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Boston University’s president Melissa L. Gilliam at her Inauguration. President Gilliam spoke to an audience of about 150 BU alumni, DC professionals, and Congress members during the BU in DC event, where she discussed the importance of advancing scientific research. KATE KOTLYAR/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU President Gilliam connects with students, alumni, government officials during DC trip

Alina Fairlie March 4, 2025
Boston University President Melissa Gilliam visited Washington, D.C. Feb. 26 and spoke to an audience of around 150 BU alumni, government workers and members of Congress about the importance of advancing scientific research.
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OP-ED: We invite BU to join us in the fight against gun violence

Guest Writer January 28, 2024
Inspired by the recent op-ed published by March For Our Lives at UNC-Chapel Hill, leaders of Students Demand Action at BU invite students to join the fight against gun violence, too.
Alumni weekend totes available at the welcome tent. This past weekend celebrated alumni for the first time since COVID-19. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston University alumni weekend returns for the first time since COVID-19

Crystal Yormick October 1, 2023
Boston University alumni returned for the first alumni weekend on-campus since the COVID-19 pandemic. The University held 98 alumni weekend events. Alumni like CNN anchor Erica Hill (COM '98) returned to campus for the weekend.
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BU Parents United fundraises for memorial benches to honor custodians who died from COVID-19

Emily Stevenson April 20, 2021
The organizers hope to place the benches on the BU Beach to commemorate the two men.
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BU Black female alumni discuss entrepreneurship in various industries

Ashley Soebroto February 18, 2021
Black female alumnae from Boston University stand as leaders in their post-graduation business endeavors.
Liz Feldman, a Boston University alumna and the executive producer of Netflix’s two-season television series “Dead to Me,” spoke virtually to BU students on Monday about diversity and creativity in the television industry. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Executive producer of ‘Dead to Me’ shares personal story behind television success

Kyla Denisevich December 10, 2020
The Netflix television series “Dead to Me" recently received approval to film a third season. Liz Feldman, creator and executive producer of the series, spoke to BU students via Zoom.
Kate Weiser, a 2019 graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication and the current marketing manager for Life Alive Cafes, spoke at a Wednesday event hosted by COM to highlight the role influencers play in company advertising. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social media marketers discuss influencers, online advertising strategies

Yiran Yu December 8, 2020
Influencers on social media have garnered attention from the public and professional world alike. COM panelists examined their role in company advertising and effectiveness in the industry.
OP-ED: My bright beacon of belonging

OP-ED: My bright beacon of belonging

Editors December 6, 2020
I gave BUFSA a sliver of my time when I was in college, and in return, it gave me my best friends, fondest memories and a home I can and do always go back to — even as an alum.
Boston University School of Law alums Jonathan Allen and Sasha George discussed how some aspects of identity can put members of the Black community at a disadvantage in a BU Alumni and Friends Association’s intersectionality panel Tuesday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Law alums address identity, intersectionality within Black, queer communities

Nancy Jiang December 3, 2020
The Boston University Alumni and Friends Association held a virtual panel on Intersectionality on Tuesday where panelists discussed their personal experiences and how the Black community — particularly Black LGBTQ+ individuals — are at a disadvantage within larger systems.
Boston University’s College of Communication. Alumni from COM and the College of Fine Arts working in late-night television shared career advice with film and television students at a virtual panel on Friday hosted by Sheila Sitomer and the COM “Cinematheque” series. ELIZA SHAW/ DFP FILE

Late-night TV producers share words of wisdom with BU film and TV students

Caroline Bowden November 19, 2020
Clips from late-night television often spread on social media after they air, but the process of getting these programs on TV takes a group of people who know how to get their audiences laughing.
Boston University’s Center for Career Development. While the COVID-19 pandemic has posed difficulties for students trying to network in-person, it has made more virtual networking events accessible to students. JASMINE LI/ DFP FILE

Young professionals find networking becomes more crucial without in-person opportunities

Yiran Yu November 10, 2020

For college students and graduates alike, networking is imperative in the modern-day job market — yet has become all the more difficult in a virtual setting under the current pandemic. Boston...

Kimberly Atkins, a journalist for WBUR and alumna of Boston University’s College of Communication, spoke at a virtual panel hosted by COM on Wednesday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts.” LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pandemic tosses new curveballs to journalists covering election

Caroline Bowden November 4, 2020
A panel of BU alumni and journalists offered insight into the historic nature of presidential election coverage in a virtual panel Saturday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts."
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