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University News

Rise in BU’s COVID-19 Cases Prompts Stricter Measures

October 20, 2020

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Politics

Massachusetts Ballot Questions 2020: What You Need to Know

October 20, 2020

Photo of August Menchaca (CAS’23) in a face mask, black t-shirt and jeans, collects his things from a UPS truck and wheels them away in a yellow cart while moving in on Bay State Rd on August 26.

Back2BU

Fall Move-out, Intersession, Spring Move-in: What You Need to Know

October 20, 2020

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Howard Thurman Center

Katherine Kennedy’s Journey from Childhood Sadness to Howard Thurman Center Director

October 19, 2020

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Career Advice

Seven Tips for a Successful (Virtual) Career Fair

October 19, 2020

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Campus Life

Have You Picked Up a New Hobby during the Pandemic? Tell Us about It

October 19, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Why Isaac Asimov’s Novels Still Speak to Us Today, 100 Years after His Birth

October 19, 2020

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Public Health

What Are States Doing about COVID-19? This BU Database Has Answers

October 19, 2020

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Student Life

Dealing with Loneliness in College during a Pandemic

October 16, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: It’s Time to Change How We Choose Monuments and Statues

October 16, 2020

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Health

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: October 16

October 16, 2020

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Campus Life

Thanksgiving Advice for BU Students: Stick Around, Have a Safe Friendsgiving

October 15, 2020

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Weekender

The Weekender: October 15 to 18

October 15, 2020

Composite image: on the left, a close-up portrait of poet Natasha Trethewey, her bangs sway to the right over her eyes, photo by Matt Valentine; on the right, the book cover for "Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir" by Natasha Trethewey, a Pulitzer Prize Winner. On the cover, a sepia photo of Trethewey's mother holding her as a young baby.

Poetry

Pulitzer Prize Winner Natasha Trethewey to Lead Thursday’s Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading

October 15, 2020

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Politics

Why Young People Should Vote

October 14, 2020

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Varsity Sports

More Than a Game: BU Athletics Embraces Social Justice Movement

October 14, 2020

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Climate Change

Will BU Be Underwater in 30 Years?

October 14, 2020

Photo of room 302 at 730 Commonwealth Ave, circular tables with single chairs are in a row divided by white boards. This space is now reservable using a new student study app.

Student Life

Need to Find a Place to Study or Attend a Class Remotely While on Campus? It Just Got Easier

October 13, 2020

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Student Life

Life for International Students? Fear. And Resilience

October 13, 2020

Photo of Saida Grundy, a CAS assistant professor of sociology, teaching her Race, Class and Gender course from the “cockpit” in her home September 29. She wears a bright orange outfit and speaks to her students on screen.

Faculty Perspectives

BU Faculty on How They’re Faring with Learn from Anywhere

October 13, 2020

BU Faculty on How They’re Faring with Learn from Anywhere