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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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A LinkedIn Post from Dr. Raul Fernandez, a senior lecturer at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. Fernandez resigned from the University’s Learn More Series April 15 in response to changes in BU’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

‘It felt wrong to continue’: BU professor resigns from program amid DEI program changes

By Samantha Genzer, Managing Co-Editor May 2, 2025
Boston University professor announces his resignation from a University program, due to diversity, equity and inclusion program cuts.
An open letter in support of healthcare access for immigrants. The letter has more than 400 signatures and condemns the Trump administration’s reversal of a policy that designated healthcare facilities as locations to be avoided in immigration enforcement.

More than 400 Massachusetts healthcare workers sign letter to defend care for immigrants

By Truman Dickerson, City Co-Editor April 16, 2025
More than 400 Massachusetts healthcare workers signed an open letter April 16 addressed to hospitals and health systems in the state, calling for them to defend healthcare for immigrants.
The front page of the Public Schools of Brookline website. In a U.S. Department of Education letter sent on April 3, states were told they risked losing federal funding for educational institutions that use DEI programs under the justification that they violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Massachusetts reaffirms commitment to DEI in K-12 schools despite Trump administration’s threat to revoke funding

By Emma Clement, Graphics Editor & Layout Co-Editor April 11, 2025
In an April 3 U.S. Department of Education letter, states were given 10 days to slash all DEI programs in K-12 schools or risk losing federal funding under the justification that DEI programs violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. On April 8, an extension until April 24 was granted.
The Archaeology Department in Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Graduate students in the Anthropology and Archaeology departments of the BU College of Arts and Sciences allege the University is violating two articles in the SEIU Local 509 contract ratified Oct. 16, 2024. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Archaeology, anthropology graduate students allege union contract violations, program funding, future uncertain

By Avery Fox April 10, 2025
Alleged funding cuts to the Anthropology and Archaeology departments at Boston University, raise graduate student concerns over union contract.
Harvard University Massachusetts Hall. Harvard and Yale University have dismissed several faculty members because of controversy related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. JENNY CHEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Harvard faculty terminations evoke unease, conversation

By Phoebe Miller April 8, 2025
Harvard University dismissed two faculty members of its Center for Middle Eastern Studies in March after the CMES faced accusations of ideological bias and antisemitism regarding teaching on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
‘Not In Our Name’ letter. More than 3,000 Jewish professors, university staff and students nationwide signed this letter that criticizes the federal suppression of free speech under the guise of combating antisemitism. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Not In Our Name’: Jewish professors, students, university staff denounce the weaponization of antisemitism against pro-Palestinian advocacy

By Julia Hendler April 2, 2025
Thousands of Jewish professors, university staff and students around the country signed a letter condemning the federal government for using antisemitism and a guise to prosecute pro-Palestinian advocacy.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Unpacking Trump’s revival of the Alien Enemies Act | Identity Unveiled

By Rebecca Peng March 27, 2025
When fundamental civil rights are violated, can America still claim to be the land of “justice for all?”
United States Passport. The “Trump 2.0 Travel Ban” was announced on March 14, which expands on Trump’s original 2017 executive order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘I just miss my family’: Trump administration’s proposed travel ban induces anxiety, fear for international students

By Truman Dickerson, City Co-Editor March 26, 2025
As graduation approaches this spring, a Boston University senior from Myanmar had hoped her mom — whom she hasn’t seen in two years — could travel to the United States to watch her receive her diploma.
Fulbright Scholar Gabriel Calistro. Thousands of students were left uncertain about receiving Fulbright scholarship funding after the Trump administration announced it would cut state department funding for abroad programs. COURTESY OF GABRIEL CALISTRO

Fulbright funding suspension raises uncertainty for scholars abroad

By Sam Mandala March 21, 2025
Federal cuts to scholarships like the Fulbright Program have left students currently abroad and future grantees, uncertain.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Reimagining Hollywood: The rise of indie film

By Isabella Laikin March 21, 2025
For all of us who hold a camera with trembling hands and a story in our hearts, the rising prominence of indie films and the support of groundbreaking production companies underscore that making a difference, one heartfelt story at a time, is not just possible but essential.
Boston University LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center. Boston was officially designated a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community March 12. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston City Council declares city a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ community

By Samantha Genzer, Managing Co-Editor March 19, 2025
Boston’s City Council voted 12-1 at a meeting March 12 to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender individuals and the wider LGBTQ+ community.
A Target store in Fenway. Groups of activists and faith leaders committed to a 40-day boycott against the chain. JERRY SHI/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

A Lenten fast for justice: Target faces 40-day boycott over DEI rollbacks

By Samantha Genzer, Managing Co-Editor March 7, 2025
A 40-day consumer boycott on Target began Wednesday, led by activists and faith leaders in response to the company’s recent shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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