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Boston University College of Fine Arts building. CFA Dean Harvey Young is leading the Presidential Advisory Council on the Arts, which President Melissa Gilliam introduced during her inauguration on Sept. 27. LIBBY MCLELLAND/DFP FILE

BU forms Presidential Advisory Council on the Arts to enhance campus engagement

Samantha Genzer October 23, 2024
Boston University President Melissa Gilliam announced the formation of the Presidential Advisory Council on the Arts during her inauguration on Sept. 27. 
Interim President Kenneth W. Freeman. Freeman held the presidential position for the 2023-2024 academic year after former President Robert A. Brown’s departure. COURTESY OF BU PHOTOGRAPHY

Boston University Interim President Kenneth W. Freeman to end tenure on June 30

Crystal Yormick June 2, 2024
After leading BU during the 2023-2024 school year, Kenneth W. Freeman will end his tenure as interim president on June 3.
Fair Admission: Episode 6 - Subjectivity

Fair Admission: Episode 6 – Subjectivity

Edward Sturm April 1, 2021

Auditioning for college seems like the height of subjectivity. Maybe it is. But admissions are subjective at every level. From essay writing to questions of race and self-worth, understanding subjectivity...

musicians play in a concert at the college of fine arts

CFA brass, woodwind performers can return to in-person rehearsals

Vanessa Bartlett March 24, 2021
BU reversed the decision initially made due to safety concerns at the beginning of the semester.
The Howard Thurman Center hosted its final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020 Thursday, offering participants the chance to discuss the impacts of systemic racism and ethnocentrism. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020 tackles effects of systemic racism

Isabella Abraham December 4, 2020
The final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020, hosted by the Howard Thurman Center, focused on regeneration and healing from the effects of systemic racism.
East to West: September 14, 2020

East to West: September 14, 2020

Justin Tang September 14, 2020

Join us on East to West today as we discuss the impacts of a national coin shortage on BU students, the College of Fine Arts’ budget cuts, changes to Massachusetts travel restrictions, and more. FEATURING:...

Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. Budget cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic have led CFA to pull the funding for two of its creative research centers: the Center for New Music and the Center for Early Music Studies. PERRY SOSI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CFA cuts funding to two research centers

Melissa Ellin September 10, 2020
In an attempt to make budget cuts during the pandemic, the BU School of Music pulled the funding for two of its creative research centers, according to College of Fine Arts Dean Harvey Young.  
Boston University’s College of Fine Arts has had to be flexible in transitioning to online courses as many classes require art supplies, instruments or in-person collaboration. ERIN BILLINGS/ DFP STAFF

College of Fine Arts students find limited resources as BU moves online

Molly Farrar March 23, 2020
CFA students share how they are coping with taking their fine arts courses remotely, some without access to proper resources.
CFA Dean Harvey Young. Young will be contributing to CNN's coverage of the royal wedding in May. PHOTO COURTESY HARVEY YOUNG

CFA dean to add personal commentary to CNN royal wedding coverage

Sophia Brown May 1, 2018
Before his first Boston University commencement ceremony on May 19, College of Fine Arts Dean Harvey Young will be an on-air contributor for CNN’s coverage of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra performs. The Boston University Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Chorus performed as a part of “Protest Without Words” on Monday evening. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

‘Protest without Words’ contemplates art’s role in political resistance

Diana Leane April 11, 2018

Under a presidential administration that’s catalyzed several nationwide protests, echoes of chants and speeches cluttered the Boston Common Friday, as Boston University’s School of Music and the...

‘Rhinoceros,’ first play at Booth Theatre, explores themes relevant to contemporary society

Camille Mojica February 15, 2018

The School of Theatre at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts will inaugurate the Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre with Eugène Ionesco’s play “Rhinoceros” later this month. The play will...

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