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Big Ben in London

CGS announces one-week London trip for Class of 2023, 2024

Claire Law December 1, 2021
After their trips were canceled because of the pandemic, CGS students from the Class of 2023 and 2024 have a new opportunity to explore the streets of London.
East to West: Sept. 13, 2021

East to West: Sept. 13, 2021

Veronica Thompson September 13, 2021

First full week of classes! Today on East to West, we cover National Suicide Prevention Week, Boston University students and faculty reflecting on the transition to in-person classes, activists’...

student walking into the college of general studies

CGS announces program plans for Class of 2024, no reduced tuition cost at town hall event

Rin Velasco March 17, 2021
College of General Studies freshmen will receive no change in tuition for their six-week Summer semester following the cancellation of the Boston-London program, said Dean of CGS Natalie McKnight in an online town hall Tuesday night.
boston university study abroad office

Summer Study Abroad canceled amid lack of resources, safety concerns

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 10, 2021
Gareth McFeely, executive director of Study Abroad, said the decision was motivated by the same pandemic-related concerns that prevented the University from running the program last summer.
East to West: Mar. 5, 2021

East to West: Mar. 5, 2021

Jackson Machesky March 5, 2021

Good luck with midterms! Today on East to West, we cover plans for BU’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony, developments in the South Campus break-ins, the cancellation of the CGS Boston-London Program,...

college of general studies at boston university

CGS Boston-London Program canceled for second time due to COVID-19

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 3, 2021
Dean of the College of General Studies Natalie McKnight announced the cancellation of the Boston-London Program for the CGS Class of 2024 in an email Monday, nearly a year after the suspension of the program for the previous class.
The outside of Boston University’s College of General Studies. CGS students created a petition on May 4 to lower the Boston-London program’s tuition after it was moved online for the summer due to COVID-19. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students petition for partial refund of CGS Boston-London program

Jane Avery May 7, 2020
This year’s spring-admit freshmen spent only 49 days on campus, and they will now also forgo a summer in London — a long-time CGS tradition — while paying full sticker price.
Sean Osner, a former BU student who currently works for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said he was inspired by a study abroad trip to Niger he took while he was a student. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU alumnus says study abroad program led to career as USAID Rep for Niger

Alex LaSalvia January 22, 2019

Boston University alumnus Sean Osner has worked for the United States Agency for International Development since 2008. Though Osner now works as the director of the Democracy, Human Rights and Governance...

GRAPHIC BY SHAUN ROBINSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University admits students to class of 2022

Armand Manoukian March 22, 2018
Boston University notified students who applied regular decision of their acceptance to the class of 2022 on Saturday. The number of applications received this year was the most in BU’s history, with 64,473 applicants vying for 3,300 spots in the freshman class.
Natalie McKnight, dean of the College of General Studies, says that CGS will remove its September program over the next two years, requiring all of its first-year students to start school in their spring semester and then study abroad in London during a six-week summer semester. PHOTO BY JACKIE O’BRIEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CGS to phase out fall enrollment, start all first-year students in spring London program

Alana Levene September 13, 2017

The College of General Studies will begin phasing out fall enrollment and starting all first-year CGS students in the spring semester, said CGS Dean Natalie McKnight. The decision to start all CGS...

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