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The “Free at Last” statue, inspired by Boston University alum Martin Luther King, Jr., in Marsh Plaza. BU is hosting a celebration of King at the Howard Thurman Center on Jan. 25. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day in light of presidential inauguration overlap

Amil Coutinho Amado January 22, 2025
The Boston University community is commemorating the legacy of civil rights activist and alum Martin Luther King Jr. this week, a celebration eclipsed by President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Boston University alum Todd Shalom leads participants through a walk on campus Saturday. ZOE ADES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Artist Todd Shalom transforms walk down Commonwealth Avenue into artistic performance

Samantha Drysdale October 2, 2018
Todd Shalom led an audience down Boston University's campus with the steps of a performance art of his own invention: the participatory.
The “Free at Last” sculpture in Marsh Plaza, erected in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.. The 50th anniversary of the assassination of BU alumnus Martin Luther King Jr. was marked Wednesday. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU honors legacy of alumnus Martin Luther King Jr. with discussions and activities

Haley Lerner April 5, 2018
Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights activist and Boston University alumnus Martin Luther King Jr. BU has held multiple events throughout the week to honor his life and legacy, including lectures, prayer services, panels and a concert.
Willem Dafoe speaks at the Tsai Performance Center. Dafoe visited campus on Monday evening for the event. PHOTO BY VIOLET GIDDINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Willem Dafoe discusses nomadic acting career, finding happiness amid instability

Savanna Tavakoli March 22, 2018

Three-time Academy Award-nominated actor Willem Dafoe spoke with College of Fine Arts Dean Harvey Young on Monday night about his 38-year-long film career, including his most recent film, “The Florida...

Zachary Bos, the editor of New England Review of Books, speaks during Pub Con at BU on Sunday morning. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU hosts weekend conference for aspiring student writers, publishers

Armand Manoukian March 18, 2018
Boston University’s BookLab hosted this year’s Northeast Student PubCon, a student-led conference meant to advise aspiring writers and editors on the ins and outs of the publishing industry.

Roundtable panel discusses importance of archives for research

Mike Reddy February 7, 2018

A panel of speakers from a variety academic backgrounds came together Tuesday evening for a roundtable discussion about Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library archives and the roles that archives...

As part of Boston University’s Alumni Weekend, the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies hosts “In Memory of Elie Wiesel: A Day of Learning & Celebration,” Sunday, featuring talks from President Robert Brown and Elie Wiesel’s son, Elisha. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Elie Wiesel’s legacy honored in day of learning

Andres Picon September 17, 2017

The Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies and the Boston University Alumni Association hosted a series of panel discussions and presentations on Sunday to celebrate the life and legacy of the late...

A look at BU’s past: 1939-2017

A look at BU’s past: 1939-2017

Andres Picon June 7, 2017

In less than two centuries, a countryside theological seminary blossomed into a leading global research university. Here is a walk down memory lane, BU edition.

Pulitzer Prize-winner and former Poet Laureate Rita Dove looks into the distance as reads her poetry to a crowded room in Mugar Library. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pulitzer-winning poet Rita Dove recites poetry at BU

Ben Rabin October 7, 2016

Boston University’s Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center hosted this fall’s Robert Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading Thursday evening, a biannual affair that invites renowned poets from across the...

Mike Rezendes speaks at a talk held by the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center as part of its Friends Speaker Series Tuesday night in Metcalf Hall. PHOTO BY SOFI LAURITO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Award-winning journalist Mike Rezendes talks “Spotlight,” journalism

Caroline Hitesman March 2, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCxiwjmEprs Mike Rezendes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe reporter and Boston University Class of 1978 graduate, spoke to members of the BU community and the public...

“From Manuscript to Movable Type: The Information Shift that Brought about Modern Learning,” an exhibition on display in Mugar Memorial Library Feb. 1-12 features excerpts from The Gutenberg Bible, which curators believe is the “single most important and famous printed book.” PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Archives at the Mugar Library present printing press’ modern influence

Alejandra Jimenez February 2, 2016

Texts produced with the printing press as early as in the ninth century have impacted modern education, as demonstrated by an exhibition of archives opened Monday at the Gotlieb Memorial Gallery. “From...

BU students are now able to access the second largest collection of Florence Nightingale’s written letters and medical theories in the world at The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center located inside Mugar Library. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Research center hosts historical figure’s digitized archives online

Ellen Cranley January 20, 2016

The Boston University Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center now hosts the online portal to approximately 1,900 of Florence Nightingale’s digitally archived items. The Florence Nightingale Digitization...

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