Editing Boston University (section)

==Campus==
===Boston campuses and facilities===
[[File:Boston at sunset.jpg|thumb|Boston University's East Campus along [[Commonwealth Avenue (Boston)|Commonwealth Avenue]]]]
[[File:Bu beach.jpg|thumb|The "BU Beach", a linear strip of land sandwiched between the main BU campus and busy [[Storrow Drive]],  used as an outdoors space to relax and sunbathe in good weather]]
[[File:Marsh Chapel Back.jpg|thumb|Marsh Chapel, located at U beach, next to the BU Law Auditorium]]
The university's main Charles River Campus follows [[Commonwealth Avenue (Boston)|Commonwealth Avenue]] and the [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]], beginning near [[Kenmore Square]] and continuing for over a mile and a half to its end near the border of Boston's [[Allston, Massachusetts|Allston]] neighborhood. The [[Boston University Bridge]] over the [[Charles River]] into [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] represents the dividing line between Main Campus, where most schools and classroom buildings are concentrated, and [[Boston University West Campus|West Campus]], home to several athletic facilities and playing fields, the large West Campus dorm, and the new John Hancock Student Village complex. Boston University also has a campus located in the [[Fenway]] area, housing undergraduate students.

The main campus buildings of BU are separated from the [[Charles River Esplanade]] parkland and the [[Paul Dudley White]] Bike Path along the banks of the nearby Charles River, by heavily trafficked [[Storrow Drive]], a high-speed [[limited-access road|limited-access]] major roadway connecting downtown Boston to its western suburbs. The separation occurred in the late 1920s, when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts seized land by [[eminent domain]] for the construction of the new roadway along the riverbank. A narrow strip of grassy lawn between BU academic buildings lining Commonwealth Avenue and the torrent of traffic on Storrow Drive has been humorously dubbed "BU Beach", because it is a favorite hangout for [[sunbathing]] in good weather.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stevens |first1=Ellie |title=In the green: BU students search for nature on campus – The Daily Free Press |url=https://dailyfreepress.com/2024/04/26/in-the-green-bu-students-search-for-nature-on-campus/ |date=26 April 2024}}</ref> The lounging students are protected from traffic incursions by a raised earthen [[berm]], which also muffles the traffic noise to a dull roar. To protect pedestrians from vehicular collisions, Storrow Drive is enclosed by fencing, with [[pedestrian bridge]]s allowing safe crossings at Silber Way and at Marsh Chapel. An additional crossing is possible at the BU Bridge, which also allows street traffic to cross from the Boston side to the Cambridge side of the Charles River.

As a result of its continual expansion, the Charles River campus contains an array of architecturally diverse buildings. The College of Arts and Sciences, Marsh Chapel, and the School of Theology buildings are the university's most recognizable, and were built in the late-1930s and 1940s in [[collegiate gothic]] style. A sizable amount of the campus is traditional Boston [[brownstone]], especially at [[Bay State Road]] and South Campus, where BU has acquired almost every townhouse those areas offer. The buildings are primarily dormitories, but many also serve as various institutes as well as department offices.

