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President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore National Monument Friday, July 3, 2020, in Keystone, S.D. Trump stands at the podium and the faces of Mt. Rushmore are seen behind him.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Trump’s Call for a National Garden of American Heroes Misses the Point

August 4, 2020

Elijah Ercolino, director of the Facilties Engineering Group, inspects an HVAC air filter on the roof of 1047 Commonwealth Ave.

Campus & Facilities

BU Aims to Move More, and Cleaner, Air through Buildings

August 3, 2020

Steve Hall, VP in alumni relations who helped spearhead the hugely successful BU fund raising campaign, is retiring. Here he sits on one of the railings outside of the Dahod Family Alumni Center at the Castle on July 31, 2020. He wars a blue suits, and ornate windows are seen on the building behind hime with the sign "Dahod Family Alumni Center"

University News

VP for Alumni Relations Steve Hall Will Retire at Year’s End

August 3, 2020

A Zoom screenshot of Sarah Koenig speaking to a CGS class

Student Life

Serial’s Sarah Koenig Visits Virtually with CGS Freshmen

August 3, 2020

A photo of "House of Koi" by Lillian Li

Books

COM Student Pens YA Novel about Identity, Cultural Conflict, and Malaysian Culture

July 31, 2020

A photo of homemade chocolate no-churn ice cream

Weekender

The Weekender: July 30 to August 2

July 30, 2020

Maureen Mahoney, pictured here with Boston Terrier Augie, is retiring after 26 years at BU as a crisis counselor, helping people traumatized by sex asssault, domestic violence, hazing, fires, accidents, and deaths. Mahoney and Augie sit on stairs.

Mental Health

Maureen Mahoney, SARP Founding Director, to Retire

July 30, 2020

An image of the polyamory flag

Voices & Opinion

POV: Somerville, Mass., Delivers a Big Victory for Those in Polyamorous Relationships

July 30, 2020

Dining hall workers dressed in black with hats carve and serve Thanksgiving dinner to eager students. Across the glass, Felicia Gordon (CAS '20) squeals with excitement as she waits for her first and seconds of Thanksgiving dinner in the West Dining Hall Thursday Nov. 16, 2017.

Campus Life

BU Academic Calendar for Fall Semester Will Not Change

July 29, 2020

A photo of Boston's "Faces of Dudley" mural. A text overlay reads "Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities"

Public Health

Black Boston Series Kicks Off Tomorrow

July 29, 2020

Photo of a group of Chelsea, Mass. residents lined up, many in sweatshirts or jackets, to pick up food at a food pantry. The photo shows a long line on the other side of the street, with a car and a "Resident Parking Only" Sign in the foreground. The photo is black and white.

Academics

MET Class Offers Lessons in the Power of Language to Remake the World

July 29, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing protocol at Boston University.

Coronavirus Testing

7 Key Questions and Answers about BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plans

July 28, 2020

Sign at the the Covid-19 testing collection site on the BU Medical Campus on July 27, 2020. Sign reads “BU Medical Campus COVID-19 Testing Collection Site” in a red box with an arrow pointing to the right. Bolded text below reads “Testing by appointment only.”

BUMC

Medical Campus Begins COVID-19 Test Pilot Program

July 28, 2020

A photo of the exterior of the new BU Children's Center

University News

BU Children’s Center Gets Expanded Home, Now Accepts Infants

July 27, 2020

An exterior photo of BU NEIDL

NEIDL

BU NEIDL’s COVID-19 Work the Subject of a New Yorker Profile

July 24, 2020

A photo of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez speaking on the House floor

Politics

AOC’s Response to Ted Yoho: How the Media Covered It

July 24, 2020

A photo of Pygmalion cast members rehearsing via Zoom on July 21

Stage Troupe

BU Stage Troupe Hosts Virtual Summer Festival

July 24, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: Racist Symbols Have No Place in Massachusetts

July 24, 2020

Composite image headshots for playwrights Melinda Lopez, Kate Snodgrass, and Kirsten Greenidge

Huntington Theatre Company

Dreaming of Boston, When the Pandemic Is Behind Us

July 24, 2020

A BU employee shovels mulch from the back of a truck into a wheelbarrow in front of the Tsai Performance Center. A white video play button is over the image.

Campus Life

Answering the Call: BU’s Essential Workers

July 23, 2020

Answering the Call: BU’s Essential Workers