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Boston University’s Study Abroad Office. BU has permanently cancelled four of its Study Abroad programs in Auckland, New Zealand; Dresden, Germany; Grenoble, France and Quito, Ecuador. SYDNEY MAES/ DFP FILE

BU cancels four Study Abroad programs

Allison Pirog June 23, 2020
BU will permanently close its Auckland, New Zealand; Dresden, Germany; Grenoble, France and Quito, Ecuador Study Abroad programs.
Boston University’s study abroad programs were canceled in all European cities, including Paris, after the Centers for Disease Control issued a travel ban for the continent on March 11. Students in the programs say the transition to remote classes has been difficult and that BU could be more supportive during the adjustment. AUSMA PALMER/ DFP FILE

Study abroad students sent home amid COVID-19 outbreak

Victoria Bond March 22, 2020
All study abroad programs were canceled by BU Global Programs in light of the global coronavirus outbreak. Students will continue courses and fulfill internship credits remotely, according to an email from Executive Director of Study Abroad Gareth McFeely.
Boston University’s Office of the Provost announced the suspension of university-sponsored travel over spring break Thursday following a travel advisory from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

BU cancels university sponsored spring break trips

Samantha Kizner March 4, 2020
Boston University’s Office of the Provost announced in an email to students Wednesday that all university-sponsored travel over spring break has been canceled as a result of the spread of coronavirus. The announcement comes as a response to guidance from the United States Centers for Disease Control, as well as statements from Governor Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts Department of Health.
HAUSER: Value of culture

HAUSER: Value of culture

Jonathan Hauser March 12, 2017

We are lucky as Boston University students to get into many museums in Boston for free. I personally love going to the Museum of Fine Arts on a random weekend and looking at the impressionist paintings....

HAUSER: Guide to foreign financing

HAUSER: Guide to foreign financing

Jonathan Hauser February 14, 2017

When you study abroad, money takes a whole new meaning as a way of accessing new experiences that you would never be able to have. Thus, you say to yourself “money doesn’t matter – I’m abroad,...

HAUSER: Parisian or tourist?

HAUSER: Parisian or tourist?

Jonathan Hauser January 27, 2017

The purpose of studying abroad is not just living in a foreign city and going to classes like you would in the United States, but rather diving into the local culture, cuisine and way of life. It is about...

HAUSER: Paris, c’est la vie

HAUSER: Paris, c’est la vie

Jonathan Hauser January 18, 2017

Paris is a city well known by Americans and by citizens of every country spanning from Argentina to Timor-Leste. Everyone knows about the City of Lights and its iconic sites: the Eiffel Tower, the Arc...

HAUSER: Misadventures in North Africa

HAUSER: Misadventures in North Africa

Jonathan Hauser December 8, 2016

Snow-covered mountains resting above a grey mist, below-freezing temperatures while the sun sleeps, endless blades of grass glazed by frost; winter has arrived in Grenoble. While it is not a white Christmas...

HAUSER: Green Grenoble

HAUSER: Green Grenoble

Jonathan Hauser November 17, 2016

Just under a year ago, Paris hosted COP21, or the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The product of this conference was the Paris Agreement, which outlines the way countries who sign the agreement...

HAUSER: My B Line is better than yours

HAUSER: My B Line is better than yours

Jonathan Hauser November 2, 2016

There are many things that can be said about the T in Boston. The fares are high, it’s overcrowded and infrequent, the service is unreliable and the cars are noisy. The list of negatives goes on and...

HAUSER: Midterm review

HAUSER: Midterm review

Jonathan Hauser October 27, 2016

Both in Boston and here in Grenoble, BU students are tackling major exams marking about half of the material being taught. This not-so-coincidentally falls right after this past Saturday, my halfway point...

HAUSER: French stereotypes do exist, and they are wonderful

HAUSER: French stereotypes do exist, and they are wonderful

Jonathan Hauser October 20, 2016

After being in Grenoble for two months, I do have to admit that some French stereotypes really do hold true. My favorite is seeing French people walk down the street holding a baguette in hand for their...

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