From the 1960s through the 1980s, several contemporary buildings were constructed, including the Mugar Library, BU Law School, and [[Warren Towers]], all of which were built in the [[brutalist architecture|brutalist]] style of architecture. The [[Metcalf Science Center for Science and Engineering]], constructed in 1983, might more accurately be described as [[Structural Expressionism]]. [[Morse Auditorium]], adjacent, stands in stark architectural contrast, as it was originally constructed as a Jewish [[synagogue]]. The most recent architectural additions to BU's campus are the Center for Computing & Data Sciences, [[Boston University Photonics Center|Photonics Center]], Life Science and Engineering Building, The Student Village (which includes the [[Fitness and Recreation Center|FitRec Center]] and [[Agganis Arena]]), and the [[Boston University School of Management|Questrom School of Business]]. All these buildings were built in brick, a few with a substantial amount of brownstone. Boston University converted the old Nickelodeon Cinemas complex into College of Engineering labs and offices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nickelodeon Cinemas in Boston, MA – Cinema Treasures |url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7688 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414084942/http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7688 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref> In 2016, the university sold the building that housed the [[Huntington Theatre Company]] and constructed the Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre and College of Fine Arts Production Center to consolidate the theater program on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2017 |title=$10 million gift from Trustee names new CFA theatre – The Daily Free Press |url=https://dailyfreepress.com/2017/03/16/10-million-gift-from-trustee-names-new-cfa-theatre/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414112649/https://dailyfreepress.com/2017/03/16/10-million-gift-from-trustee-names-new-cfa-theatre/ |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center / Elkus Manfredi Architects |url=https://www.archdaily.com/924938/joan-and-edgar-booth-theatre-and-the-college-of-fine-arts-production-center-elkus-manfredi-architects |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117221913/https://www.archdaily.com/924938/joan-and-edgar-booth-theatre-and-the-college-of-fine-arts-production-center-elkus-manfredi-architects |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |website=ArchDaily |language=en-US}}</ref>
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BU has earned several historic preservation awards with recent extensive building renovation projects, such as the School of Law tower,<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2016 |title=BU Law Tower wins 2016 Boston Preservation Alliance Award {{!}} Bruner / Cott |url=https://www.brunercott.com/congrats-bu-law/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116141706/https://www.brunercott.com/congrats-bu-law/ |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> the Alan & Sherry Leventhal Center,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2014 |title=Awards |url=https://www.goodyclancy.com/about-us/awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414085049/https://www.goodyclancy.com/about-us/awards/ |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |website=Goody Clancy |language=en-US}}</ref> 610 Beacon Street (formerly Myles Standish Hall<ref name="bu.edu"/>),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston University's Myles Standish Hall Honored with Preservation Achievement Award |url=https://www.shawmut.com/news/boston-university-s-myles-standish-hall-honored-with-preservation-achievement-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304064901/https://www.shawmut.com/news/boston-university-s-myles-standish-hall-honored-with-preservation-achievement-award |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |website=www.shawmut.com}}</ref> and the Dahod Family Alumni Center (formerly The Castle).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dahod Family Alumni Center Earns Double Accolades I News and Events |url=https://www.faainc.com/post/dahod-family-alumni-center-earns-double-accolades |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123111641/https://www.faainc.com/post/dahod-family-alumni-center-earns-double-accolades |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |website=www.faainc.com}}</ref> Construction of the brick and glass Yawkey Center for Student Services was designed to follow the requirements of the Bay State Road historic district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yawkey Center for Student Services {{!}} Bruner / Cott |url=https://www.brunercott.com/projects/yawky-center-for-student-services/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118203430/https://www.brunercott.com/projects/yawky-center-for-student-services/ |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> Use of glass and steel for new construction on Commonwealth Avenue includes the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering, which opened in 2017, and the 19-story [[Boston University Center of Computing and Data Science|Center for Computing & Data Sciences]], which opened in 2022.

The ceremonial opening on December 8, 2022, was covered by publications including [[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', and [[CBS News]] which praised the building for being the largest carbon-neutral building in Boston and noted its unusual design.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 26, 2022 |title=Staid Boston Gets an Architectural Wake-Up Call |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-04-26/3-wild-new-buildings-give-boston-an-architectural-jolt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507184829/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-04-26/3-wild-new-buildings-give-boston-an-architectural-jolt |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chesto |first=Jon |date=March 27, 2022 |title=BU's 'Jenga Building' is coming together above the Charles River – The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/27/business/bus-jenga-building-is-coming-together-above-charles-river/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109233721/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/27/business/bus-jenga-building-is-coming-together-above-charles-river/ |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=The Boston Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Grand opening for unique-looking Boston University building |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-university-jenga-book-stack-building/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109233720/https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-university-jenga-book-stack-building/ |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> A ribbon cutting ceremony was performed by Boston Mayor [[Michelle Wu]], President [[Robert A. Brown]], the associate provost for computing and data sciences [[Azer Bestavros]], dean of Arts & Sciences Stan Sclaroff, BU Board of Trustees chair [[Ahmass Fakahany]], BU provost [[Jean Morrison (professor)|Jean Morrison]], and Boston city councilor [[Kenzie Bok]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2022 |title=BU Unveils Dramatic, Fossil Fuel–Free Center for Computing & Data Sciences |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/bu-unveils-center-for-computing-data-sciences/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109233733/https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/bu-unveils-center-for-computing-data-sciences/ |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=Boston University |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, following negotiations in the preceding year, Boston University purchased the former [[Wheelock College]], which is now referred to as the Boston University Fenway Campus (although it is actually located in the adjacent neighborhood of [[Longwood, Boston|Longwood]]).

