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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. The Jumpstart program at Boston University, which partnered with Wheelock to allow BU students to mentor young children, will be ended due to federal funding cuts.

BU’s Jumpstart program ‘winds down’ amid termination of AmeriCorps grants

By Daniela Ginsburg May 2, 2025
Jumpstart program, partnered with the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, was instructed to end its partnership with the University amidst federal funding cuts.
Boston’s official Santa Claus Jim Manning paints his eyebrows white to prepare for his 12th annual performance at the 2023 Boston Common Tree Lighting. MARGARET CORONA/DFP STAFF

Meet the jolly man behind the designer beard

By Margaret Corona December 8, 2023
This holiday season, Jim Manning returns to the Boston Common Tree Lighting for his 12th performance as the city’s official Santa Claus.
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City Councilors propose Boston-level Conservation Corps

By Olga Benacerraf March 10, 2021

Boston City Councilors Kenzie Bok and Michelle Wu are proposing a city-level “Conservation Corps” to support Boston’s climate and sustainability goals. Modeled after the Civilian Conservation...

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