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Photo: Sarah Rho (left) and Sarah Kirk poses back to back with arms crossed. Each holds their back foot against the other as the look towards the camera. The both stand in front of a large, brick, tower-style dorm residence.

Campus Life

Video: A Tour of The Towers

April 3, 2023

A collage of pictures in all different locations, with senior Kelsey Martirano accompanied by friends.

Commencement

A Letter to my Freshman Year Self

March 31, 2023

Photo of Tima Dasouki, a young woman wearing a white blazer and knee-length black dress rifling through a rack of business attire.

Watch Now

Video: A Visit to BU’s Professional Clothing Closet

March 29, 2023

Photo: Food for Thought founder Ben Myers (CGS’22, CAS’24) outside Emmanuel Church, a day shelter on Newbury Street where he films his videos. A young white man with dark brown hair stands with hands in pockets in front of a church with large wooden doors. He wears a black hooded sweatshirt, dark grey puffer vest, and olive green cargo pants. An unhoused person's belongings can be seen scattered in front of the entrance of the church.

Social Justice

BU Student Documents the Local Homeless Experience on TikTok

March 28, 2023

Photo: Friedland, a woman with shoulder-length black hair and a white button up top on, stands over the crowd at her wine bar, Rebel Rebel. She is smiling. The table is set with a tablecloth and candlesticks that are lit. A white man sits in front of where she stands and looks across the table.

STUDENT SOMMELIER

At Somerville’s Rebel Rebel, MET Student Pours a New Outlook on Wine Bars

March 28, 2023

Photo: Three young women shout and raise their arms with glee. They're all dressed in business casual dresses and hold red signs and bouquets.

Match Day

BU’s Graduating Medical Students Find Their Future in a Match Day Envelope

March 20, 2023

Photo: Trip chaperone and BU Residence Hall Director Tim Hegan, from left, trip coordinator Rohin Bajaj (ENG’25), Chloe Rowan (CAS’25), InihAbasi Sunday (CAS’24), and trip coordinator Ari Burns (CAS’25) pull invasive arrowhead vine from an area of The Nature Conservancy which borders a resident’s property as part of their Alternative Spring Break work March 8. A group of young adults wearing purple shirts and pants hold and fill a large bag of dried grass. Various other students cut shrubs and brush with large cutters. An older white man wearing a rainbow tie-dye shirt helps with the gathering.

Student Life

For These Terriers, Spring Break in Florida Was All about Volunteering

March 16, 2023

Photo: A white woman with shoulder length light, brown hair smiles in a portriat shot of her. She is wearing a big chunky necklace and a grey, mock-sleeve top.

University News

BU Appoints New Executive Director of Innovate@BU

March 15, 2023

Photo: Kathya Correa Almanza (CAS’25), vice president of Alianza Latina, sits and poses on the floor of a brightly sunlit hallway. A young, Latina woman wearing a pink, orange, and white long-sleeved floral shirt and jeans, poses with one leg bent and arm resting on knee as she smiles for the camera.

Student Life

Terriers in Charge: Kathya Correa Almanza (CAS’25)

March 15, 2023

Photo: A collage of random pictures and dried flowers.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

BU Community Celebrate the Women Who Have Influenced Their Lives

March 14, 2023

study abroad

Exploring the World: Boston University Students Reflect on Their Study Abroad Adventures

March 10, 2023

Screenshot of three young white women sitting at a table in front of a light grey backdrop. The woman on the left wears glasses and a grey sweatshirt and looks at the woman in the center. The woman in the center wears a black shirt and jeans with glasses resting on top of her head. She pint to her right towards the woman on the right. The woman on the right wears a black sweatshirt and looks straight ahead to the camera and is caught mid-speaking. An Apple laptop lays open in front of her.

Watch Now

Video: What’s It Like to Transfer to BU? These Veterans Offer Some Advice

March 10, 2023

Study Abroad

Study Abroad Planning: A BU Student Offers Tips, Tricks, and Insights

February 24, 2023

Photo: A couple sits with their dog amongst various packed boxes and war supplies for Ukrainian individuals. They are wearing neutral clothes and are looking straight into the camera.

AID FOR UKRAINE

One Year after the Invasion of Ukraine, the War Has Transformed Life for This BU Couple

February 23, 2023

Photo: On the left, a glass wall of a BU building on 808 Commonwealth Ave. There are students walking on the sidewalk on the right. They are wearing winter coats, indicating it's cold outside.

LGBTQ

Boston University to Open New LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center

February 23, 2023

Photo: Students are pouring and making coffee at Saxby's coffee bar. They are wearing a red uniform. One individual is wearing a black bucket hat, a tan vest, and a cream shirt.

Student Life

Saxbys, New Student-Run Café, Opens at Center for Computing & Data Sciences

February 23, 2023

Photo: A flat-lay of the Mei Mei menu. Small, rectangular trays of dumplings, bao buns, and more are featured in an aesthetic layout, highlighted by the sun.

Weekender

The Weekender: February 23 to 26

February 22, 2023

2/1/23 -- Boston, Massachusetts Foot traffic along Commonwealth Ave and near Marsh Plaza February 1, 2023. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Campus Life

BU Launches Belonging & Culture Survey, First Community-Wide Effort

February 21, 2023

Professor Wesley Wildman, a tall white man in a blue collared shirt, teaches a Data and Ethics class at CDS on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Artificial Intelligence

Why ChatGPT Is Both Exciting and Unsettling for Students, Faculty

February 17, 2023

Image: Black background with the word "Resistance" in bold, capital letters. The outline of the words is shown above and below the center word with a red, yellow, green gradient.

Black History Month

What “Black Resistance” Means to Me

February 15, 2023

What “Black Resistance” Means to Me