{{As of|2019}}, BU has sold or leased to real estate developers several building sites it owned in Kenmore Square next to its campus. Large multistory buildings are being constructed there, which will transform the long-time appearance of the busy traffic hub.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woolhouse |first=Megan |date=January 31, 2019 |title=Reimagining Kenmore Square |url=http://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/reimagining-kenmore-square/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924011503/http://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/reimagining-kenmore-square/ |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=BU Today |publisher=Boston University |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2021, BU completed a $115 million project to renovate and expand the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston University Celebrates Renovation and Expansion of Dental School |url=https://www.smithgroup.com/news/2021/boston-university-celebrates-the-renovation-and-expansion-of-goldman-school-of-dental |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215153125/https://www.smithgroup.com/news/2021/boston-university-celebrates-the-renovation-and-expansion-of-goldman-school-of-dental |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=SmithGroup |language=en}}</ref> The project expanded clinical spaces, added a simulation learning center, and improved collaborative spaces for students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Taylor |date=September 29, 2021 |title=Shawmut Completes $115M Expansion of Boston University's School of Dental Medicine |url=https://rebusinessonline.com/shawmut-completes-115m-expansion-of-boston-universitys-school-of-dental-medicine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215153120/https://rebusinessonline.com/shawmut-completes-115m-expansion-of-boston-universitys-school-of-dental-medicine/ |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=REBusinessOnline |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Student housing====
{{Main|Boston University Housing System}}
[[File:WTB BU residence.jpg|thumb|A brownstone townhouse used by Boston University as dormitory]]
[[File:Warren Towers.jpg|thumb|[[Warren Towers]], the second-largest non-military dorm in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 19, 1999 |title=BU Bridge. Vol II No. February 24, 19 1998 "BU Yesterday: Third time's the dorm" |url=http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/1999/02-19/yesterday.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201213945/http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/1999/02-19/yesterday.html |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |access-date=October 4, 2013 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref>]]
[[File:Myles Standish Hall.jpg|thumb|Built in 1925 as the Myles Standish Hotel, this building was converted to dorm space in 1949. In May 2024, the Myles Standish name was removed from the dorm. It is now called 610 Beacon Street.<ref name="bu.edu"/>]]
Boston University's housing system is the nation's 10th largest among four-year colleges. BU was originally a commuter school, but the university now guarantees the option of on-campus housing for four years for all undergraduate students. Currently, 76 percent of the undergraduate population lives on campus. Boston University requires that all students living in dormitories be enrolled in a year-long meal plan with several combinations of meals and dining points which can be used as cash in on-campus facilities.<ref>[http://www.bu.edu/housing/dining/plans/index.html Boston University |Office of Housing |Dining Plans and Convenience Points |Dining Plans], retrieved May 6, 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212021154/http://www.bu.edu/housing/dining/plans/index.html |date=December 12, 2009}}</ref>

Housing at BU is an unusually diverse melange, ranging from individual 19th-century [[brownstone]] [[townhouse]]s and apartment buildings acquired by the school to large-scale high-rises built in the 1960s and 2000s.

The large dormitories include the 1,800-student [[Warren Towers]], the largest on campus, as well as West Campus and [[Towers (Boston University)|The Towers]]. The smaller dormitory and apartment style housing are mainly located in two parts of campus: Bay State Road and the South Campus residential area. Bay State Road is a tree-lined street that runs parallel to Commonwealth Avenue and is home to the majority of BU's townhouses, often called "brownstones". South Campus is a student residential area south of Commonwealth Avenue and separated from the main campus by the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]]. Some of the larger buildings in that area have been converted into dormitories, while the rest of the South Campus buildings are apartments.

Boston University's newest residence and principal apartment-style housing area is officially called 33 Harry Agganis Way, "StuVi2" unofficially, and is part of The John Hancock Student Village project. The north-facing, 26-story building is apartment style while the south-facing, 19-story building is in an 8-bedroom dormitory-style suite pattern. In total, the building houses 960 residents.

Aside from these main residential areas, smaller residential dormitories are scattered along Commonwealth Avenue.

Boston University also provides [[Boston University Housing System#Specialty housing|specialty houses]] or specialty floors to students who have particular interests.

Kilachand Hall, formerly [[Shelton Hall (Boston University)|Shelton Hall]], is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of playwright [[Eugene O'Neill]]. O'Neill lived in what was originally room 401 (now 419) while the building was a residential hotel. He died in a hospital on November 27, 1953, and his ghost is rumored to haunt both the room and the floor. The fourth floor is now a specialty floor called the Writers' Corridor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berghaus |first=Robin |date=September 27, 2012 |title=Kilachand Honors College Students Get Their Own Home |url=http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/kilachand-honors-college-students-get-their-own-home/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125131055/http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/kilachand-honors-college-students-get-their-own-home/ |archive-date=January 25, 2019 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |website=BU Today}}</ref>

