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2022 Commencement Speaker announced Bob Woodward, seniors react

Fiona Broadie May 6, 2022
Commencement speaker for the Class of 2022 announced to be Bob Woodward at the annual senior breakfast.
After already cutting $168 million from its 2021 budget, Boston University must make an additional $96 million in cuts, which will result in layoffs and furloughs for University staff. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

University faces $96 million more of budget cuts, prepares for layoffs and furloughs

Jane Avery June 29, 2020
BU must make an additional $96 million worth of financial cuts — after having already cut $168 from its budget — to cover its total $264 million budget shortfall for the 2021 fiscal year beginning July 1, according to an email to faculty and staff from President Robert Brown, dated Monday.
Boston University’s Admissions Center on Bay State Road. With Harvard University set to go on trial Monday for its alleged discrimination of Asian Americans as a result of affirmative action policies, the role of race in the college admissions process has become a renewed topic of discussion on campuses nationwide. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community reflects on affirmative action in light of Harvard lawsuit

Mia Cathell October 14, 2018
Harvard University will go to court Monday to defend itself against allegations of racially discriminatory admissions practices.
Splash, an annual event on Nickerson Field, lets students learn about all the clubs and organizations available at BU. MIKE DESOCIO/DFP FILE PHOTO

Don’t miss these fall ’18 campus events

JenRacoosin June 5, 2018
First-Year Student Outreach Project: Aug. 27–31 Want to get to know your new city while also serving the community? Then consider participating in FYSOP, a weeklong program focused on community engagement and service. You’ll volunteer with three different community partners over the course of the week, while making new friends and learning how to use public transit in Boston. As an added bonus, students who participate in FYSOP get to move into their dorms a whole week early.
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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.
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Record-setting number of students apply via early decision

Haley Lerner February 16, 2018

More than 64,400 students applied to Boston University for the Class of 2022, breaking the applicant record that was set last year. Making up almost seven percent of the total applicant pool are the...

Preview: Early Decision Class of 2022

Mike Reddy January 19, 2018

Boston University’s undergraduate admissions staff have begun accepting students who applied for the incoming class of 2022. Those who were accepted early decision were notified in December. Accepted...

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