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Letter to the Editor: President Brown’s State of the University message left out most of BU’s faculty

Editors November 15, 2022
President Brown excluded lecturers from the list of promoted faculty in his recent State of the University report.
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Faculty discuss challenges, mental toll of hybrid teaching

Emily Stevenson March 11, 2021
As the one year anniversary of the transition to online teaching approaches, Boston University faculty are reflecting on the mental and emotional impacts of their new teaching styles.
In its Monday meeting, Boston University Student Government discussed resolutions supporting free on-campus laundry and accommodating BU library workers, and also voted on a bill that alters Senate participation. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New Senate positions, library workers’ accommodations, free laundry on the agenda at StuGov meeting

Anna Vidergar February 9, 2021
Boston University Student Government voted on a bill regarding Senate positions, resolutions in support of library workers and free laundry in a Zoom meeting Monday night.
Boston University’s School of Law hosted a three-day virtual conference last week for scholars to discuss marijuana laws in the United States and the future of marijuana. VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP FILE

BU Law invites scholars to discuss marijuana law in US, plans for future

Yiran Yu November 19, 2020

As a source of many heated debates, marijuana legalization has been a controversial yet compelling topic in both academia and the general public. Boston University School of Law hosted a three-day...

In the letter, “A Call for BU to Dismantle Institutionalized White Supremacy Culture,” Boston University faculty, staff and students demand the University update some of its policies and put an end to the “white supremacy culture” at BU. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community urges University to update policies, eradicate “white supremacy culture”

Claire Williams September 13, 2020
BU’s unionized faculty, staff and students are demanding that BU overhaul some of its policies through the letter, “A Call for BU to Dismantle Institutionalized White Supremacy Culture.”
An empty bench on the Boston University Beach. Public health officials have emphasized the importance of social distancing in the wake of the coronavirus to prevent the virus’ spread and minimize the burden on the healthcare system. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professors and students explore the side effects of social distancing

Caroline DeHaven March 23, 2020
Social distancing in response to the coronavirus is a big change that each individual deals with differently. Some deal with the emotional challenge of being in isolation, but others are trying to take advantage of the newfound free time to help cope with the changes.
Boston University Libraries hosted their fourth “Wikipedia in the Classroom” workshop Thursday to educate faculty on how to incorporate Wikipedia into their courses. RYAN GREGORY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wikipedia in the Classroom encourages students to serve the public

Mita Kataria February 6, 2020
Years ago, students were always told not to use Wikipedia as a source when doing any type of research assignment in school. But that is beginning to change as users are learning how to edit Wikipedia pages, and professors are even implementing this process into their coursework.
BU Hub's inaugural slate of projects includes courses focused on contemporary education of the Jim Crow era, the promotion of Middle Eastern and South Asian languages and the ramifications of the consolidation of health care providers. PHOTO BY MEGHANA PATNANA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

First round of Cross-College Challenge projects come to BU

Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 4, 2018
This week, the Cross-College Challenge (XCC) course, part of the BU Hub curriculum, begins on Boston University’s campus.
The Yawkey Center for Student Services at BU. Some are advocating to rename nearby Yawkey Way in light of its namesake’s history of racism.  PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Concerns raised over Yawkey Center’s name as decision to rename Yawkey Way looms

Mike Reddy March 22, 2018
Efforts to rename Yawkey Way, a street along the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park, have raised questions at Boston University about whether the Yawkey Center for Student Services should also be renamed.
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