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The Daily Free Press

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Robert Colbert, a former security guard at Boston University’s Warren Towers dormitory, passed away Nov. 4. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University mourns the loss of Warren Towers security guard

By Susannah Sudborough November 11, 2018
Robert Colbert, formerly a security guard in Warren Towers, passed away Nov. 4.

Lawrence Martin-Bittman, former journalism professor and disinformation expert, dies at 87

By JenRacoosin September 26, 2018
Lawrence Martin-Bittman, a former professor in the Boston University Department of Journalism, died Tuesday, Sept. 18 at the age of 87.

Mark Pettit, the “singing law professor,” dies at 71

By JenRacoosin June 18, 2018
Boston University law professor Mark Pettit died due to cancer-related complications on June 8.

BU, Delta Tau Delta mourn loss of ENG student

By JenRacoosin June 14, 2018
The Boston University community mourns the loss of Kyle Burkey, an undergraduate student who died on June 3.

Public relations mogul and COM icon Terry Clarke dies

By Andres Picon February 13, 2018

The Boston University community lost a valued member this weekend with the death of Terry Clarke, a BU alumnus and a professor of public relations and advertising in the College of Communication. He was...

Jonathan Klarfeld, longtime journalism professor, dies at 80

Jonathan Klarfeld, longtime journalism professor, dies at 80

By Andres Picon January 11, 2018

Boston University lost a longtime professor and mentor with the death of Jonathan Klarfeld Monday night. Klarfeld taught journalism in the College of Communication for more than 40 years. He was 80 years...

PHOTO COURTESY BOSTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

Longtime cross country coach Bruce Lehane passes away from ALS

By Greg Levinsky September 24, 2017

Boston University Athletics lost one of its most cherished members on Saturday. Bruce Lehane, who served as head cross country coach and assistant director of track and field, lost after a valiant...

PHOTO VIA LINKEDIN/ JOSIAH EPPS

KHC students, faculty mourn beloved advisor Josiah Epps

By Jordan Kimmel October 27, 2016

Josiah Epps, an academic advisor in the Boston University Arvind and Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College, where he was a beloved mentor and guide to many students, died on Oct. 19. He was 40. His...

PHOTO BY HEATHER GOLDIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust literary icon and BU professor, dies at 87

By Lexi Peery July 2, 2016

Elie Wiesel, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and Holocaust survivor who taught at Boston University for nearly 40 years, died Saturday at the age of 87. Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial...

Daryl Carr, a graduate student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, was found dead Saturday night beneath the Boston University Bridge. PHOTO COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Sociology Ph.D. student dies, remembered as a ‘promising scholar’

By Mina Corpuz February 25, 2015

Boston University doctoral student Daryl Carr was found dead Saturday morning on the Charles River beneath the BU Bridge, said BU spokesman Colin Riley. His death is currently under investigation by...

David Carr talks about the future of media at panel at Boston University Oct. 20. PHOTO BY SARAH FISHER/DFP FILE PHOTO

David Carr, BU professor, New York Times columnist, dies at 58

By Mina Corpuz February 13, 2015

David Carr, a columnist at The New York Times who covered business, culture and government in his Media Equation column and a professor in Boston University’s College of Communication, died Thursday...

Bruce Smith, pictured here in 2014, died Wednesday. He was the second editor-in-chief at The Daily Free Press. PHOTO COURTESY OF MELANIE SMITH

Bruce Smith, former Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Free Press, Dies at 62

By Mina Corpuz January 26, 2015

[mediagrid cat="17544"] Bruce Raymond Smith, the second editor-in-chief of The Daily Free Press, died in his home Wednesday from pancreatic cancer. He was 62, said Melanie Smith, his wife. Melanie described...

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