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2021 Gift Guide

2021 Holiday Gift Guide: Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas

December 13, 2021

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Classes

A Hands-on Class on Homelessness

December 10, 2021

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Campus Life

Who Built the Better Gingerbread House? You Decide

December 10, 2021

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Music

Hot New Music December 2021: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

December 9, 2021

Photo of Ty and Tristan Amonte posing with hockey sticks in their red BU jerseys as a small white cloud of smoke rises behind him. The background is black and the brothers are dramatically lit.

Sports

Like Father, Like Sons: BU Hockey Runs in the Amonte Family

December 9, 2021

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 9 to 12

December 8, 2021

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University News

When Snow Closes Campus, Virtual Meetings Are Canceled

December 8, 2021

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Beijing Olympics

Is the US Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympics over Human Rights Abuses Wise?

December 8, 2021

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Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Kari Lavalli

December 8, 2021

Terriers

35 Tuesdays, 35 Terriers, 35 Inspiring Pieces of Advice

December 7, 2021

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Social Sciences

Automation is Driving Inequality

December 7, 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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Holiday

Five Tips for an Eco-Friendly Holiday Season

December 3, 2021

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Voices & Opinion

POV: What the Public Doesn’t Get: Anti–Critical Race Theory Lawmakers Are Passing Pro-CRT Laws

December 3, 2021

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Housing

Thinking of Subletting in Boston? Here’s What You Need to Know

December 3, 2021

Photo of Margarita Guillory, wearing a white face mask, red shirt and black jacket, lecturing at the front of her Religion and Hip Hop course. She extends her hand toward the class and the backs of students' heads are seen.

Classes

This Could Be the Coolest Religion Class You Ever Take

December 2, 2021

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Public Policy

Initiative on Cities: US Mayors Concerned about Residents’ Mental Health, Students’ Lost Classroom Time

December 2, 2021

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Weekender

The Weekender: December 2 to 5

December 2, 2021

The Weekender: December 2 to 5