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Student Life

#TerrierTuesdays: Kyle Hammalian (Pardee’22)

June 5, 2020

Portrait of Josee Matela (COM’20, Pardee’20) against a graffiti covered wall.

Student Life

#TerrierTuesdays: Josee Matela (COM’20, Pardee’20)

June 5, 2020

Photo of Caroline Olesky (CGS‘20, CAS‘22) in a door room. She wears a "THETA 1870" shirt.

Student Life

#TerrierTuesdays: Caroline Olesky (CGS‘20, CAS‘22)

June 5, 2020

Photo of Boston protests in June 2020, screened over a photo of a sunrise of the Boston city skyline. Protesters hold signs such as "No Justice" and "BLM"

Voices & Opinion

2020: The Great American Trauma

June 5, 2020

Black and white print illustration of Dante bowing before the angel pilot from the Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870. A figure next to Dante comforts him as a boat with an angel approaches.

Books

What Happens Next? Four Literary Classics for a Post–COVID-19 World

June 5, 2020

Photo of Pawandeep Kaur sitting at a desk with a computer as she works. Kaur is in SPH’s Doctor of Public Health program, and is juggling her volunteer responsibilities with her coursework and her full-time job as a clinical trial director at SPH.

Public Health

With Local Towns Needing Help Fighting COVID-19, SPH Students, Alums Step Up

June 5, 2020

BU Today 06-05-2020

June 5, 2020

Photo of Hessann Farooqi (CAS’22) smiling in front of a green backdrop with green, red and yellow spots.

Student Life

#TerrierTuesdays: Hessann Farooqi (CAS’22)

June 5, 2020

A digital sign overlooking protests in downtown Boston that reads "George Floyd" with a heart above the text

Student Life

Led by Umoja and Student Government, BU Students Raise $100K for Social Justice Groups

June 4, 2020

A portrait photo of Ibram X. Kendi

University News

Ibram X. Kendi, Leading Scholar of Racism, to Join BU and Launch BU Center for Antiracist Research

June 4, 2020

BU Today 06-04-2020

June 4, 2020

Photo of the cover of "How to Be An Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi resting on a grainy piece of dark wood.

Antiracism

“I Believe That Change Is Possible”—Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi

June 4, 2020

Photo of Katerina Chew (left) (MET 20) and Robyn Volcy-Lee (SAR 20, SPH 21) pack up their car on June 1, 2020. Students were able to return to campus to pick up their belongings. Volcy-Lee holds a "Property of Boston University Box" as Chew holds a yellow moving cart.

Safety

Move-Out: Five Things to Know if You’re Retrieving Belongings from Campus Housing

June 4, 2020

Photo of a Bundesliga match, FC Cologne v RB Leipzig. Pictured is RB goalkeeper, Peter Gulacsi, remote, and FC's Jhon Cordoba, Cordoba, sports: football. The photo is taken from behind the net, an empty stadium is seen in the background. Match was played on June 1, 2020.

Weekender

The Weekender: June 4 to 7

June 4, 2020

A photo of London's skyline

Study Abroad

BU Suspends Study Abroad Program for Fall Semester Because of COVID-19 Pandemic

June 3, 2020

Image of Larry Herrera, of BU's Grounds crew, moving dirt into a wheelbarrow to lay grass seed along CAS on May 13, 2020. He wears a mask, baseball cap, and reflector vest.

Coronavirus

BU Makes It Easier for Staff to Care for Themselves and Their Families

June 3, 2020

Photo of long-distance runner, Rylan Pettit (ENG’23), running down a street. Grass is seen in the foreground, Pettit wears his BU jersey. Pettit made a video discussing his improvised training regimen when the pandemic sent him home to Virginia for remote learning.

Student Life

Culture of College Class Creates a Video Record of Learning—and Living—during Pandemic

June 3, 2020

BU Today 06-03-2020

June 3, 2020

A protestor in Boston on May 31 holds up yellow tape that reads "Don't Shoot"

Student Voices

“People Are Fired Up and Ready to Go”—BU Students React to Protests

June 2, 2020

An illustration of people wearing face masks

Public Health

SPH Seminar: Public Health, Science Experts Offer Global Perspectives on COVID-19

June 2, 2020

SPH Seminar: Public Health, Science Experts Offer Global Perspectives on COVID-19