Artists, Buy Original Art

August 6, 2021

Entrance to A Yellow Rose Project exhibit at Boston University's Stone Gallery where a wall displays the curatorial statement for the exhibit.

Arts on Campus

A Yellow Rose Project Marks Centennial of 19th Amendment

August 6, 2021

Photo of Paul Halpainy (CFA’19) in rock band performance and pedagogy at CFA August 2. He is seated at the drum, and a person with a black t-shirt plays the bass guitar in the right foreground.

Music

For Those About to (Teach) Rock, We Salute You

August 5, 2021

Portrait of the band Mom Rock

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Art, an Outdoor Concert, and Cocktails

August 5, 2021

Photo of The COM green on June 17 looking towards the Kilachand building. Purple flowers are seen in the right foreground, and people seated at the red outdoor tables are seen at left.

Humanities

Humanities Center Summer Program Teaches the Classics to Local High Schoolers

August 4, 2021

Gooey fresh baked chocolate chip cookies cool on a baking sheet.

Arts & Culture

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day: Where to Find the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in Boston

August 4, 2021

Boston Landmarks Orchestra performing at the DCR Hatch Shell on the Boston Esplanade.

Arts & Culture

Boston Landmarks Orchestra Returns to Esplanade with Free Outdoor Concert Series at Hatch Shell

August 4, 2021

Photo of artwork entitled “Matter of Time,” depicting a boy and his father sitting on a bench on the sidewalk. It is made from both paint and collage. The figures are gestalts and are faceless.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit the MFA’s New Exhibition, Paper Stories, Layered Dreams: The Art of Ekua Holmes

August 3, 2021

Photo of John Krasinski and Noah Jupe in A Quiet Place (2018.), Krasinski, has a long beard and many backpacks on, and places his hands over Jupe's mouth.

Film & TV

Horror Movies Reveal What’s Keeping Society Up at Night

August 2, 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

Photo of Bassist Joseph Conyers (BUTI’98) in a suit holding his upright bass. He stands in airy, dim room with an arched window in the background, and lights hanging.

New Appointment

BU Tanglewood Institute Alum Returns to Direct Orchestra Program

July 30, 2021

BU Tanglewood Institute Alum Returns to Direct Orchestra Program