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Politics

A photo of the Lincoln memorial with a sign stating that all national parks are closed due to the government shutdown

University News

What You Need to Know about the Government Shutdown

January 8, 2019

Video still of US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing in a video filmed while she was in college at Boston University

Alumni

The Story Behind Ocasio-Cortez’s Dancing Video—from Those Who Made It

January 4, 2019

a missile test in north korea

Academics

Nuclear Governance Class Offers Context to Current Headlines

December 17, 2018

The white house against a stormy sky

Politics

New Book by Pete Souza (COM’76) Throws Some Shade on Trump

December 12, 2018

Professor Elie Wiesel sits talking with his teaching assistant, Ariel Burger.

Arts & Culture

Witness to Lessons of Elie Wiesel

November 12, 2018

BU News service analyst College of Communication Dean Tom Fiedler discusses data visualization and social media analysis with student BU News servic analyst Adrian Thomas during 2018 Midterm Elections coverage.

Social Media

What Does Social Media Sentiment Reveal about an Election?

November 8, 2018

Capitol hill

Science & Technology

Midterm Election Results Bode Well for Healthcare, Environment

November 8, 2018

A student and older man vote in the midterm election at booths in the 111 Cummington Mall polling place on November 6, 2018

Politics

Students on Why They Voted

November 7, 2018

composite of the democratic and republican logos

Politics

POV: Two Students Offer Opposing Views on Which Party to Support

November 6, 2018

A woman drops a ballot into a ballot box

Gender

What Massachusetts Voters Need to Know about 2018 Ballot Questions

November 5, 2018

3 headshots of political candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11), Gina Ortiz Jones (CAS’03, GRS’03), and Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts candidate for the House of Representatives

Race

Not Politics as Usual

November 1, 2018

A person stands in front of Stars of David that are displayed in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue with the names of those killed in the deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Science & Technology

The Words of Elie Wiesel (Hon.’74) Are More Urgent Than Ever after Pittsburgh Tragedy

October 29, 2018

A director gives feedback at rehersal

Theatre

CFA Presents Two-Part Pulitzer Winner Angels in America

October 18, 2018

a student celebrates after successfully registering to vote

Politics

How Do I Register to Vote in the 2018 Midterm Elections?

October 3, 2018

Lecture panel listen to questions from a Boston University School of Public Health Class about United States Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Politics

SPH Sexual Violence Class Becomes Forum on Kavanaugh Hearings

October 3, 2018

Composite image showing actor Chris Evans speaking in Washington D.C., black and white portrait of Isaac Asimov, and rapper Kanye West performing on Saturday Night Live wearing a red Donald Trump Make America Great Again hat.

Science & Technology

Kanye West, Chris Evans, and Isaac Asimov

October 2, 2018

Television journalist Jacqueline Policastro

Arts & Culture

Making News

October 2, 2018

American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 2018 Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives from New York's 14th Congressional District, speaks to a crowd at Boston University on October 2, 2018.

Alumni

Rising Democratic Star Ocasio-Cortez Urges Students to Become Activists

October 2, 2018

The cracked sidewalk outside of the entrance to the playground behind the Trotter School in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston

Science & Technology

US Mayors: Blacks, Trans, Muslim, and Immigrants Face Discrimination

September 17, 2018

The Eloy Detention Center in Arizona

Science & Technology

BU Works to Reunite Immigrant Families

September 11, 2018

BU Works to Reunite Immigrant Families