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Emotional Goodbyes as Families Bid Their Freshmen Farewell
It’s an annual rite of passage full of joy, hope, excitement and yes, tears: that moment when BU’s newest Terriers have to bid their families goodbye. For parents, it’s a milestone they’ve been carefully planning and saving for for years. [...]Even so, when the time comes to depart, it always seems like no one’s ever completely ready for it. BU Today we stopped by West campus during Move-in on August 28 and spoke with several members of the Class of 2025 and their families about the mix of emotions that this leave-taking brings.
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"On the Pulse of Morning" by Maya Angelou
It's a Boston University Matriculation tradition for Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore and a group of the incoming First Year class to read Maya Angelou's "On the Pulse of Morning" on the Warren Alpert Mall. This year, that tradition gets [...]physically-distanced and virtually commemorated in this recorded reading.
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STH Wednesday Worship Service, September 13, 2017
Boston University School of Theology welcomes you to our matriculation service at Marsh Chapel on September 13, 2017. Homily given by Walter Fluker.
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Advice to Parents of the Class of 2021
Hold on to your heartstrings! Advice from parents of Boston University grads to parents of incoming freshmen: “Keep talking, but mainly, keep listening.â€â€¦â€œYour heart becomes bigger, and your ears become bigger, and your mouth [...]should become smaller.â€â€¦â€œKeep the worry to yourself.†And reassurance: They’re “still your sweet little boy, still your sweet little girl.â€
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