====John Hancock Student Village====
{{Main|John Hancock Student Village}}
[[File:Student Village II at Boston University.jpg|thumb|Student Village II with Student Village I in the background, viewed from Nickerson Field]]
The Student Village is a large new residential and recreational complex covering {{cvt|10|acre|m2}} between Buick Street and [[Nickerson Field]], ground formerly occupied by a [[United States National Guard|National Guard]] [[Armory (military)|Armory]], which had been used by the university for indoor track and field and as a storage facility before its [[demolition]] and the start of construction. The dormitory of apartment suites at 10 Buick Street (often abbreviated to "StuVi" by students) opened to juniors and seniors in the fall of 2000. In 2002, [[John Hancock Insurance]] announced its sponsorship of the multimillion-dollar project.

The [[Agganis Arena]], named after [[Harry Agganis]], was opened to concerts and [[ice hockey|hockey]] games in January 2005. The Agganis Arena is capable of housing 6,224 spectators for [[Boston University Terriers#Terrier Hockey|Terrier hockey]] games, replacing the smaller [[Walter Brown Arena]]. It can also be used for concerts and shows. In March 2005, the final element of phase II of the Student Village complex, the [[Fitness and Recreation Center|Fitness and Recreation (FitRec) Center]], was opened, drawing large crowds from the student body. Construction on the rest of phase II, which included 19- and 26-story residential towers was finished in fall 2009.

====Other facilities====
{{Further|BU Castle|George Sherman Union|Mugar Memorial Library}}
[[File:Kilachand Honors College - Boston University - DSC03072.JPG|thumb|The Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies on Bay State Road]]
[[File:BU Castle April 2013.JPG|thumb|[[BU Castle]], built in 1915, on Bay State Road]] 
The [[Mugar Memorial Library]] is the central academic library for the Charles River Campus. It also houses the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, formerly called the Twentieth Century Archive, where documents belonging to thousands of eminent figures in literature, journalism, diplomacy, the arts, and other fields are housed.

The [[George Sherman Union]] (GSU), located next to [[Mugar Memorial Library]], provides students with a food court featuring many fast-food chains, including [[Panda Express]], Basho, [[Starbucks]], El Comal, Rhett's, The Coop, Halal Shack, and Urban Table. The GSU also provides lounge areas for students to relax or study. The basement of the George Sherman Union is home to the BU Central lounge, which hosts concerts and other activities and events.

[[BU Castle]], located on the West end of Bay State Road, is one of the older buildings on campus. The building was commissioned by William Lindsay for his own use in 1905, long before his daughter's honeymoon on the ill-fated ''[[RMS Lusitania|Lusitania]]''.<ref>[http://www.bostonfamilyhistory.com/neigh_bbay.html 403 Forbidden] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060303034655/http://www.bostonfamilyhistory.com/neigh_bbay.html |date=March 3, 2006}} accessed May 8, 2006</ref> In 1939, the university acquired the property by agreement with the city to repay all back taxes owed; these funds were raised through donations from, among others, William Chenery, a University Trustee.<ref>Salzman, Nancy Lurie. Buildings and builders : a history of Boston University. Boston : Boston University Press, 1985. ({{ISBN|0-87270-056-9}})</ref> It served as the residence of the university president until 1967, when President Christ-Janer found it too large for his needs as a residence and turned it to other uses. It is now a conference space. Underneath the Castle is the [[BU Castle#BU Pub|BU Pub]], the only BU-operated drinking establishment on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2004 |title=BU Pub offers college experience |url=http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2004/04/21/News/Permanent.Daylight.Bu.Pub.Offers.College.Experience-666574.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220302/http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2004/04/21/News/Permanent.Daylight.Bu.Pub.Offers.College.Experience-666574.shtml |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |website=Daily Free Press}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |last1=Admin |first1=Daily Free Press |title=BU Pub still a popular secret after decades on campus – The Daily Free Press |url=https://dailyfreepress.com/2006/04/06/bu-pub-still-a-popular-secret-after-decades-on-campus/ |date=6 April 2006}}</ref>

The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House on Bay State Road is the [[Hillel House]] for the university. With four floors and a basement, the facility includes lounges, study rooms and a [[Kosher foods|kosher]] dining hall, open during the academic year (including Passover) to students and walk-ins from the community. The first floor also includes the Granby St. Cafe as well as TVs and ping-pong, pool and foosball tables. The Hillel serves as a focal point for BU's large and active Jewish community. It hosts approximately 30 student groups, including social, cultural, and religious groups, and BU Students for Israel (BUSI), Holocaust Education, and the Center for Jewish Learning and Experience. It hosts a plethora of programs and speakers as well as Shabbat services and meals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillel House |url=http://www.bu.edu/hillel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005042848/http://www.bu.edu/hillel/ |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |access-date=October 4, 2013 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref>

