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Georgia Dray Obituary

Obituary: Remembering BU student Georgia Dray

Tanisha Bhat April 11, 2022
Georgia Dray's family remembers her compassion and love of psychology. She was 21.
John Paul Riquelme, a Boston University English professor, passed away March 2. Riquelme taught at BU for over thirty years. He is remembered by his colleagues and students for his contributions to modernist studie and his infectious intellectual curiosity, friendliness and generosity. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY

OBITUARY: ‘An inspiration to us all’ — BU community remembers late English professor, John Paul Riquelme

Cassandra Dumay March 17, 2022
The professor, a renowned literary scholar and editor, died March 2. He is survived by his wife and three kids.
deceased professor David Jones

OBITUARY: Remembering SPH Professor David Jones

Nathan Lederman September 14, 2021
Tragic accident resulted from an old staircase giving way at a T-Station in Dorchester.
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BU remembers recent graduate Kendall Castañeda in memorial last Friday

Tanisha Bhat September 6, 2021
Castañeda was the recipient of many awards and highly involved on campus during his time at BU.
Farah Delgado

Obituary: Boston University student Farah Delgado remembered for kindness, selflessness

Jesús Marrero Suárez August 14, 2021
Delgado, a student in Sargent, died on July 31 at 21 years old. She is remembered for her passion for public health, her deep love for her family, her unique laugh and her kindness.

Robert Zelnick, former journalism department chair, dies at 79

Alex LaSalvia September 25, 2019
Robert Zelnick, an accomplished journalist and retired journalism professor at Boston University, died Monday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Former Olympian and assistant coach to Boston University's track and field team Jarred Rome was found dead on Saturday. The cause of his death is still unknown. COURTESY OF BU ATHLETICS

BU mourns the passing of track and field team assistant coach

Shubhankar Arun September 24, 2019
Jarred Rome, the assistant track and field coach passed away on Monday
 Guilford Jones, former professor in Boston University’s Department of Chemistry, passed away on July 10 from Parkinson’s Disease. COURTESY OF JASON JONES

Guilford Jones, BU professor of almost four decades, dies

Alex LaSalvia September 17, 2019
Guilford Jones, who taught chemistry at Boston University for 38 years, died on July 10 after battling Parkinson’s Disease for 15 years. He was 75.
Erin Edwards, pictured above, a rising junior in the BU College of Communication, died Wednesday. Edwards was a Posse scholar, active member at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground and news writer for the Daily Free Press. PHOTO COURTESY/ERIN EDWARDS’ INSTAGRAM

Obituary: BU student Erin Edwards remembered by friends and peers

Haley Lerner August 24, 2019
Erin Edwards, a Boston University junior in the College of Communication, died this week after a tragic family incident. She is remembered by her friends and peers as an active member of the BU community and as a selfless and intelligent young woman.
Boston University’s dormitory at 1019 Commonwealth Ave. in West Campus. SERENA YU/ DFP STAFF

Sargent senior, 1019 RA dies

Audrey Martin April 3, 2019
Jessica Korhumel, a senior in the SHA, died last week of natural causes at a local hospital following a brief illness.
Professor Eric Schwartz of the College of Engineering passed away on Dec. 31. He specialized in computational neuroscience. ERIN BILLINGS/DFP FILE

BU engineering professor Eric Schwartz dies at 71

Alex LaSalvia January 23, 2019

Boston University professor Eric Schwartz died on Dec. 31 following an illness at age 71. The professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will be remembered for his work in computational...

Michael Corgan, an associate professor of international relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, has been teaching at BU since 1985. COURTESY OF THE PARDEE SCHOOL OF GLOBAL STUDIES

BU Pardee professor Michael Corgan dies suddenly at 77

Alex LaSalvia November 28, 2018

Boston University professor and U.S. Navy veteran Michael Corgan died unexpectedly on Nov. 20 at age 77 due to complications from a cancer-related surgery. Corgan, an associate professor of international...

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