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Weekender

The Weekender: August 13 to 16

August 13, 2020

Photo of a #MeToo sign on a stick, painted in black on a white background. Photo was taken when protestors gathered against gender-based and sexual violence called by the Effronte-e-s Collective, on Republique square in Paris, France, on October 29, 2017.

Voices & Opinion

POV: What the Battle for Women’s Suffrage Tells Us about #MeToo 100 Years Later

August 13, 2020

Public Health Campaign

BU Students Say “F*ck It Won’t Cut It” When It Comes to COVID-19 Safety

August 12, 2020

California Senator Kamala Harris sitting in front of United States flags with her chin resting on her hand.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Selection of Kamala Harris for VP Marks “the End of a Void”

August 12, 2020

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Student Life

10 Smart Things to Bring to Campus for a Semester Defined by Coronavirus

August 12, 2020

Portrait of Sumner Redstone at a ceremony to announce the naming of the new Sumner M. Redstone LAW Building on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

University News

Sumner Redstone, Media Titan and Longtime Friend of BU, Has Died

August 12, 2020

Signs advise COVID-19 precautions at the Fenway Campus, which will house undergraduate students who test positive for the novel coronavirus, per BU’s mandatory testing protocols. Signs use human figures to show the benefits of social distancing.

Public Health

FAQ: Quarantine vs Isolation and BU’s Safety Plans for Reopening Campus

August 12, 2020

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Innovation

Innovate@BU’s Summer Accelerator Goes Virtual

August 12, 2020

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Diversity

BU Creates Senior Diversity Post, Taps Longtime Trustee

August 10, 2020

Composite image of Richard Giadone, Adam Vogel, Jori Chambers, Fatima Aqeel, a group of students who defended their dissertations remotely this spring.

Remote Dissertations

In Sweats or Suits, Graduate Students Embrace the Remote PhD Dissertation Defense

August 10, 2020

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Student Life

FYSOP Goes Virtual This Year

August 7, 2020

Career Advice

Three Reasons to Choose Nonprofit PR

August 7, 2020

Music

UPDATE: WTBU Cancels Virtual Benefit Concert for Massachusetts Bail Fund

August 7, 2020

Emily Gibb offers testing advice to Ahmad Al Khafaji during a visit to the Boston University Medical Campus COVID-19 testing site

Coronavirus Testing

BU’s COVID-19 Testing Passes Its First Test

August 6, 2020

Screenshot of former Upward Bound Student Victoria Omoregie (CFA’21) on a Zoom call. Victoria wears airpods and glasses and smiles.

Education

Upward Bound toward College, Remotely

August 6, 2020

A basketball court is shown at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Kissimmee, Fla., Tuesday, July 21, 2020. The NBA's marketing motto for the restart of the season at Walt Disney World is “Whole New Game,” which is written on a television screen and banner near the court. The court parquet floor reads "Black Lives Matter"

Weekender

The Weekender: August 6 to 9

August 6, 2020

Photo of a stack of The Daily Free Press newspapers stacked in COM building on Friday, February 15, 2019. The headline reads "One for the Record Books" and has an image of BU Hockey team celebrating.

Journalism & Media

The FreeP Turns 50

August 5, 2020

New cameras are seen at the Agganis Arena parking garage on August 3, 2020. The new parking program will read license plates instead of stickers or hang tags. A camera with orange lights hands next to a parking lot arm. Blue sky is seen in the background.

Charles River Campus

New Daily Parking Program Means Goodbye to Stickers and Hang Tags for Many on Charles River Campus

August 5, 2020

Portrait of Crystal Williams, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of English, who leads BU efforts on diversity and inclusion who has been recently promoted to Vice President and Associate Provost of Community and Inclusion. In the portrait, Williams wears a black blouse and earrings, and looks off into the distance on a dark green backdrop.

Promotions

Crystal Williams Promoted to New Position with Focus on Building Community

August 4, 2020

Two women look at a laptop screen, one smiles and wears a white blouse, the other, in a red blouse, types on the keyboard.

Career Advice

Career Building in the Time of Coronavirus

August 4, 2020

Career Building in the Time of Coronavirus