Heads up for Green Line riders: MBTA service on the B Branch is shut down between Kenmore Square and Boston College from April 22 through April 30 to allow critical infrastructure upgrades, including signal improvements and replacement of aging equipment.
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Good luck to all the runners participating in the Boston Marathon. We're so proud of you! 💙💛
🏆 A proud moment for BU!
Harvey Young, dean of BU's College of Fine Arts, has been named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow in Theatre Arts & Performance Studies by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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Each year, members of the Boston University community run the Boston Marathon for charities close to their hearts.
For @bostonu.bsky.social, I talked with nine of those running to discuss why they chose their organizations and what it means to compete.
BU Launches Next Phase of You Are Why Initiative Focused on Student Experience
You Are Why: Students in Action will help BU build new partnerships and philanthropy to fund undergraduate scholarships, internships, and research.
BU Libraries Symposium Will Revisit the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Spy Case.
Sons Robert and Michael Meeropol will donate declassified document to BU’s Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center that shows their mother may have been wrongly convicted.
BU Mock Trial Program Sending Two Teams to Nationals This Weekend
The student organization made it through the country’s toughest qualifiers and continues a streak of national tournament appearances.
Celebrate One Boston Day by giving back. — From volunteering and donating to supporting local businesses, discover meaningful ways to make a difference across the Boston community.
At the end of March, Singapore hosted the 20th annual Asia Alumni Forum, a weekend-long celebration of community, inspiration, learning, and camaraderie.
Five BU Staffers Inaugural Winners of Awards for Unsung University Heroes
Their work demonstrates BU’s values.
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Today is Giving Day! Every gift made on #BUGivingDay helps earn bonus funds for BU schools and colleges, teams, and programs. In other words, every gift today makes an even bigger impact on the causes you care about most.
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Giving Day 2026: BU’s Biggest Philanthropic Event Returns for 12th Year Wednesday
Annual one-day fundraiser will support 750 organizations and initiatives across the University. spr.ly/63322B6a1ou
Two BU Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows
Alice Cronin-Golomb’s research addresses diseases of aging, while Plamen Ch. Ivanov is mapping the interactions between diverse organ systems in the body; both have been honored as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Inspired by her family’s story, Jessica Lee (CGS’24, Pardee’26) is advancing health equity and building community at BU.
Watch her story in our 'Living Our Values' video series: bit.ly/3PCaEQ5
#PardeeSchool #LivingOurValues #ThisIsBU
Global is one of Boston University’s core values, and at Questrom . . .
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The Bachelor and Paradise Editor and Alum to Speak at COM Event Friday:
Julia Grove (COM’05) will share lessons from working in the industry at BU’s Cinematheque event.
BU Women’s Lacrosse Searches for Consistency Entering Season’s Final Stretch
Despite early season ups and downs, team is focused on advancing to the Patriot League tournament.
Lessons from China—Questrom Class Took BU Students on Memorable Business Trip
Over spring break, 25 Boston University students joined Questrom’s Greg Stoller to see what Chinese companies could teach them.
Journalist David Rohde has worked for some of the most prestigious media outlets in the US. In March, Rohde will visit campus as @comatbu.bsky.social’s fourth Writer in Residence, a program that brings prominent writers from across communication disciplines to BU to interact with students.
Congratulations on Match Day, Terriers! 🐾
We are proud of our future physicians! As you begin this exciting journey, remember that BU will always be a part of your story. Your dedication and passion will influence the future of medicine, and we look forward to seeing everything you achieve. ❤️
Colin Duckett, an internationally renowned scholar, immunologist, and molecular biologist, and a respected academic leader from Duke University, will be Boston University’s new provost and chief academic officer, BU announced Wednesday.
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Tickets Required for May 17, 2026, All-University Commencement.
A live stream broadcast is also available.
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From Sinners to Hamnet to BU’s nominees, this year’s Oscar race could offer lots of surprises.
CFA’s Harvey Young and COM’s Debbie Danielpour offer predictions on who will win and who got snubbed ahead of Academy Awards Ceremony Sunday.
BU President Gilliam has introduced “Charting Our Future,” a new strategic framework designed to guide the BU through a rapidly changing higher education landscape. In this Q&A, she discusses the vision behind the framework and how the University plans to adapt while strengthening its global impact.
After a last-second, game-winning 3-pointer by Chance Gladden (CAS’29), BU Men's Basketball will face Lehigh on Wednesday in the Patriot League Championship.
Terriers chase their second conference title and a chance to participate in March Madness.
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Boston University Launches Awards for Staff Whose Work Exemplifies the University’s Values.
Cash honorariums and other recognitions for the unsung heroes on campus.
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Chris Sedore, BU’s IS&T Leader, Named First Chief Transformation Officer
He says the role is all about turning “big ideas into real improvements” and about “dedicated focus and accountability for institution-wide change.”
Boston University will remain closed on Tuesday, suspending classes, research, and operations on its Charles River, Fenway, and Medical campuses in the aftermath of a historic blizzard that paralyzed much of Greater Boston with upwards of two feet of snow.
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