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Boston University's “About the Provost” page, featuring Gloria Waters. Waters is resigning from her position as University provost and chief academic officer.

Gloria Waters to step down from provost role at end of the year

By Cornelia Nisbet October 7, 2025

Boston University Provost Gloria Waters will step down from her role at the end of the 2025-26 academic year and return to BU faculty, BU President Melissa Gilliam announced in a Sept. 30 letter to faculty. Waters...

BU Students for Israel, Hillel, Center for Jewish Studies host vigil, commemorative display to honor lives lost on Oct. 7

By Daniela Ginsburg October 7, 2025

Boston University Students for Israel, BU Hillel and BU’s Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies held a vigil Monday and an all-day display today to commemorate two years since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas...

Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs included a false bomb threat at Mugar Memorial Library and a theft at Warren Towers.

Campus Crime Logs: Sept. 28-Oct. 4

By Delaney Single October 6, 2025

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. Defacing of property at 32 Harry Agganis Way Between 10:23 p.m. on Sept....

A Boston University Medical Campus Shuttle bus. A pedestrian was struck and killed by a BU bus near the medical campus Monday morning.

BREAKING: Pedestrian killed by BU Shuttle bus on medical campus

By Sam Brink October 6, 2025

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Boston University Shuttle bus in Boston’s South End neighborhood Monday morning, according to Boston Police Department. Around 7:58 a.m., BPD responded...

The John F. Kennedy Federal Building located in Boston. The federal government shutdown will likely not affect Boston University students unless they need to interact with a federal agency.

What to know about the federal government shutdown’s impact on BU

By Avery Fox October 2, 2025

The federal government shut down Wednesday after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a budget dispute over healthcare coverage before the end of the fiscal year.  As a result, the federal...

The current main building for The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies located on Bay State Road. Construction for a new Pardee building was delayed indefinitely from its original start date of May 2026.

New Pardee building construction halted

By Cooper Formica October 2, 2025

The construction on the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies' timber tower is delayed indefinitely from its original start date of May 2026.  Scott Taylor, dean of Pardee, wrote in an email...

Boston University’s School of Public Health located at 715 Albany St. On Monday, Professor Alan Sager of SPH testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health on bills essential to preserving health care in Massachusetts.

BU professor testifies alongside Massachusetts Nurses Association in favor of proposed healthcare legislation

By Grace Whinnery October 2, 2025

Healthcare workers and advocates, including a Boston University public health professor, testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health in a Monday hearing at the Massachusetts State...

Boston University professors featured on Turning Point USA’s “Professor Watchlist” webpage. This page is available for most universities and features professors TPUSA deems biased and radical.

‘A badge of honor’: Boston-area professors remain on Turning Point USA watchlist as free speech debate grows

By Kiyoung Haavisto and Anika Kapasi October 1, 2025
As debate surrounding free speech intensifies, the death of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has renewed attention surrounding a watchlist targeting an array of Boston professors for their political perspectives.  
Starbucks at 874 Commonwealth Ave. is closing its doors along with the Starbucks in Kenmore Square. This week, Starbucks announced 20 closures in Boston and 450 across the U.S.

Kenmore Square, West Campus Starbucks locations set to close permanently

By Veronica Hernandez October 1, 2025

Two Boston University Starbucks locations, one at Kenmore Square and one on West Campus, closed Sunday as part of larger closures in the company’s “Back to Starbucks” turnaround plan. The...

Sign for Boston University’s College of Communications’ COM CO 101 classroom. COM 101 is a required, introductory course for all COM students and features mass communications, public relations and journalism sections.

Electronic devices banned in COM 101

By Chloe Pisani September 30, 2025

Boston University students are no longer allowed to use “laptops, cellphones, and other similar devices” during COM CO 101, “The World of Communication: The Human Storyteller,” in a new policy...

BU Student Government takes attendance at their weekly meeting. StuGov held their first Town Hall meeting Monday evening.

Panelists discuss structural, budget changes to student organization funding in first StuGov Town Hall

By Elena Pejic September 30, 2025

Boston University Student Government discussed the restructuring of the Student Activities Office, changes to the StuGov Senate’s responsibilities and the organization’s funding at their inaugural...

Boston University remains the number one most liberal college in Massachusetts and eighth most liberal nationally. BU’s ranking as a top national university also dropped from No. 41 to 42.

BU drops to 42 in national rankings, ranked most liberal school in Massachusetts

By Crystal Ngo and Isabelle Zhang September 30, 2025

Boston University dropped one spot in the annual U.S. News & World Report ranking of Best National University, moving from No. 41 to 42. It also ranked as the most liberal college in Massachusetts...

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