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President Melissa Gilliam gives her inaugural address. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Melissa Gilliam inaugurated as BU’s 11th president, protestors at ceremony

Crystal Yormick September 27, 2024
Melissa Gilliam has officially been inaugurated as Boston University's 11th President.
british court dress exhibit at the metropolitan museum of art

BU costume designers talk period pieces in ‘Bridgerton’

Daily Free Press Staff March 23, 2021
Experts discussed the historical accuracy of period pieces in “Bridgerton” at an event Thursday.
Barbara Gottfried led a talk called “Are You Man Enough: Performing Contemporary Masculinities” on Thursday. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Are You Man Enough’ reflects on American masculinity’s past, present

Taylor Kocher February 7, 2018

Against the backdrop of #MeToo and Time’s Up movements prompting conversations about the patriarchy’s continued impact on women, some are discussing the system’s lingering, often damaging, effects...

President Brown speaks at the Senior Class Breakfast, marking the start of the 2017 commencement season. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bonnie Hammer announced as 2017 commencement speaker

Hannah Harn May 4, 2017

Bonnie Hammer, NBCUniversal’s Cable Entertainment Group chair and 1971 alumna of Boston University’s College of Communication, will be this year’s commencement speaker, BU President Robert Brown...

The BU Castle will be put on sabbatical and transformed into an alumni center following a $2 million donation Dec. 2016. PHOTO BY FRANCHESCA VIAUD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Castle to be revamped into alumni center

Andres Picon April 28, 2017

The Boston University Castle and Pub will be turned into a new on-campus alumni center next year, according to Vice President for Alumni Relations Steve Hall. The new alumni center will be the first...

A $2 million gift from Boston University trustee Shamim Dahod (CGS’76, CAS’78, MED’87) and her husband, Ashraf Dahod, will contribute to the creation of the Dahod Family Alumni Center in the BU Castle. PHOTO BY JESS RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Following $2 million donation, BU Castle to be renovated into alumni center

Ellie French December 4, 2016

Boston University alumna Shamim Dahod and her husband Ashraf Dahod donated $2 million to renovate the historic BU Castle into an alumni center, the university announced Thursday. The construction...

Scarlet Key honor society members now chosen by BU Alumni Association

Daily Free Press Admin October 8, 2013

Scarlet Key, a Boston University alumni honor society, has changed hands in leadership after an administrative decision in the spring 2013 semester, officials said. The Dean of Students Office handed...

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