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A person sits outside of Boston University College of Communication. COM is considering introducing a sports journalism department. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Early plans for COM sports journalism major program score student buzz

Avery Fox February 25, 2025
The College of Communication Journalism Department is in the early stages of establishing a new major — sports journalism.
Boston University College of Communication and COM Lawn. COM is introducing new classes for spring 2025 that will prepare students to enter the workforce once they graduate. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

COM launches new journalism courses, preparing students for future careers

Saanvi Haridas November 5, 2024
The Journalism Department in the College of Communication is offering new courses in the spring, which students can now register for during their respective registration times throughout the next two weeks. 
Tom Brady analysis, best sports career in history

Analysis: If Brady’s NFL journey is over, we’ve just witnessed the greatest career in sports history

Brian Foisy January 31, 2022
Brian Foisy reflects on Tom Brady's career in the NFL, and the chaos surrounding his possible decision to retire.
Josee Matela, a senior in the College of Communication, is the creator of The First-Gen Graduates of 2020, a digital yearbook profiling first-generation graduating seniors inspired by her own experiences as a first-generation college student. COURTESY JOSEE MATELA

BU first-gen student shares her motivation to succeed, shares other graduates’ stories online

Angela Yang April 28, 2020
COM senior Josee Matela created The First-Gen Graduates of 2020, a digital yearbook sharing the stories of others who broke barriers to triumph in the world of higher education.
The pamphlet handed out at Marsh Chapel at the memorial service held in memory of Boston University student Erin Edwards Monday night. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU mourns loss of student Erin Edwards in memorial service

Emma Deegan October 7, 2019
A memorial service for Erin Edwards, a Boston University student who died in August, was held in Marsh Chapel on Monday.
The first student-faculty forum of the academic year was held in the Jacob Sleeper Auditorium on Tuesday night. The panel, made up of professors from the College of Communication and the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed the New York Times’ 1619 Project. EMILY HARDY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students and faculty discuss The New York Times 1619 Project

Alyssa Figueroa September 25, 2019
Boston University’s Howard Thurman Center hosted its first student-faculty forum of the 2019-2020 academic year Tuesday with a panel on the New York Times 1619 Project. 
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