====Cultural life====
[[File:CharlesRiver Boston Sunset.jpg|thumb|The [[Charles River]] and the university]]
The university is located at the junction of [[Fenway-Kenmore]], [[Allston]], and [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]]. In the Fenway-Kenmore area are the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts]], the [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]], and the nightlife of Landsdowne Street as well as Fenway Park, home of the [[Boston Red Sox]]. Allston has been Boston's largest [[Bohemianism|bohemian]] neighborhood since the 1960s. Nicknamed "Allston Rock City",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tomlinson |first=Sarah |date=August 27, 2004 |title=Rock City revival |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/08/27/rock_city_revival/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604023608/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/08/27/rock_city_revival/ |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref> the neighborhood is home to many artists and musicians, as well as a variety of cafés, and many of Boston's small music halls.

Beyond the southern border of the campus in Brookline, Harvard Avenue offers independent and foreign films at [[Coolidge Corner Theatre]], and author readings at the Brookline Booksmith. Other nearby cultural institutions include [[Symphony Hall, Boston|Symphony Hall]], [[Jordan Hall (Boston)|Jordan Hall]], the [[Boston Public Library, McKim Building|main branch of the Boston Public Library]] in Copley Square, the art and commerce of fashionable [[Newbury Street]], and across the Charles River, the museums, shops, and galleries in [[Harvard Square]] and elsewhere in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]].

The university is home to the [[Boston Playwrights' Theatre]]. Previously associated with the Huntington Theatre Company on [[Huntington Avenue]], but put the BU Theatre property up for sale in 2016, it cast a shadow over the future of the organization.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gay |first=Malcolm |date=January 20, 2016 |title=Boston-area arts groups launch online campaign to support Huntington Theatre |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2016/01/20/boston-area-arts-groups-launch-online-campaign-support-huntington-theatre/ANTPn1wUXjlAVfWGmRt0GO/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822221048/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2016/01/20/boston-area-arts-groups-launch-online-campaign-support-huntington-theatre/ANTPn1wUXjlAVfWGmRt0GO/story.html |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2017 |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Aucoin |first=Don |date=December 26, 2015 |title=A year of upheaval and uncertainty in Boston theater |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-dance/2015/12/26/year-upheaval-and-uncertainty-boston-theater/a4z7iwm4EqEKxomNjvojoM/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822222908/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-dance/2015/12/26/year-upheaval-and-uncertainty-boston-theater/a4z7iwm4EqEKxomNjvojoM/story.html |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2017 |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref> BU replaced the old Huntington Theatre facilities with the new Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre, located next to the Fuller Building housing the College of Fine Arts.

BU hosts campus and non-campus musical performances in the [[Tsai Performance Center]] at 685 Commonwealth Avenue, and the CFA Concert Hall at 855 Commonwealth Avenue.

Visual art works by students and by visiting artists are displayed in rotating exhibitions in the university's three galleries: the BU Art Gallery (BUAG) at the Stone Gallery, the 808 Gallery, and the Sherman Gallery, located respectively at 855, 808, and 775 Commonwealth Avenue. In addition, BU had been associated with the Photographic Resource Center located at 832 Commonwealth Avenue, which mounts several exhibitions yearly, as well as special events for student and professional photographers. However, BU withdrew its support {{as of|2017|05|lc=y}},<ref>{{Cite news |last=Feeney |first=Mark |date=May 5, 2017 |title=With excellent 'Exposure,' PRC bids farewell to BU |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/art/2017/05/04/with-excellent-exposure-prc-bids-farewell/SVV9E1KegMcElwEuVDxTwM/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508071452/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/art/2017/05/04/with-excellent-exposure-prc-bids-farewell/SVV9E1KegMcElwEuVDxTwM/story.html |archive-date=May 8, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2017 |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref> and the Photographic Resource Center is now a resident partner with the College of Art and Design at [[Lesley University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photographic Resource Center moves to Lesley {{!}} Lesley University |url=https://lesley.edu/news/photographic-resource-center-moves-to-lesley |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031010149/https://lesley.edu/news/photographic-resource-center-moves-to-lesley |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |access-date=October 27, 2020 |website=lesley.edu}}</ref>

