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Tuesday, May 23rd

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Uzo Aduba (CFA’05), this year’s Convocation speaker

Let Your Light Shine, Uzo Aduba (CFA’05) Tells CFA Grads

Orange Is the New Black actor this year’s Convocation speaker
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Bonnie Hammer, chair of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group, delivers the commencement address at the 2017 BU Commencement

A Storyteller Advises BU Grads to Write Their Own Life Story

Entertainment executive and alum Bonnie Hammer (Hon.’17) addresses 144th Commencement
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Class of 2017 graduating senior Anai Sanchez celebrates during the 2017 BU Commencement ceremony

Video Captures Highlights of BU’s 2017 Commencement

A look back at Sunday’s ceremony
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Andrea Taylor at podium

BU Board of Trustees member Andrea Taylor (COM’68), president and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, gave the keynote address at the BU Academy graduation May 22 at the Tsai Performance Center. Photo by Cydney Scott

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Bruna Pino in graduation cap and robe

Saying Yes to Everything

When 13-year-old Bolivian-born Bruna Pino (CAS’17) came to the United States, she knew no English and “felt sort of foreign.” Beginning college a bit later than fellow BU freshmen determined to be “as involved as possible,” she did just that, and is proud to be graduating with “the ability to have faith in myself.”

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Upcoming Events
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Koltun Ballet Boston

When:
May 27 at 3:00 pm
Where:
Boston University Dance Theater, 915 Commonwealth Ave (Entrance on Buick St.)

Storytelling with Data workshop

When:
June 5, all-day
Where:
College of Communication, 640 Commonwealth Ave.

American Chinese Art Society 31st Chinese Dance Festival

When:
June 24 at 1:30 pm
Where:
Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave.

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One Class, One Day

Class by class, lecture by lecture, question asked by question answered, an education is built. This is a series of visits to one class, on one day, in search of those building blocks at BU.

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In the CGS History, Literature, Film, and Science of Baseball class, Thomas Whalen talks about the historic moment when Jackie Robinson integrated the major leagues. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

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