Boston University’s LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center put a pride flag on the roof of the Howard Thurman Center April 7, one day after BU President Melissa Gilliam announced a temporary pause in the University’s removal of outward-facing signs and apologized to BU’s LGBTQIA+ community in a campus-wide email.  Katy Collins, director of the LGBTQIA+ center, said prior to the center’s opening in 2024, BU regularly flew pride flags in June to celebrate National Pride Month. Since then, it has also been done in April to correspond with the center’s Pride in April programming. 

Boston University received a record-breaking $5.1 million in donations during its 12th annual “Giving Day,” beating its previous record of $4.5 million last year. BU held the 24-hour fundraising drive April 8, and received money from more than 13,100 donors. 

In a town hall event Monday, Boston University President Melissa Gilliam said the ban on outward-facing signage is a “decades-old policy” but acknowledged that “tensions and concerns have amplified” enough to warrant a change. The University is committed to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, she said.