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Bright balloons and tables stocked with BU swag heralded the return of Giving Day to campus April 6, the first such in-person event since 2019. Photo by Dana J. Quigley

Giving

2022 Giving Day Raises over $3 Million

April 8, 2022

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Promotions

Recognized as Leaders in Their Fields, 20 Charles River Campus Faculty Have Been Promoted to Full Professor

April 4, 2022

Photo of Boston University Men's Hockey head coach Albie O'Connell raising his right first in the air after the Beanpot final between the Boston University Terriers and the Northeastern University Huskies on February 14, 2022, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a white man with short hair and wears a suit and formal shoes, and appears to be cheering. BU Hockey players are also seen cheering and wearing championship hats.

Athletics News

BU to Replace Men’s Hockey Coach Albie O’Connell

March 30, 2022

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Accolades

BU Graduate Programs Advance in 2023 U.S. News Rankings

March 29, 2022

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Student Voices

Border Studies Program Offers Chance to Learn about Migrants and Border Wall Firsthand

March 24, 2022

Photo of from left to right, Elvis Friberg (Questrom’24), Regina Bravo (CAS’24) and Antonia Robay (CAS’24) gathered on Marsh Plaza Thursday, March 3, 2022 for a protest and vigil in solidarity with victims of the conflict in Ukraine. At center, two students hold plastic battery candles and a sign with a blue and yellow heart that says "Stand with Ukraine"

Community

As Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine Continue, University Extends Efforts to Help BU Students Affected

March 15, 2022

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Organizational Behavior

Can Capitalists Profit While Helping the Marginalized and the Planet?

March 14, 2022

Composite image of Nancy Harayama, a middle aged Asian woman with shoulder length black hair wearing a floral blouse and smiling, senior lecturer in special education at Wheelock College of Education & Human Development (left) and Alyse Bithavas, an older white woman with short amber hair wearing a white and black neck scarf, director of student services and academic advising at the College of General Studies.

Accolades

Academic Advising Awards Ceremony Returns In Person This Year

March 3, 2022

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Campus & Facilities

BU’s Mask Mandate to End March 7, with Exceptions

March 1, 2022

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CAS Minor

From HIV/AIDS to COVID, New Minor Probes Religion in Science and Medicine

February 23, 2022

Campus & Facilities

Newly Renovated Groce Pépin Culinary Innovation Laboratory Is Now Cooking

February 16, 2022

Photo of Astronomy professor, Tereasa Brainerd, at the front of the lecture hall to the left of a projector screen. Students fill the rows of her cosmology class on January 21, 2022.

Admissions

Class of 2026 Hopefuls: BU’s Largest Applicant Pool Ever

February 9, 2022

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New Trustee

Lee Pelton, Veteran Educator and Philanthropic Leader, Joins BU Board of Trustees

February 3, 2022

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Snow Day

Blizzard Closes BU’s COVID Testing Sites Saturday

January 28, 2022

photo of School of Social Work students staging a walk-out outside of 1 Silber Way to protest BU's COVID-19 safety policies. They hold a variety of multicolored signs with the hashtag "#BeBetterBU".

Student Protest

Protest Led by School of Social Work Students Decries University’s Spring COVID Policies

January 25, 2022

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Accolades

BU and Red Hat Announce First Research Incubation Awards

January 25, 2022

University News

School of Public Health Professor Richard Saitz Remembered for Dedication, Scholarship, Sense of Humor

January 24, 2022

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New Appointment

New Center for Career Development Director to Provide Additional Help for Job-Seeking Terriers

January 21, 2022

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Admissions

BU Is Making Standardized Tests Optional for Undergrad Applicants for Third Consecutive Year

January 20, 2022

Photo of Alan Leventhal standing at a Boston University podium next to an easel with a poster board that says "Alan & Sherry Leventhal Center." He extends his arm and addresses a crowd during the dedication of the new admissions building, named The Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center on Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Flags are seen behind him.

University News

Biden Picks Former BU Trustee Alan Leventhal as Ambassador to Denmark

January 20, 2022

Biden Picks Former BU Trustee Alan Leventhal as Ambassador to Denmark