Monika I. Hanley of Fall City was among nearly 1,500 graduates to receive a diploma at Boston University in September. She received a Master of Arts in International Relations.

Boston University is the fourth largest independent university in the United States, with an enrollment of more than 29,000 students in its 17 schools and colleges. The university offers an exceptional grounding in the liberal arts, a broad range of programs in the arts, sciences, engineering, and professional areas, and state-of-the-art facilities for teaching and research.