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Scott Taylor appointed as the new dean for Pardee School of Global Studies

Sangmin Song September 12, 2022
Scott Taylor is the new dean for BU’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.
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Still following the butterflies: Memorial film takes angelic spin on tragedy

Sarah Readdean April 20, 2021
"My True Fairytale" — a new film by D. Mitry — was inspired by his teen daughter's untimely death.
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BU hosts symposium on immigrant health care, advocates health equity for all

Yiran Yu April 16, 2021
For World Chagas Day, BU experts spoke at a symposium on the importance of immigrant health care.
East to West: Apr. 5, 2021

East to West: Apr. 5, 2021

Katrina Liu April 5, 2021

Warm weather has come! Today on East to West, we cover students expressing disagreement with some BU COVID-19 policies, Boston University’s Youth Democratic Socialists of America’s protest of...

OP-ED: The issue of the University line

OP-ED: The issue of the University line

Editors December 6, 2020
I’m not giving up on this or any other initiative my fellow senators and I are pursuing. On precedent alone, the University has respected and gone through with Senate-driven initiatives. Now more than ever, when a quarter of the student population put us in office, the University is all the more obligated to negotiate with us.
Chegg, an online student services platform that rents students textbooks and other study materials, is cooperating with professors in Boston University’s chemistry and physics departments after it was discovered students were using the platform to cheat on online exams. ILLUSTRATION BY AUSMA PALMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Chemistry and physics departments looking to limit cheating

Allison Pirog April 28, 2020
BU professors in the Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics professors are working with Chegg, an online student services platform where users can rent textbooks and get tutoring help, to crack down on students using the site to cheat on quizzes after evidence surfaced last week.

New CFA dean Harvey Young begins new role

Isabel Owens January 26, 2018

Harvey Young, a former professor and chair of Northwestern University’s Department of Theatre, has been appointed the new dean of Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. Young took on the position...

James Franco speaks about his new film “The Fixer” at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this past weekend. PHOTO BY BRONSEN BLOOM/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Tribeca Film Festival celebrates 15 years, showcases best of industry

Bronsen Bloom April 22, 2016

[mediagrid cat="30717"] This year, the Tribeca Film Festival celebrated its 15th anniversary in the lower neighborhood of Manhattan from which its name is derived. TFF has grown exponentially since...

Ann Cudd will take over as the dean of Boston University's College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Boston University announced Thursday. PHOTO COURTESY OF BUTODAY

BU announces Ann Cudd as new CAS dean

Sekar Krisnauli May 30, 2015

Boston University announced Thursday that Ann Cudd will take over as the new dean of BU's College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Beginning August 1, Cudd will replace Virginia Sapiro who,...

Boston University announced Wednesday that Lynne Allen will serve as the interim dean of the College of Fine Arts. PHOTO COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Lynne Allen named interim dean of BU College of Fine Arts

J.D. Capelouto March 20, 2015

Lynne Allen, director of the School of Visual Arts at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, will take over as interim dean of CFA on May 18 until a permanent dean is selected to fill the position,...

James Shanahan, associate dean of the College of Communication, was appointed Thursday as the new dean of the Media School at Indiana University Bloomington. PHOTO BY NYTTEND/CREATIVE COMMONS PHOTO BY FALON MORAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

College of Communication associate dean to take position at Indiana University

Rachel Legon December 8, 2014

James Shanahan, associate dean of the Boston University College of Communication, will serve as the founding dean of the Media School at the Indiana University Bloomington, according to a Thursday press...

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