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Inauguration 2024

Photo: Program for Melissa L Gilliam's inauguration at BU's 11th President in September 2024, sitting on a chair at the event as the crowd applauds

Inauguration 2024

Photo Essay: BU’s Historic 2024 Inauguration Week

September 30, 2024

Photo: Melissa L. Gilliam sits in the leather chair that belonged to one of BU’s founders, Isaac Rich. The chair was used in 1869 when a petition was signed to charter BU as a new corporation.

University News

A Historic Inauguration for Boston University: Melissa L. Gilliam Installed as 11th President

September 27, 2024

Photo: A Large crowd gathers in a dark arena to watch the inauguration of Melissa L Gilliam as Boston University's 11th President

Watch Now

Video Highlights from Melissa L. Gilliam’s Inauguration as BU President

September 27, 2024

Former BU Presidents William F. Warren (1873-1903) (left), Lemuel Herbert Merlin (1911-1924), and William Edwards Huntington (1904-1911) in 1918

Inauguration 2024

From 1873 to 2005, Words of Past BU Presidents from Their Inaugural Addresses

September 26, 2024

Photo: Boston University's new president Melissa Gilliam, a black woman with short dark hair in a red BU Hockey jersey, standing amongst a crowd of people with a large smile mid-conversation

Inauguration 2024

Selfies, Smiles, and Chats with BU’s New President

September 24, 2024

Photo: Melissa L. Gilliam at Boston University's Matriculation ceremony on Sunday, September 1st 2024. Photo by Hannah Rose

University News

BU Celebrates Melissa L. Gilliam’s Inauguration as President

September 20, 2024

Photo: the BU Pep Band and dozens of other student performers at a recent sporting event

Campus Life

BU Student Performers Are Thrilled to Be Part of Historic Inauguration Week

September 20, 2024

BU Student Performers Are Thrilled to Be Part of Historic Inauguration Week

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