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The South Entrance to the Global Programs office. Many pre-med students find it difficult to fit a study abroad experience into their academic curriculum. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Pre-med students face unique study abroad challenges

Corinne Davidson November 17, 2023
Every prospective student at Boston University gets the same study abroad spiel. There’s something for everyone, a tour guide says walking backwards along Bay State Road. 
Questrom School of Business. The Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy is Questrom’s first permanently endowed institute. ISABELLE MEGOSH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Business, ethics intersect in Questrom’s Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy

Sara Sugita November 17, 2023
In 2014, Harry Susilo endowed Boston University’s Questrom School of Business with the Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy, Questrom’s first permanently endowed institute.
Varun Shah is a freshman studying biomedical engineering in Boston University’s College of Engineering.

Combat medic to biomedical engineering student: The journey of Varun Shah

Kaninika Dey April 4, 2023
Now 20 years old, Shah is currently a freshman studying biomedical engineering in Boston University’s College of Engineering after serving two years in the Singapore Armed Forces as a combat medic.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Improving the T isn’t just a want, it’s a need | EDITORIAL

Editors October 17, 2022
The T gets you where you need to go considerably on time and at a reasonable price — but our admiration for the system doesn’t mean we can’t ask for more. 
Across the SEA gallery

GALLERY: Boston University South East Asian student clubs host Across the SEA event

Clare Ong April 26, 2022
Four Boston University South East Asian cultural student clubs organized the first “Across the SEA” event held April 10 in the George Sherman Union Back Court.
students in line for COVID testing

BU announces COVID-19 testing compliance rules for Thanksgiving break

Jessie O’Leary November 19, 2021
Students will not experience any negative consequences for non-compliance over the break.
BU student testing for COVID-19

Students reflect on continued COVID-19 requirements for Fall semester, visa struggles

Tanisha Bhat July 1, 2021
As virus variants contribute to infection rates, many students support the few remaining measures.
scientist holds a vial of the pfizer-biontech covid-19 vaccine

BU announces student COVID-19 vaccination requirement for Fall 2021

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 12, 2021
The vaccine will be mandatory to return to campus in order to facilitate in-person learning.
boston university study abroad office

Summer Study Abroad canceled amid lack of resources, safety concerns

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 10, 2021
Gareth McFeely, executive director of Study Abroad, said the decision was motivated by the same pandemic-related concerns that prevented the University from running the program last summer.
Some Boston University students have experienced anti-Asian racism on and off campus, especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU International students discuss personal identity in the US

Rachel Do February 4, 2021
While the United States prides itself on its cultural “melting pot,” some international students at Boston University said they can still feel as if they don’t belong.
Boston University’s International Business Club hosted a virtual “TikTok Case Study” examining the economic and political implications of the platform’s popularity. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students analyze business model behind TikTok

Toni Baraga October 13, 2020
BU's International Business club examines the virality of the app, which now has 91 million active monthly U.S. users.
Boston University courses are being conducted virtually through the video conference platform Zoom for the remainder of the Spring semester. ILLUSTRATION BY AUSMA PALMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU sees a shift to remote learning amid COVID-19 pandemic

Melissa Ellin April 29, 2020
Professors and students have navigated the nuances of remote learning since BU President Robert Brown’s March 17 announcement that classes would remain online through the end of the Spring semester.
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