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Nathan Philips, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Earth and Environment, and Alice Arena hold signs at Philips’ demonstration at Marsh Plaza March 5. Philips regularly uses his office window on the fourth floor of BU’s College of Arts and Sciences to display political messages to passersby along Commonwealth Avenue. PHOTO BY PHOEBE MILLER

‘Say his name’: BU faculty, graduate workers reflect on University responses to political speech

By Lauren Albano, Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2025
With the recent executive crackdown on universities for pro-Palestine activism, the incident with Phillips’ signage sparked dialogue among BU faculty and students over administrative responses to free speech on campus.
Members of the BUGWU strike gather outside CDS on Monday. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: First week of graduate workers strike commences

The Boston University Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU) began striking on Monday for better wages and improved healthcare benefits. The union began the strike with a rally on Marsh Plaza at noon on Monday,...

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Grad workers win election to unionize

By Kajsa Kedefors December 9, 2022
Boston University graduate student workers celebrated a sweeping win at the election polls Dec. 7, with 98% of 1,442 voters electing to unionize with Service Employees International Union Local 509.
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