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BU’s Adil Najam to Become New President of World Wildlife Fund

April 4, 2023

Photo: Tara Watchorn (Sargent’12), a white woman with short blonde hair standing with arms crossed behind the BU Women's Hockey bench in 2019-20, when she served as assistant women’s ice hockey coach, with longtime head coach Brian Durocher (Wheelock’78) an older white man wearing a suit and tie, standing to her right.

Athletics News

Tara Watchorn (Sargent’12) Named New Head Coach for Women’s Ice Hockey

April 3, 2023

University News

New Council Will Give BU Staff More Voice in Policy, Decisions

March 27, 2023

Photo: A white woman with shoulder length light, brown hair smiles in a portriat shot of her. She is wearing a big chunky necklace and a grey, mock-sleeve top.

University News

BU Appoints New Executive Director of Innovate@BU

March 15, 2023

9/21/22 -- Boston, MA Melisa Osborne leads a multi-disciplinary CAS class taking a look at the racism implicit in science and healthcare and trying to unpack it. Photo by Cydney Scott

Racism

New Fellowship Program Aims to Bring Antiracism into BU Curricula

March 10, 2023

Photo: Professor Amy Appleford leads an ENG 101 Encounters class at the Center for Computing & Data Science. A white woman with brown hair and wearing a black long sleeved top and pants, laughs and looks to the right as she holds a stack of handouts. She stands in front of a bright classroom as student sit in seats in front of her and turn to look at her.

Academics

Medieval Meets Contemporary in New English 101 Class

March 9, 2023

Photo: Two men smile at the camera in a dual collage. On the left, a white man with short hair and a beard, crosses his arms. He has a blue collared shirt on and a blue knit sweater. He has glasses. The man on the right is sitting in chair surround by books in an office. He wears a maroon button up and smiles, casually, at the camera.

Accolades

2023 Academic Advising Awards Go to Christopher Schmitt and Matt Bae

March 2, 2023

Overhead shot of the indoor track at the BU Track and Tennis Center. The shot shows bustling activity during the annual David Hemery Valentine Invitational, as runners are shown racing on the track, pole vaulters and high jumpers are on the green infield, and people spectate in the stands.

Track and Tennis Center

Video: The Mystery behind BU’s Record-Breaking Indoor Track

March 1, 2023

Photo: A navy blue with gold lettering sign of #ENOUGH at a no guns protest in 2018.

Trustees

BU Opts against Forswearing Investments in Gun Manufacturers

March 1, 2023

An image with a green background and a lightbulb shaped like a brain flickering yellow. The text reads "Today I Learned"

Listen Now

Today I Learned: The Smell of Formaldehyde Makes You Hungry

February 28, 2023

Photo: Joel Christian Gill teaches a new MFA program in Visual Narrative on November 7, 2022. A black man wearing a short-sleeved red collared shirt gesticulates with arms outstretched as he speaks to a student sitting in front of an electric drawing tablet. Other students can be seen in the bright classroom working on similar tablets.

Academics

Comics Artist Joel Christian Gill Launches BU’s New Visual Narrative MFA Degree

February 27, 2023

2/22/23 -- Boston, Massachusetts Flowers found laid out in front of StuviII. Last week, a 33-year of Cambridge resident died after jumping from the 26th floor of the building Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Safety

In Aftermath of StuVi 2 Tragedy, BU Begins Review of Security and Alert System

February 23, 2023

Photo: On the left, a glass wall of a BU building on 808 Commonwealth Ave. There are students walking on the sidewalk on the right. They are wearing winter coats, indicating it's cold outside.

LGBTQ

Boston University to Open New LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center

February 23, 2023

2/1/23 -- Boston, Massachusetts Foot traffic along Commonwealth Ave and near Marsh Plaza February 1, 2023. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Campus Life

BU Launches Belonging & Culture Survey, First Community-Wide Effort

February 21, 2023

Alan & Sherry Leventhal Center. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Admissions

Six Takeaways So Far from This Year’s Admissions Season

February 21, 2023

Photo: A birds-eye-view shot of the dining hall with ten round tables scattered about. All tables have some amount of various clothing and supplies on them. Some are void of people, the belongings there marking their space. Some tables host one, two, or three individuals eating, conversing, or preparing to leave the dining hall.

Dining Hall

New Fall Meal Plans Will Include More Dining Points, Greater Venue Flexibility

February 21, 2023

FILE - President Joe Biden listens as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, April 8, 2022, celebrating the confirmation of Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

University News

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Address BU School of Law Convocation in May

February 21, 2023

A photo of Stuvi II on Boston University's campus against a sunny sky background

Campus & Facilities

StuVi 2 Community Shaken by Jumping Death of Non–BU Affiliated Person

February 16, 2023

Photo: Brian Durocher, a white man wearing a tan suit, looks off to the right during a women's ice hockey game. He stands with arms crossed as he leans to the right to get a closer look.

Women's Ice Hockey

Brian Durocher to Step Down after 18 Years Leading BU Women’s Hockey

February 15, 2023

Photo: Black and white photo of a young man in shadow crouched down as he looks at a cellphone.

ONLINE SAFETY

Amid Surging Sextortion Cases, Tips for Protecting Yourself

February 15, 2023

Amid Surging Sextortion Cases, Tips for Protecting Yourself