BU to offer MOOCs after joining online course platform edX

Boston University will join online course platform edX to create increased flexible learning options for students both on and off campus, according to a Tuesday press release. “This is a very deliberate approach to looking at how BU can best be involved in creating and participating in the hybrid model and developing hybrid courses and [...]

Biker struck and killed near Bay State Road

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle near Bay State Road Sunday afternoon, officials said. Boston Police Department Officer James Kenneally said a car hit the pedestrian near Beacon Street and Charlesgate West at about 3:30 p.m. The pedestrian, a female bicyclist in her early twenties, was pronounced dead at the scene, according [...]

Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp encourages BU graduates to help others

Before a teeming crowd of Boston University’s newest alumni, Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp urged graduates of the Class of 2013 to use their educations to change the world for the better. “Today, you become the stewards of BU’s long legacy of promoting social justice,” Kopp said. “So, as you continue your journey as [...]

New Zealand crash: 1 year later

On May 12, 2012, Boston University students completing a semester in New Zealand were involved in a tragic car accident. They had been traveling at the end of a semester abroad. College of Engineering junior Austin Brashears, School of Management junior Daniela Lekhno and College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Roch Jauberty lost their lives, [...]

PTC gives $18.8 mil in-kind donation to Engineering Center

Technology company PTC pledged a record-setting in-kind donation of $18.8 million Friday to help Boston University officials develop BU’s new Engineering Product Innovation Center, officials said. The center, which will open in the fall 2013 semester as part of the College of Engineering, will serve as an educational tool related to engineering and manufacturing, said [...]