In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank crash, the future of the affordable housing market in Boston remains uncertain. The recent crash marks the second-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
It is important to acknowledge that Boston’s nightlife — just as any social structure dominating public life — is regulated by systemic racism that prevents everyone from having equal access to a care-free night.
Approaching the year anniversary of the shutdown, immigrant-owned businesses in Boston reflect on challenges securing loans and staying afloat through unprecedented economic hardship.
After almost a year of living under pandemic restrictions, experiencing a record drop in employment and witnessing an increase in mental health problems as a result, a minimum wage raise to $15 an hour, or higher, is more crucial now than ever before.
On this week’s episode of East to West, we discuss the fate of the Citgo sign, a decline in history majors, student debt at BU, environmental justice and Amazon facing a lawsuit from six former employees.
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Boston University has done it again — a “small” annual increase of 3.4 percent in...
Boston University President Robert Brown announced an overall 3.4 percent increase in the cost of tuition for the 2016-17 academic year in an email sent to BU students on Friday. This includes a 3.7 percent...
The U.S. Department of Education announced two new sets of regulations Tuesday aimed at helping borrowers pay off their student loans.
The regulations will give students more freedom in choosing how...
As students take out loans to fund their education, more are reporting feeling stressed and unprepared to deal with a lack of financial management skills or planning, a study released April 2 found.
The...
A report by The Project on Student Debt released Wednesday found student debt varies by college and state, and many of the high-debt private colleges, such as Boston University, are concentrated in the...
