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The Daily Free Press

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Boston University’s Study Abroad Office. BU has permanently cancelled four of its Study Abroad programs in Auckland, New Zealand; Dresden, Germany; Grenoble, France and Quito, Ecuador. SYDNEY MAES/ DFP FILE

BU cancels four Study Abroad programs

Allison Pirog June 23, 2020
BU will permanently close its Auckland, New Zealand; Dresden, Germany; Grenoble, France and Quito, Ecuador Study Abroad programs.
Boston University’s Charles River Campus appears empty. As the coronavirus outbreak has worsened, the university had to transition to remote learning for all courses for the remainder of the Spring and Summer semesters. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

BU’s dynamic response to the COVID-19 outbreak

Samantha Kizner April 29, 2020
BU President Robert Brown announced classes would be held online from March 16  to April 13 as a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in an email March 11. The same day, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic, prompting BU to announce that remote learning would extend through the end of the Spring 2020 semester March 17.
Boston University’s study abroad programs were canceled in all European cities, including Paris, after the Centers for Disease Control issued a travel ban for the continent on March 11. Students in the programs say the transition to remote classes has been difficult and that BU could be more supportive during the adjustment. AUSMA PALMER/ DFP FILE

Study abroad students sent home amid COVID-19 outbreak

Victoria Bond March 22, 2020
All study abroad programs were canceled by BU Global Programs in light of the global coronavirus outbreak. Students will continue courses and fulfill internship credits remotely, according to an email from Executive Director of Study Abroad Gareth McFeely.
New Zealand pop singer BENEE performs in the Red Room at Cafe 939 on Tuesday night. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: New Zealand singer BENEE charms audience with old and new songs

Molly Farrar October 24, 2019
BENEE’s concert in the Red Room at Cafe 939 had an authentic feel, almost like a conversation between the artist and audience. The New Zealand native created the intimate environment through a combination of her powerful storytelling and quirky dance moves. 
Students from American universities, including Boston University, have been increasingly studying abroad over the past year, a report published Tuesday by the Institute of International Education revealed. SYDNEY MAES/ DFP FILE PHOTO

More students choosing to study abroad, report shows

Sari Cohen November 16, 2018

The number of American students studying abroad has increased over the last year, according to the annual Open Doors report released Tuesday by the Institute of International Education. Boston...

RILEY: A Weekend in Wellington

RILEY: A Weekend in Wellington

Rachel Riley April 24, 2015

Atop a hill by the Wellington International Airport sits a sign for the city reminiscent of Hollywood’s iconic landmark, with enormous white block letters spelling out the name of the metropolis in a...

RILEY: A New Zealand film review

RILEY: A New Zealand film review

Rachel Riley April 15, 2015

Opening scene: Fade in on a sweeping landscape. Serene music. Snowcapped mountains flawlessly reflected in the lustrous waters of a vast lake. Greenery, sunshine and crystal skies. Sounds like typical...

RILEY: Turning 21 Abroad

RILEY: Turning 21 Abroad

Rachel Riley April 1, 2015

I have dreamed of walking through those glass doors since I was a freshman at BU — to see the superstore in all its glory from the inside and gaze across the shelves and shelves of glass bottles advertised...

RILEY: Interning Abroad

RILEY: Interning Abroad

Rachel Riley March 19, 2015

For college students, the word “intern” comes along with a host of connotations. The interns get the coffee. They answer the phone. They are assigned the menial tasks that tenured members of a company...

RILEY: North and South

RILEY: North and South

Rachel Riley March 4, 2015

Before starting my freshman year at Boston University, I had to make the most immense move of my life: leaving a rural college town in the South, smack dab in the middle of the Bible Belt, for a small,...

RILEY: Stepping Out Of My Comfort Zone

RILEY: Stepping Out Of My Comfort Zone

Rachel Riley January 27, 2015

It took exactly two weeks. I knew from the beginning that it was coming, but when it would strike was a mystery to me considering the euphoric state I had been in since my arrival in New Zealand. And...

RILEY: New to New Zealand

RILEY: New to New Zealand

Rachel Riley January 20, 2015

The native Māori people of New Zealand traditionally introduce themselves in their native language of Te Reo by first describing the geographical features of their home environment, such as a mountain...

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