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Voices & Opinion

POV: I Got COVID-19. Here’s What You Need to Know

August 30, 2020

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Matriculation

Boston University Matriculation 2020: Unlike Any Other

August 30, 2020

Student Stories

Lessons from 2020: Making Sense of a World That Doesn’t

August 28, 2020

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Student Life

How Was Move-in? Three Students Vlog about Their Experience

August 28, 2020

Will Paquin sits in the back of his father's autobody garage in West Newton

Student Life

Coronavirus Shifted Students’ Summer Plans, Sometimes Dramatically

August 27, 2020

Patrons without facemasks on the rooftop bar at The Bear Trap on The Strip, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Back2BU

BU Will Suspend Students Who Host or Attend Large Gatherings

August 26, 2020

Video

BU’s COVID-19 On-Campus Testing Procedure Is as Easy as 1-2-3

August 25, 2020

Elina Brooks (ENG’24), right, moves into Kilachand Hall with the help of her mom M.J. Brooks August 17. The two traveled from Annapolis. Both women wear masks and M.J. Brooks pushes a yellow cart of belongings while Brooks carries something.

Student Life

Campus Is Starting to Buzz Again as 2020’s Historic Move-In Continues

August 25, 2020

Photo of a BU shuttle driving through an intersection along Mass Ave. The bus has colorful photos on it and a cross walk is seen on the pavement. A pedestrian is seen crossing the street in the distance.

Transportation

New Terrier Transit App Makes It Easier Than Ever to Get around Campus

August 25, 2020

Photo of Covid-19 testing lab at Kilachand Center. A young person in a red t-shirt in a testing both takes a COVID testing swab out of a tube as a testing site worker looks on.

Campus Life

Citing Student Privacy, BU Says Faculty Won’t Be Told if Students Test Positive for COVID-19

August 25, 2020

"Weeks of Welcome" in white rounded text on a painted rainbow background.

Student Life

Weeks of Welcome Moves (Mostly) Online This Year

August 24, 2020

Composite image of several BU sophomores, juniors, and seniors who offer some words of wisdom to entering freshmen on how to get the most out of life at college in a video. The center of the image reads "Advice to the Class of 2024"

Student Life

Words of Advice for the Class of 2024 as an Unprecedented Year Begins

August 24, 2020

A screenshot from the video showing an empty Bay State Road

Campus Life

ENG Student’s Video Captures The Ghost Town of Boston University

August 21, 2020

Photo of the lobby of the Harriet E Richards Cooperative (HER) House on Bay State Rd in which Tiana Catala (COM’22) collects her things to move into to her room at HER House. She wears a blue medical mask and is seen lifting a plastic tub of her belongings.

Student Life

A Quiet Start to Move-in

August 18, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing site at Boston University

University News

BU Launches COVID-19 Dashboard of Data

August 17, 2020

Photo of two students outside of Covid-19 testing lab at Kilachand Center with masks on. One sits on a bench and looks at their phone, the other walks by with a backpack.

News Roundup

Catch Up with Our 10 Most Popular Summer Stories

August 17, 2020

Public Health Campaign

BU Students Say “F*ck It Won’t Cut It” When It Comes to COVID-19 Safety

August 12, 2020

A photo of a person packing a suitcase with items including masks and hand sanitizer

Student Life

10 Smart Things to Bring to Campus for a Semester Defined by Coronavirus

August 12, 2020

Composite image of Richard Giadone, Adam Vogel, Jori Chambers, Fatima Aqeel, a group of students who defended their dissertations remotely this spring.

Remote Dissertations

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

August 10, 2020

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Student Life

FYSOP Goes Virtual This Year

August 7, 2020

FYSOP Goes Virtual This Year