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Jeanne M. Hughes, Justina Oliveira, and Crystal Bickford, Southern New Hampshire University Introduction “What purpose does this class have in my life? How will this help me get a job? Why do we have to take this class?” These questions arise on the first day of many semesters from students in first-year general education classes. These are serious questions that should underlie any course plan.

Events Sexpert panel will talk with students about safe sex, in a safe space Twitter Facebook If you’re feeling “in the dark” about sex, sexual health, and relationships, BU Student Health Services (SHS) is here to help. SHS is hosting its annual Condom Fairy’s Sex in the Dark live event Tuesday night to answer students’ questions about sexual health and relationships.

BU medical students on Kasungu Hill in Malawi with members of the nonprofit K2 TASO. Peter Minjale (second from left), executive director of K2 TASO, Riya Paluri (CAS’26, CAMED’29) and Alison Chilcott (CAMED’29) (third and fourth from left), and Joel George (CAMED’29) and Jesse Fletcher (CAMED’29) (sixth and seventh from left).

Music director Adam Weingarten leads students in a jam session in BU Hillel’s new practice space, the Music Lounge, September 16. Hillel A musician and community leader, he is using music to build community Twitter Facebook Adam Weingarten understands that the only thing better than playing music is playing music with someone.

Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir (GRS’14) received a 2026 Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award in a ceremony at the BU Castle on September 24.

A guide to eating, shopping, and just hanging out in one of Brookline’s hubs Photo by Daisy Levine (COM’26) Things-to-do A guide to eating, shopping, and just hanging out in one of Brookline’s hubs Twitter Facebook Coolidge Corner, one of Brookline’s two major commercial hubs (Brookline Village is the other), has been attracting shoppers and diners for more than 150 years.

US “Reciprocal” Trade Agreements and the Seven Sovereignties Constrained for Developing Countries Aqaba, Jordan. Photo by Stanislav Cema via Shutterstock. By Rachel Thrasher and Tim Hirschel-Burns The United States’ new Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ARTs) represent a novel form of trade agreement, one with particularly worrying implications for countries in the Global South.

The Huntington Theatre Company opens its 2026-2027 season with a production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama, Purpose. Photo by Marc J Franklin via The Huntington Theatre Company Twitter Facebook It’s officially autumn in Boston. It’s time to enjoy the fall foliage and the pumpkin spice scent floating through the air. Here is a list of on- and off-campus events that’ll let you soak up the fall season to the fullest.

Nicole Treviño came to Boston from tiny Hidalgo, Texas, where she started a Women in STEM Club at her high school and researched engineering solutions to prevent future catastrophic flooding in the Rio Grande Valley. Class of 2030 Mechanical engineering major hopes to use her skills to solve real-world problems Twitter Facebook This fall, 3,706 freshmen begin their careers at Boston University. The Class of 2030. They hail from 87 countries and 48 states, as well as the District of Columbia.

Recipients of the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship (left to right): David Boas, Ji-Xin Cheng, Lindsay Farrer, Ed Kearns, and Xin Zhang.