==== Guest and visitor policies ====
Prior to September 2007, Boston University had a restrictive visitor policy, which limited the ability of students from different dormitories to visit each other at night. This changed when a new policy approved by Brown took effect.<ref>[http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=4&id=44920&template=4 "President Approves New Guest Policy"], ''BU Today'' May 7, 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213114351/http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=4&id=44920&template=4 |date=December 13, 2007}}</ref> The new policy allows for students living on campus to swipe into any on-campus dormitory between the hours of 7&nbsp;am and 2&nbsp;am using their Terrier cards. Student residents can also sign in guests with photo identification at any time, day or night. Overnight visitors of the opposite sex are no longer required to seek a same-sex "co-host".<ref>[http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=4&id=43755&template=4&from_email=true "New Guest Policy Means More Power, More Responsibility"], ''BU Today'' March 2, 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014223108/http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=4&id=43755&template=4&from_email=true |date=October 14, 2007}}</ref> However, during reading period and the week before final exams,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Residential Policies » Dean of Students {{!}} Boston University |url=https://www.bu.edu/dos/policies/lifebook/residential/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530170436/https://www.bu.edu/dos/policies/lifebook/residential/ |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |access-date=May 30, 2019 |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref> no guests are permitted in the halls overnight, and are expected to be out of the hall by 2&nbsp;am.<ref>[http://www.bu.edu/dos/documents/GuestPolicy22807.pdf BU Guest Policy] from bu.edu {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325150728/http://www.bu.edu/dos/documents/GuestPolicy22807.pdf |date=March 25, 2009}}</ref>

====Mass transit====
[[File:Boston University College of Arts and Sciences.jpg|thumb|The [[Boston University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts and Sciences]] fronts along busy [[Commonwealth Avenue (Boston)|Commonwealth Avenue]]]]
Most of the buildings of the main campus are located on or near Commonwealth Avenue, served by the {{bts|Kenmore}} subway stop on the [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] and five surface stops on the [[Green Line (MBTA)#Route description|Green Line B branch]]. Crowding on the busy B branch is very seasonal; during the summer, ridership falls by more than half, largely due to the reduced student population.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramos |first=Nestor |date=April 10, 2017 |title=Section of Commonwealth Avenue to be closed to most traffic this summer during bridge facelift |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/10/section-commonwealth-avenue-closed-most-traffic-this-summer-during-bridge-facelift/hTsyVhYezZ9DDIy1j7MQPP/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512015247/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/10/section-commonwealth-avenue-closed-most-traffic-this-summer-during-bridge-facelift/hTsyVhYezZ9DDIy1j7MQPP/story.html |archive-date=May 12, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2017 |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref> The South Campus and Fenway Campus areas are served by {{bts|Saint Marys Street}} on the [[Green Line C branch|C branch]] and {{bts|Fenway}} on the [[Green Line D branch|D branch]]. [[MBTA bus]] route {{MBTABus|57}} parallels the B branch on Commonwealth Avenue; {{bts|Lansdowne}} on the [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] [[Framingham/Worcester Line]] is located near East Campus.

Bicycle traffic on Commonwealth Avenue is heavy,<ref name="Brown 2016" /> and advocacy groups have held public meetings with BU, the MBTA, and the City of Boston to improve safety and congestion along this travel corridor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dungca |first=Nicole |date=November 30, 2014 |title=Bike advocates set public meeting for Commonwealth Ave. improvements |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/11/30/bike-advocates-set-public-meeting-for-commonwealth-ave-improvements/VeqHLzysSp8DVV5uydL0WN/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831125517/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/11/30/bike-advocates-set-public-meeting-for-commonwealth-ave-improvements/VeqHLzysSp8DVV5uydL0WN/story.html |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2017 |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Powers |first=Martine |date=August 2, 2014 |title=Bicycle advocates seek safety changes in Commonwealth Avenue |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/01/bicycle-advocates-seek-safety-changes-commonwealth-avenue/fMDP2S2Y057kaCIEeO3txN/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227111725/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/01/bicycle-advocates-seek-safety-changes-commonwealth-avenue/fMDP2S2Y057kaCIEeO3txN/story.html |archive-date=February 27, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2017 |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref> The MBTA plans to consolidate and reduce the number of stops along Commonwealth Avenue to speed travel and to reduce construction costs to upgrade the remaining stations. Improvements planned include full [[handicapped accessibility]] at the new stations, fencing to encourage pedestrians to use protected [[crosswalk]]s, [[traffic signal prioritization]] for transit vehicles, and improved esthetics. The Commonwealth Avenue Improvement Project is coordinated by the [[Massachusetts Highway Department]], in cooperation with BU, the MBTA, the City of Boston, the [[Boston Water and Sewer Commission]], and other organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Avenue Improvement Project |url=https://www.bu.edu/cap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504112504/http://www.bu.edu/cap/ |archive-date=May 4, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2017 |website=www.bu.edu |publisher=Trustees of Boston University}}</ref><ref name="Brown 2016">{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Joel |date=November 3, 2016 |title=Phase II of the Commonwealth Avenue Improvement Project Kicks Off |url=http://www.bu.edu/today/2016/commonwealth-avenue-improvement-project/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504065223/http://www.bu.edu/today/2016/commonwealth-avenue-improvement-project/ |archive-date=May 4, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2017 |work=BU Today}}</ref>

