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“What Do You Want Your Legacy to Be?”
In her address to the College of Communication Class of 2016, BU trustee Andrea Taylor challenged the graduates to look way in the future and decide what they want their legacy to be. The president and...
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Students Rally for Fossil Fuel Divestment
About 100 students rallied on Marsh Plaza Wednesday afternoon to urge that BU divest from fossil fuel companies. Chanting and singing, they marched afterward to the BU Castle, where they left a box of...
View ArticleTrustees Adopt Broad Climate Change Strategy
Expanding BU’s efforts to curb climate change, the Board of Trustees last week unanimously approved a broad strategy, including efforts to avoid investments in companies that extract coal and tar sands...
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Board of Trustees Welcomes Six New Members
The six new trustees joining the Boston University Board of Trustees come from a range of fields, among them business, engineering, education, and philanthropy. Newly elected to the board are William...
View ArticleNew Trustee and New Overseer Join BU Boards
An award-winning journalist has joined Boston University’s Board of Trustees and the leader of a public policy research organization has been named to the Board of Overseers. Kevin Merida (COM’79), a...
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Trying to Save an Important Part of Lincoln’s Legacy
BU trustee Jonathan Cole is trying to save Abraham Lincoln’s education legacy. Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862, the law creating public colleges and universities, as a way to make higher...
View ArticleHonorary Degrees Being Given to Robert A. and Jeanne Knox
When their son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age six, Robert and Jeanne Knox tag-teamed to outfight the illness. Diabetes is a family scourge on Robert’s side, and he patiently taught Bob, Jr.,...
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BU’s Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign Hits $1.3 Billion
It’s no surprise that Boston University has a great many alumni notable for their financial success. In fact, a recent survey by the consultancy Wealth-X found that the University ranks 19th in the...
View ArticleTodd Klipp Calls It a Career, After 34 Years at BU
Love for a pair of young grandchildren who live far away is hastening the end of Todd Klipp’s decades-long career at BU. Klipp—senior vice president, senior counsel, and Board of Trustees secretary—is...
View ArticleBU Trustee Richard Cohen’s Challenge Bolsters Need-Based Undergrad Financial Aid
Boston University trustee Richard D. Cohen (CGS’67, Questrom’69) is stepping up once again in support of scholarships—and once again, he is challenging others to join him. Starting today, Cohen will...
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