These additions created momentum for UMass Boston to expand both its degree offerings including doctoral programs and its presence in the community. That expansion continues today with a growing number of degree programs, research centers and institutes, and community-based partnerships and initiatives that promote learning.
Recent highlights include:. As UMass Boston has grown, the campus has become an increasingly attractive venue for significant local and national events. Boston University Academy is a private high school operated by Boston University. Founded in , the Academy is known for its strong academic program, classical curriculum, and its unique connection to university resources.
Despite a Student Activities policy which prohibits student-run publications from receiving University funding for printing costs, student journals continue to thrive at Boston University as department-sponsored publications, edited by students under the supervision of faculty and staff advisors.
The coordinator for undergraduate publications, responsible for acquainting new editors with University guidelines and directing publications staff to campus production and financial resources, has been Zachary Bos of the Core Curriculum since Although officially and entirely independent from the University, The Daily Free Press often referred to as The FreeP , is the campus student newspaper, and the fourth largest daily newspaper in Boston.
Since , it has provided students with campus news, city and state news, sports coverage, editorials, arts and entertainment, and special feature stories. The Daily Free Press is published every regular instruction day of the University year and is available at BU dorms, classroom buildings and commercial locations frequented by students.
Synapse is the Boston University Undergraduate Science Magazine and is published online every semester. The "Science" focus is on many disciplines ranging from life sciences to physical sciences, engineering to mathematics, and finance to economics.
The magazine is peer and faculty reviewed, and is advertised with routine, campus-wide distribution of pamphlets highlighting featured articles. Synapse was first published in the spring of and continues to publish articles each semester. The Brownstone Journal is the longest-running campus publication, having been publishing undergraduate research, scholarly articles and essays, and literary work in translation, since The Brownstone is currently sponsored by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, but was originally a departmental publication of the University Professors Program.
The staff operates from their offices in the former yearbook space in the basement of 10 Lenox Street, beneath the editorial offices of Bostonia. The literary arts magazine Clarion has been printed since The first issue, titled "? Burn Magazine is a younger literary magazine, published biannually. In , the first issue of Pusteblume journal of translation was published by a group of former and current students of a co-curricular poetry seminar run by Professor George Kalogeris of the Core Curriculum.
The journal, jointly sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages, the Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literatures, and the Core Curriculum, publishes literature in translation and articles concerning translation.
The Back Bay Review is a student-run journal of critical writing. It is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and published by the Undergraduate Philosophy Association. Entirely student-run, The IR Review is an independent scholarly journal publishing articles from all areas in international affairs. The goal of The IRR is to unite the many talents and experiences within BU's vast department of international relations.
Even more independent, The Student Underground , focuses on alternative political and cultural activity. Since , issues have been published roughly monthly by a "not-for-profit collective" composed mostly of BU students. In , the paper began operating under the name The Boston Underground ; the original editorial focus on campus issues has over the years weakened as the founding editors graduated from BU or left Boston altogether.
The Sam Adams Review was a short-lived monthly student newspaper "providing news for the American Spirit," geared toward a conservative readership. Its staff was not officially recognized as a registed student activity group but, like the Underground, was entirely student-run. Boink was launched in February by a group of undergrads led by Alecia Oleyourryk, who was then a senior at the College of Communications.
The magazine features BU students posing nude, as well as articles on sexuality. At the time of its first issue, the Dean of Students issued a statement explaining that "the University does not endorse, nor welcome, the prospective publication Boink. In September , the student paper The Source began to appear weekly, and was characterized by a predominance of arts and entertainment coverage.
No new issues were printed after November , and it appears the publisher Greenline Media is now defunct. The "BU Quad" is an independent, student-run online magazine started in fall of The magazine features articles and columns on topics including campus news, television, food, politics, and music.
It is dedicated to free expression and open discussion. Culture Shock is notable for its coverage of the Boston University Union election, inviting contributions from candidates along with other students. Sections include fashion, food, music, arts and entertainment, city guide, and news.
From writers to photographers, graphic designers to models, positions on the magazine's staff are all filled and run by students.
Each semester, the CSC runs 13 volunteer programs related to issues of local, national, or global concern, including hunger, children, elders, disabilities, homelessness and affordable housing, human rights, AIDS awareness, gender issues, and the environment.
The CSC also runs two immensely popular one-week programs. For Alternative Spring Break ASB , hundreds of students travel by passenger van, bus, and airplane to locations throughout the country to do service projects in various areas of need. Before registration moved online, students camped out the day before to get spots on trips. Starting in , registration process moved online. When registration resumed later that day, spots on all trips filled within minutes, according to The Daily Free Press.
The CSC boasts the most student involvement of any organization on campus. Willing Suspension Productions provides graduate English students the opportunity to present rare Early modern drama before a Boston audience. The program was founded in and produces one play per year. Students wishing to be commissioned into the Marine Corps study as Navy Midshipmen.
Alpha Phi Sigma, the national criminal justice honor society, recognizes academic excellence in undergraduate and graduate criminal justice students, as well as Juris Doctor JD students, inducting new members twice yearly.
The goals of Alpha Phi Sigma are to honor and promote academic excellence, community service, and educational leadership and unity. The society was originally founded in at Washington State University.
Alpha Phi Sigma is the only criminal justice honor society certified as a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and affiliated with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Boston University's NCAA Division I Terriers compete in basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling, while the Lady Terriers compete in basketball, dance, cross country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and track.
The team is coached by hall-of-famer Jack Parker, and is a major supplier of talent to the NHL, as well as to the U. Gold Medal-winning men's hockey team. Boston University's hockey team has won 29 Beanpot titles, more than any other team in the tournament, which includes Harvard University, Boston College, and Northeastern University. BU has also won two national championships in women's rowing, in and Boston University recently constructed the new Agganis Arena, which opened on January 3, with a men's hockey game between the Terriers and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Agganis Arena is also used occasionally to host other non-sporting related events. Boston University disbanded its football team in Among the biggest benefactors of the decision was BU women, who saw the funding for their teams increased.
Boston University students also compete in athletics at the club level. The BU Dinghy Sailors are among the most prestigious sailing teams in college sailing. They have won 7 Collegiate National Championships, most recently in They have also had 3 team members graduate as "College Sailor of the Year.
The team advanced all the way to the Final Four in The BU Table Tennis team has won the divisional championships a number of times this decade, most recently in Men's and Women's. Sing her praises loud and true! We'll fight for our alma mater, On to sure victory!! Down the field to score anew!
Our hearts are with you as you meet the foe. We hail you, Ole BU! The word "field" in the song's seventh line is replaced by "ice" when sung at hockey games and by "court" at basketball games. There are , Boston University alumni, representing almost every country in the world. Noli, received a doctorate from BU.
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Harvard University. When it outgrew the limitations of the space, then-president Rev. Thomas I. Gasson, S. BC began as an undergraduate liberal arts college, but as its aspirations grew, it added graduate programs and professional schools fulfilling its charter as a university.
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