The medical campus is served by the #1 and CT1 crosstown buses, which run along Massachusetts Avenue, and the No. 47 and CT3 crosstown buses, which connect the Boston University Medical Center with the [[Longwood Medical Area]]. The [[Silver Line (MBTA)|Silver Line]] Washington Street Branch runs the entire length of the Medical Campus, one block north of most parts of the campus; it connects Boston University Medical Center with [[Tufts Medical Center (MBTA station)|Tufts Medical Center]] station and downtown Boston. The nearest rapid transit subway station is the [[Massachusetts Avenue (MBTA Orange Line station)|Massachusetts Avenue]] station on the [[Orange Line (MBTA)|Orange Line]], located three blocks north of the Medical Center.

==== Sustainability ====
The university has a sustainability initiative and a sustainability office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Recognition – Sustainability |url=http://www.bu.edu/sustainability/what-were-doing/awards-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508135225/https://www.bu.edu/sustainability/what-were-doing/awards-2/ |archive-date=May 8, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2017 |website=www.bu.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> Boston University's Strategic Plan for Campus Sustainability is also integrated into the university's overarching strategic plan in many areas including the Climate Action Plan Task Force, a faculty-led initiative developing the university's first Climate Action Plan. The Campus Climate Lab, led by the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability in partnership with Boston University Sustainability and the Office of Research, provides opportunities for student-led research projects that support sustainability on the campus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2023 |title=Newly Funded BU Campus Climate Lab Projects Announced for Spring 2023 |url=https://www.bu.edu/igs/2023/03/30/campus-climate-lab-spring-2023/ |website=BU Institute for Global Sustainability}}</ref>

In July 2022, social scientist [[Benjamin K. Sovacool|Benjamin Sovacool]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Sovacool |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wKHreQ0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |website=Google Scholar}}</ref> led the establishment of the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability. Formerly the Institute for Sustainable Energy, the university-wide institute advances cross-disciplinary research on sustainability with a focus on justice and equity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Colarossi |first=Jessica |date=March 15, 2022 |title=BU Institute to Focus on Equity and Justice in the Climate Change Fight |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/ise-focuses-on-equity-and-justice-in-climate-change-fight/ |work=The Brink}}</ref>

The university bought a wind farm in South Dakota to meet its goal of [[carbon neutrality]] by 2040.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 14, 2019 |title=A Study in Emissionality: Why Boston University Looked Beyond New England for Its First Wind Power Purchase |url=https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/2019/01/14/a-study-in-emissionality-why-boston-university-looked-beyond-new-england-for-its-first-wind-power-pu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920022116/https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/2019/01/14/a-study-in-emissionality-why-boston-university-looked-beyond-new-england-for-its-first-wind-power-pu/ |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |website=Renewable Energy World |language=en-US}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wade |first1=Adam |title=Boston University Signs Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement for Wind Energy |url=https://foleyhoag.com/news-and-insights/blogs/energy-and-climate-counsel/2018/september/boston-university-signs-long-term-power-purchase-agreement-for-wind-energy/ |website=foleyhoag.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Other campuses ===
==== London campus ====
[[File:43 Harrington Gardens - BU London.jpg|thumb|43 [[Harrington Gardens]], the main academic building for Boston University's London Campus]]
Boston University's largest study abroad program is located in [[London]], England. Boston University London Programmes offers a semester of study and work in London through their London Internship Program (LIP), as well as a number of other specialized programs. The LIP program combines a professional internship with coursework that examines a particular academic area in the context of Britain's history, culture, and society and its role in modern Europe.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Loon |first1=Emma |title=England London Internship: Business {{!}} Study Abroad |url=https://www.bu.edu/abroad/programs/london-internship-business/ |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref> Courses in each academic area are taught exclusively to students enrolled in the Boston University program by a selected faculty body representing multiple cultural backgrounds. Upon successful completion of a semester, students earn 16 Boston University credits. BU London Programmes are headquartered in [[South Kensington]], London. The campus consists of the main building at 43 Harrington Gardens, as well as three nearby residences to house students. This program is open to Boston University students, as well as students at other American colleges.

