How to Find Resources for Students, Faculty, Staff, Parents, and Alumni on the Boston University Website

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Boston University's homepage (bu.edu) provides a single "Resources for:" menu that links to audience-specific portals for MyBU, Students, Faculty, Staff, Parents, and Alumni & Friends. Use it when you need to reach a BU service or portal and you already know which audience you belong to; if you don't, start with MyBU, which is the general entry point for the BU community.

Where the audience links live

The BU homepage groups these links under the heading Resources for:, followed by:

  • MyBU
  • Student Portals
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Parents
  • Alumni & Friends

Because this block sits on the homepage itself, you can reach any audience portal without going through a search engine or a department page first.

Which link to choose

Your role Link to start with What it is for
Current student MyBU or Student Portals General BU community entry point and student-facing portals
Faculty member Faculty Faculty resources
Staff member Staff Staff resources
Parent or family member Parents Information aimed at families
Graduate / former student Alumni & Friends Alumni-facing resources

If you are new to BU and unsure which category fits, MyBU is the broadest starting point listed.

Steps to get there

  1. Open bu.edu in a browser.
  2. Locate the Resources for: block on the homepage.
  3. Click the link matching your role — for example, Parents if you are a family member, or Alumni & Friends if you have graduated.
  4. Expect to land on a page or portal for that audience. Some destinations may require you to sign in or hold the right permissions before the content is visible.

Common snags

  • You land on a login wall. Audience portals often sit behind authentication. If a page asks you to sign in, that is expected behavior for restricted resources, not a broken link.
  • You can't tell which audience you are. Start with MyBU, then move to the more specific link once you know your role.
  • You want news instead of services. The homepage also carries BU Today headlines and featured events; those are separate from the Resources for links and are not the same as portal access.