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View of 'the grotto' by Nickerson Field on the Boston University Charles River Campus

COVID on Campus

Six Students Given Deferred Suspensions after Weekend Party

October 2, 2020

Otis Rolley III, Senior Vice President, U.S. Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation, and Ibram X. Kendi, Director and Founder of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, in a discussion outdoors at Boston University. Photo courtesy of The Rockefeller Foundation

Center for Antiracist Research

Rockefeller Foundation Awards $1.5 Million Grant to BU Center for Antiracist Research

October 1, 2020

Photo of a busy sidewalk along Comm ave as students in masks walk to class.

University News

New Trustee Diversity Committee to Advance BU’s Antiracism Efforts

September 30, 2020

A Beach Closed sign stands at the entrance to Miami, Florida's famed South Beach, March 2020.

University News

BU Pushes Back Start of 2021 Spring Semester, Cancels Spring Break

September 29, 2020

Photo of a read and white "Alumni Weekend" sign from 2019. Sign sits at the entrance of a white check-in tent, balloons and people checking in are seen in the background.

Alumni Weekend

Alumni Weekend 2020: Eight Events to Check Out

September 29, 2020

View of 'the grotto' by Nickerson Field on the Boston University Charles River Campus

COVID on Campus

Students Could Face Suspension for Weekend Party Violating COVID Rules

September 28, 2020

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Safety

Annual Test of BU Emergency Alert System Set for Today

September 24, 2020

Composite image of headshots of two new trustees, Antoinette (Tonie) Leatherberry (ENG’85) and Jonathan Priester (COM’10).

University News

BU Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members

September 24, 2020

Photo of Caterina Scaramelli teaching an anthropology class, "Culture & Environment “ on September 22, 2020. She wears a bright orange mask as she lectures to her computer and the students in the class. Overlay has video play button.

Learn from Anywhere

How One Class Is Adapting to BU’s Learn from Anywhere Model

September 24, 2020

University News

New Sexual Misconduct Policy Takes Effect at BU

September 24, 2020

Portrait of Ibram X. Kendi from Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World list

Accolades

Ibram X. Kendi Named to Time100 List of Most Influential People

September 22, 2020

Composite photo made from black and white portraits of staff and doctors at Boston Medical Center. Overlay in red forms the red medical sign with center cross.

Photo Essay

“I Will Get through This. We Will Get through This.”

September 21, 2020

Accolades

Four BU Junior Faculty Named Career Development Professors

September 21, 2020

A photo of the Boston University sign at the top of Commonwealth Ave. as you enter campus from Kenmore Square

University News

Community, Research, Diversity among Five Pillars of BU’s 2030 Strategic Plan

September 18, 2020

Illustration of a group of people facing different directions wearing masks. Each head and mask is translucent and of different colors on a dark blue background.

COVID on Campus

Weekly Compliance Report: September 7 to 17

September 18, 2020

Photo of large groups of mostly unmasked students eating and hanging out at picnic tables on West Campus on August 28.

University News

Group Gatherings Increase on and around Campus. But So Does Reporting Them

September 17, 2020

Photo of Carrie O’Connor during one of her many trips abroad. O'Connor was a BU lecturer in French who was killed Monday in an elevator accident. In the photo, she wears sunglasses and smiles on a bunch near a garden of flowers.

Obituaries

Carrie O’Connor, CAS French Lecturer, Dies in Allston Elevator Accident

September 15, 2020

A portrait photo of Malika Jeffries-EL

Academics

Malika Jeffries-EL: Expanding Graduate Education’s Career Opportunities, and Its Diversity

September 15, 2020

Photo of a researcher with a blue mask and gloves working on the 4th Floor lab of Kilachand Center during Covid-19 pandemic. The photo is framed by the shelves on top of the desks, the foreground is blurred.

University News

BU Jumps Higher in Latest Times Higher Education Global Universities Rankings

September 14, 2020

Photo of Bishop Edwards (CFA’23) moving within his 14-foot square during instructor Liz Roncka’s improv dance class at FitRec September 3. The yellow tape grid is there to ensure physical distancing. Bishop raises both his hands in the air gracefully and wears a blue mask.

Campus & Facilities

Like Everything Else, FitRec Will Be Different This Fall

September 9, 2020

Like Everything Else, FitRec Will Be Different This Fall