Veteran students require better information, report suggests
Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, more than one million military service members released from duty in the Middle East and their families are expected to pursue a postsecondary education at institutions such as Boston University, according to a recent report. The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities Blue Ribbon Taskforce released a report Wednesday [...]
Filmmaker seeks student support on immigration reform
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim is challenging college students to join a new campaign and support immigration reform allowing an earned pathway to citizenship based on the DREAM Act. Several Boston University students said they support the DREAM Act’s proposed changes to immigration policy, which would allow undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. at [...]
Impacts of Sequester coming to Mass.
After several failed attempts at negotiations between U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress over the federal budget, across the board spending cuts known as the sequester when into effect Friday, and some Massachusetts agencies are bracing for the negative impacts. “[Boston] Mayor [Thomas] Menino and the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s were really pleading with Congress [...]
BU faces cuts to research funding, financial aid as result of sequester
Officials at Boston University are bracing for impending cuts to research funding and financial aid after U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 into law Friday as part of Congress’s failure to agree on a deal avoiding the sequester. “The faculty has been more cautious with their spending,” said Jennifer Grodsky, [...]
Romney speaks to Fox News after months of silence
Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican presidential nominee, provided insight into the pain of losing the presidency during his first interview since election night. Romney, who spoke with Chris Wallace on Fox News, explained how receiving the voting results on election night. “My heart said we were going to win,” Romney said. “It’s hard, it’s emotional. I [...]