==== Los Angeles campus ====
In [[Los Angeles]], the university has an internship program for students to study and work in the heart of the film, television, advertising, public relations, and entertainment management and law industries. The program offers three tracks from which undergraduate and graduate students can choose: Advertising and Public Relations, Film and Television, and Entertainment Management. Graduated students have the opportunity to continue their education by enrolling in the Los Angeles Certificate Program, where students can choose either the Acting in Hollywood or the Writer in Hollywood track. Courses are taught by Boston University faculty and alumni who serve as mentors in and out of the classroom. Upon successful completion of a semester students will earn 16 Boston University credits. Students who successfully complete the Los Angeles Certificate Program will receive 8 Boston University credits and a certificate from Boston University College of Fine Arts or College of Communication.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2016 |title=Los Angeles Internship &#124; College of Fine Arts |url=http://www.bu.edu/cfa/academics/find-a-degreeprogram/school-of-theatre/los-angelesprogram/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113070324/http://www.bu.edu/cfa/academics/find-a-degreeprogram/school-of-theatre/los-angelesprogram/ |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=January 11, 2017 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref>

==== Paris campus ====
The [[Paris]] Center runs several programs, the largest of which is the Paris Internship Program dating from 1989. Students take language and elective courses with French faculty at the BU Paris Center, then are placed in internships with French businesses and organizations in the area. Students live with host families or in a dormitory for the extent of the semester. Boston University Paris also organizes exchange programs with the business school [[Paris Dauphine University]] and a yearlong program with the ''Institut d'études politiques de Paris'' ([[Sciences Po]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Study Abroad: Paris |url=http://www.bu.edu/paris/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906025604/http://www.bu.edu/paris/ |archive-date=September 6, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2013 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref>

==== Washington, D.C. campus ====
In [[Washington, D.C.]], Boston University offers internship, journalism and management programs. Students study in the university's building on [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Massachusetts Avenue]] in [[Dupont Circle]] and take advantage of the city by interning at different locations. In 2011, the university completed construction of a new, multistory residence to house students in the program featuring touch-less entry cards for security and suites with communal kitchens, right next to the [[Woodley Park station|Woodley Park]] Metro station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington, DC Housing |url=http://www.bu.edu/abroad/housing/washington-dc-housing/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617174502/http://www.bu.edu/abroad/housing/washington-dc-housing/ |archive-date=June 17, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2013 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref> The Multimedia and Journalism program allows students to act as Washington, D.C. correspondents for newspapers and television stations across the Northeast and New England while interning at major news outlets in the city, as well as at many PR internships in politics, government and public affairs. Internship opportunities are also offered in a wide variety of sectors for students enrolled in other BU Study Abroad Washington programs.

==== Sydney campus ====
In [[Sydney]], Australia, Boston University has internship, management, film festival, travel writing, engineering, and School of Education programs that vary based on semester. Around 150 students live in the university's building in [[Chippendale, New South Wales|Chippendale]] developed by Tony Owen Partners.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2010 |title=Boston University nears completion |url=http://tonyowenpartners.blogspot.com/2010/10/boston-university-nears-completion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326130355/http://tonyowenpartners.blogspot.com/2010/10/boston-university-nears-completion.html |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |publisher=Tonyowenpartners.blogspot.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 3, 2011 |title=tonyowenpartners: Latest Boston University Shots |url=http://tonyowenpartners.blogspot.com/2011/02/latest-boston-university-shots.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326130416/http://tonyowenpartners.blogspot.com/2011/02/latest-boston-university-shots.html |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |publisher=Tonyowenpartners.blogspot.com}}</ref> The building uses "fissures to provide maximum solar access to bedrooms as well as natural ventilation throughout the building".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Owen Partners &#124; Boston University Student Housing |url=http://www.arthitectural.com/tony-owen-partners-boston-university-student-housing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326130355/http://www.arthitectural.com/tony-owen-partners-boston-university-student-housing/ |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |publisher=arthitectural.com}}</ref> The building opened in the beginning of 2011 and features underground classrooms, a lecture hall, office space, library, and a roof patio.

Other internship and study abroad opportunities are available through the Study Abroad office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Study Abroad |url=http://www.bu.edu/abroad/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016210900/http://www.bu.edu/abroad/ |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref>