News and College Life

Anna Tibbets reacting to her friend, Amy Ripplinger, making it onto the State of the University slideshow

A performer used fire during a traditional Philipino dance for university donors during a trip to see the birthplace and childhood home of the university president. 

Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez was appointed the seventh university president in 2018. Born in a farming village in the Philippine province of Iloilo, she moved with her parents and siblings to the slums of Iloilo City when she was 2 years old, her parents seeking better educational opportunities for their children.

Her pursuit of education eventually took her to the United States, where she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in international relations and Russian literature from Brigham Young University (1986). She later earned a master's degree from Harvard University in Soviet Studies (1988) and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in political science (1996).

A carefully constructed jump ramp is destroyed by a student on a dining hall baking pan. Sledding on Thompson "Flats" is a traditional activity on snowy days. Campus was closed for the afternoon due to the volume of snow predicted.

The long and rich tradition of using a dining hall tray to sled on Thompson "Flats" is practiced by two students. Campus was closed for the afternoon due to the volume of snow predicted.

Students enjoying an afternoon on the ice rink.

Student chat before ice skating.

Student walks across campus on their way to class.

Students practice nursing skills on an animated mannequin in the Nursing Clinical Education Center

First semester Berklee College of Music student from Norther CA, Linnea Dolf, says goodbye to her mom after dropping moving into her dorm on a snowy day in Boston. 

A dog performs during a frisbee exhibition.