Photo Essay: Behind the Scenes at a BU Commencement
A glimpse of what it takes to pull off more than 150 events for 75,000 people
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A glimpse of what it takes to pull off more than 150 events for 75,000 people
BU staff member Dave Kolar and his sons, Charles and James, will each receive diplomas at the 151st All-School Commencement ceremony on May 19.
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Commencement 2021 Friends and families, unable to attend in person, watched ceremonies from around the world May 18, 2021 Twitter Facebook Boston University has been offering some version of a livestream or a video recording of its annual Commencement Weekend ceremonies for more than two decades, and not surprisingly, its digital audience has grown gradually: 2019’s event had 3,743 total plays. COVID-19 mandated no 2020 Commencement (that ceremony has been pushed to October 2021). And then came May 16, 2021. With friends and families unable to attend BU’s Commencement ...
Twitter Facebook A year ago this week, Boston University made the unprecedented announcement that it was shutting down dorms and sending students home as the COVID-19 pandemic surged in Boston. As the one-year anniversary of that historic move approached, we invited members of the BU community to tell us their unsung heroes of the pandemic—a teacher, student, staff person, or alum who made a difference in their life, and the life of the University. We heard from dozens of you, giving shout-outs across the University, from BU’s Facilities staff to some of the many COVID collection ...