#ProudtoBU: Join CFA in recognizing @BU_Tweets' faculty promoted to the rank of associate professor: Christine Hamel, voice & acting; Breeham James, painting; Toni Pepe, photography; and Tawnya Smith, music education. More on these inspiring educators ➡️

RT @bualumni: Looking for the perfect Alumni Weekend 2025 itinerary? September 25–28, join your fellow Terriers on campus for the Back to B….

Join BU Night at Shakespeare on the Common on July 24! 🎭 @bualumni is hosting an evening of outdoor theater with fellow Terriers as @commshakes performs Shakespeare’s "As You Like It" on Boston Common. For details and to RSVP ➡️

#ProudtoBU: Meet Aidan Close (CFA’23), a @BU_Tweets acting alum, playing the infamous troublemaker Scorpius Malfoy in the national tour of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!" 🧙 ✨ . More in Bostonia ➡️

Can we get a drumroll for CFA's Gareth Smith? 🥁 This year has brought a steady drumbeat of good news for the @BU_SOM assistant professor of music education: an album release, a book in the works, a faculty reappointment and an endorsement deal. ➡️

@MetOpera @nytimes “I think it’s important to commission a large variety of composers from varied backgrounds to show the complex reality, beauty, and depth of human experience," says Mazzoli, who made her debut on @NPR's Tiny Desk Concert this year. More in Bostonia ➡️

@MetOpera @nytimes Leading that reinvention is CFA alum, composer, and Grammy nominee Missy Mazzoli (CFA'02, BUTI'98), who is working on a major commission for the Met—her opera "Lincoln in the Bardo," set to debut in 2026—and on widening the path for women in the field. 💪 🎼

Last November, the General Manager of @MetOpera, Peter Gelb, wrote in @nytimes how "opera is facing its greatest existential challenge." The answer, he said, lies in artistic reinvention, with new operas by living composers that feature inventive scores and intriguing subjects.

“You matter deeply to us." BU Today spoke with BU President Melissa Gilliam and to Willis Wang, vice president and associate provost for Global Programs, about how BU is working to support its international community members. 🤝 . Read Q&A ➡️

Painter, illustrator, and graphic designer Grace Julian-Murthy’s (CFA'96) image of an Orange Line train zooming past a field of flowers has been chosen by the @MBTA, @TheCityofMalden, and @maldenarts to become a mural outside the Malden Center T stop! ➡️

How did Nordic cow-calling traditions and a grandmother’s upbringing inspire composer Lara Poe? A performance by Finnish soprano Anu Komsi got Poe (CFA'16, CAS'16) thinking about incorporating cow-calling into a composition. More in CFA Magazine ➡️

Around Boston this summer? ☀️ Check out BU Arts Initiative’s list of FREE summer arts events happening throughout the city. Explore a variety of public art, and for @BU_Tweets students, faculty and staff, get free access to Boston's finest museums. ➡️

Two @BU_Tweets alums have been nominated for @TheTonyAwards! 👏 🏆. 🎭 Actor Tala Ashe - Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in "English" .💡 Lighting designer Scott Zielinski - Best Lighting Design of a Musical for "Floyd Collins" . ➡️

@BU_Tweets @BUVisualArts @MassArt @SMFAatTufts Plan your visit to BU Art Galleries this summer! All exhibitions are free and open to the public. For more details ➡️

@BU_Tweets @BUVisualArts @MassArt @SMFAatTufts 📍 On view at 808 Gallery Windows.Loretta Park’s multimedia practice stitches together colorful found objects to create joyful installations. Park’s assemblages incorporate mass-produced wood, plastic, and fiber scraps, challenging viewers to reconsider conventional hierarchies.

@BU_Tweets 📍 On view at Stone Gallery.@BUVisualArts, in collaboration with @MassArt and @SMFAatTufts, presents "Boston Young Contemporaries 2025"—a revitalized cross-institutional exhibition showcasing work by current and just graduated (class of 2025) MFA students from all three schools.

Cross-institutional creativity and multimedia works illuminate @BU_Tweets Art Galleries this summer. 🖼️ ☀️ . BU Art Galleries proudly presents its summer exhibitions, "Boston Young Contemporaries 2025" and "Nothing Matches Everything Shines," opening tomorrow, June 5.

#ProudtoBU: It's a big night for our friends at @wheelockfamily! ✨ The 42nd Elliot @nortonawards are tonight at the @huntington, where WFT is nominated for four awards for design work in their fall 2024 production of "The SpongeBob Musical!" 🧽 🌊 . ➡️

Spring at CFA🌷@BU_SOM students performed at renowned music venues in Boston & NYC, @BUVisualArts students set up an exhibition in response to a show honoring the legacy of a remarkable artist, @BU_SOT students dove into the world of repertory and more! ➡️

@BUVisualArts @BostonGlobe Kim, who has also been crafting prints in biology labs, with pigment made from melanin produced by live, genetically modified bacteria, has a solo exhibition currently up at Praise Shadows Art Gallery titled "Pigment Spells." . More on Kim ➡️