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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.
Big Ben in London

CGS announces one-week London trip for Class of 2023, 2024

Claire Law December 1, 2021
After their trips were canceled because of the pandemic, CGS students from the Class of 2023 and 2024 have a new opportunity to explore the streets of London.
boston university president robert brown's email to students about recent shootings in atlanta

BU responds to Atlanta shootings

Nathan Lederman March 22, 2021
Boston University issued a number of responses to the spa shootings in Atlanta early last week.
student walking into the college of general studies

CGS announces program plans for Class of 2024, no reduced tuition cost at town hall event

Rin Velasco March 17, 2021
College of General Studies freshmen will receive no change in tuition for their six-week Summer semester following the cancellation of the Boston-London program, said Dean of CGS Natalie McKnight in an online town hall Tuesday night.
East to West: Mar. 5, 2021

East to West: Mar. 5, 2021

Jackson Machesky March 5, 2021

Good luck with midterms! Today on East to West, we cover plans for BU’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony, developments in the South Campus break-ins, the cancellation of the CGS Boston-London Program,...

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CGS Boston-London Program canceled for second time due to COVID-19

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 3, 2021
Dean of the College of General Studies Natalie McKnight announced the cancellation of the Boston-London Program for the CGS Class of 2024 in an email Monday, nearly a year after the suspension of the program for the previous class.
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.
Boston University’s Student Employment Office. BU faculty and employers granted leniency to students who planned to take Election Day off. HANNAH YOSHINAGA | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU faculty, employers grant leniency to students who take Election Day off

Anne Jonas November 4, 2020
BU students, faculty and staff were able to request Election Day off, though some employers and professors gave the entire day off.
BU allows students to return for belongings, or wait for University to ship them

BU allows students to return for belongings, or wait for University to ship them

Melissa Ellin May 8, 2020
BU released Friday two options for students to retrieve on-campus belongings: having the school pack then either store them or ship them to a continental U.S. address, or eventually returning in-person to pack up their residences.
The outside of Boston University’s College of General Studies. CGS students created a petition on May 4 to lower the Boston-London program’s tuition after it was moved online for the summer due to COVID-19. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students petition for partial refund of CGS Boston-London program

Jane Avery May 7, 2020
This year’s spring-admit freshmen spent only 49 days on campus, and they will now also forgo a summer in London — a long-time CGS tradition — while paying full sticker price.
BU announces cancelation of summer programs

BU announces cancelation of summer programs

Samantha Kizner April 7, 2020
President Robert Brown announced many changes in the array of programs slated to take place this summer as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in an email to students Monday.
SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

COVID-19 pandemic forces housing changes

Jane Avery March 18, 2020
All BU students still on campus, with some exceptions, are required to leave campus and empty their dorms by noon March 22 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those with extenuating circumstances can make an appeal to stay in their residence.
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