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Martin Luther King

Michelle Wu to Headline Virtual MLK Day Celebration Monday

January 13, 2022

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Accolades

BU’s Entrepreneur Education and Entrepreneurial Alumni Earn High Rankings

January 12, 2022

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University News

Charles River Campus to Close Friday Due to Snow; Medical Campus Will Remain Open

January 6, 2022

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University News

Crystal Williams Leaving BU to Become President of Rhode Island School of Design

December 16, 2021

University News

BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences is Taking Shape

December 14, 2021

Photo of Mohsan Saeed, a School of Medicine assistant professor, getting a first vaccine dose in January of 2021. He wears a red and blue plaid shirt and gray hat, while the nurse, in a face mask and shield gives him a vaccine in his left arm.

Health & Safety

BU to Require Boosters, Will Stop Daily Attestation Requirement

December 13, 2021

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University News

When Snow Closes Campus, Virtual Meetings Are Canceled

December 8, 2021

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New Appointment

BU Trustees Have Their Next Chair, Alum Ahmass Fakahany, and a New Member

December 6, 2021

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AID

BU Distributing Federal American Rescue Plan Money to Students

December 6, 2021

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University News

Federally Funded Center Promoting Literacy Moves to Wheelock College

December 6, 2021

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New Appointment

Cataldo Leone Named Dean of the Goldman School of Dental Medicine

November 30, 2021

photo of the Newbury Center ceremonial ribbon-cutting in October 2020: Crystal Williams (from left), BU VP and associate provost for community and inclusion; Margaret Winslow, former Newbury College chair of trustees; Robert A. Brown, BU president; Jean Morrison, BU provost; former Newbury College trustee Ray Witkowski; and Karen Engelbourg, BU senior VP for development and alumni relations.

Giving Tuesday

BU Needs You: For Today’s Giving Tuesday, Focus Is on Providing a Vibrant Academic Experience

November 30, 2021

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University News

New BU Task Force on Workplace Culture to Focus on Improvements for Staff

November 29, 2021

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Accolades

Hydroponic Device for Growing Cannabis at Home Wins Annual BU Start-Up Competition

November 19, 2021

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Diversity in STEM

Building the Pipeline to Get Black, Hispanic Youth into STEM Careers

November 17, 2021

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University News

BU School of Public Health to Offer Online Master’s Degree

November 16, 2021

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MBTA

New T Stops Now Open along West Campus

November 15, 2021

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Work From Home

How BU’s Remote Work Policy Is Changing Lives

November 15, 2021

International Education

BU Kicks Off International Education Week with In-Person and Virtual Programming

November 15, 2021

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Safety

Veterans Day Bomb Threats at BU and Other Colleges Found to Be Hoaxes

November 12, 2021

Veterans Day Bomb Threats at BU and Other Colleges Found to Be Hoaxes