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Top 10 Most-Read Articles on BU Today in 2024—Politics, Protests, POVs
Top 10 Most-Read Articles on BU Today in 2024-Politics, Protests, POVs
Not surprisingly, our biggest news stories of the year were also among the most popular
2024 in review
Top 10 Most-Read Articles on BU Today in 2024-Politics, Protests, POVs
Not surprisingly, our biggest news stories of the year were also among the most popular
In a year dominated by politics, global unrest, and some serious campus conversations, those subjects also dominated BU Today's most-read stories of 2024. But a few surprises did manage to sneak their way onto the list of this year's most popular reads-and a few stories that just missed the top-10 cutoff were still vital in defining the year at Boston University.
Here are the stories that drew the most eyes in 2024:
Photo by Jabin Botsford/the Washington Post via AP1
President-elect Donald Trump being found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records-back when he was candidate Trump-was put into perspective by two criminal law experts at BU's School of Law.
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"Is Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza?" That headline alone was enough to draw a lot of reader interest. The story examined the "objective, methodological, and detailed analysis" by BU School of Law's International Human Rights Clinic as part of a report from the University Network for Human Rights.
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With many voters unhappy over the prospect of choosing between President Biden and former President Trump, this story with BU political experts discussing if voting for a third-party candidate was a wasted vote took off with readers.
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When King Charles was diagnosed with cancer in February, we spoke with BU historian Kathryn Lamontagne, who once worked for the Royal Family, about his decision to go public with his diagnosis.
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With early decision applicants for the Class of 2028 notified of their acceptance, a picture of the incoming freshmen began to emerge-and this story resonated with readers already here, and those newly enrolled.
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Both President Biden and President-elect Trump had their moments on the campaign trail when they showed their respective ages with verbal flubs or slipups. Were those signs of cognitive decline? That's what we explored in this interview with renowned BU neurologist Andrew Budson.
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We asked two BU students to write why they were voting for either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. Both op-eds performed very well, but the Harris POV by Nina Gulbransen (CAS'25, GRS'25) became the more popular of the two.
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A debate that raged for years at Boston University-whether or not to remove the name Myles Standish from a residence hall-was finally resolved when the building was renamed 610 Beacon Street. For many, it was long overdue.
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Nobody could better explain the explosive schism that divided the Methodist Church than BU's own Rev. Robert Allan Hill, dean of Marsh Chapel.
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Stories about nationwide higher ed rankings-and how BU performed-are always popular. The University's rise in this year's U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings was no exception.
Other stories that were popular with readers, but fell just outside our top 10, included: a look at what Donald Trump's election meant for certain issues, including immigration, abortion, the Middle East, and higher education; BU's new president, Melissa L. Gilliam, talking about her first impressions, challenges, and ambitions for the University she now leads; and the competition to name BU's new comfort dog, who, of course, we all now know as Bean!
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