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Final Climate Action Plan approved by BU’s Board of Trustees

Daily Free Press Staff December 11, 2017

The Boston University Board of Trustees approved a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as well as increase weather resilient infrastructure university-wide on Thursday. The final version of the Climate...

A member of the Boston University Graduate Student Union speaks at a rally against sexual assault following allegations against BU professor David Marchant. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU concludes professor sexually harassed female research students in Antarctica

Alana Levene November 19, 2017

By Elise Takahama and Alana Levene Boston University’s Office of Equal Opportunity concluded that geology professor David Marchant — who has been accused of multiple counts of sexual harassment...

Questrom School of Business dean Kenneth Freeman announces Wednesday evening that he's stepping down from his position in June 2018. PHOTO BY ELISE TAKAHAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Freeman leaves Questrom dean position after 8 years

Daily Free Press Staff November 16, 2017

By: Elise Takahama and Lexi Peery Questrom School of Business Dean Kenneth Freeman announced Wednesday evening that he's stepping down from his position in June 2018, marking the end of a nearly...

Boston University’s PRLab partners with Goodwill and produces DIY Halloween costume videos featuring clothes from Goodwill. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD

College students are trailblazers in move to rebrand ‘secondhand’

Isabel Owens November 3, 2017

College students are tossing out secondhand stigmas associated with thrifting, and leading the move to make recycled clothing more appealing. These trendsetters — from public relations students to...

School of Law Dean Maureen O'Rourke will step down from her position after 14 years. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

School of Law dean to step down at end of year

Alana Levene October 24, 2017

Boston University School of Law Dean Maureen O’Rourke will step down from her post at the end of the 2017-18 academic year after 14 years of leading the law school. O’Rourke — who joined the...

The BU Graduate Workers Union hosts "Speakout and Rally Against Sexual Harassment in Higher Ed" Wednesday evening at the Metcalf Science Center Plaza. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Department chair under investigation for sexual harassment

Mugdha Gurram October 12, 2017

A number of female Boston University graduates have accused earth and environment department chair David Marchant of sexually harassing them during research trips to Antarctica. After the first allegations...

Researches at Boston University's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center discover biomarkers that could possibly indicate CTE in living patients.

BU researchers find possible indicator of CTE in living patients

Alana Levene September 27, 2017

The Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center moved one critical step closer to detecting the neurodegenerative disease — which has previously only been studied through post-mortem...

Apartment facade collapses in Brookline, displacing BU students

Apartment facade collapses in Brookline, displacing BU students

Amanda Kaufman September 15, 2017

The facade of an apartment building in Brookline collapsed into the building’s entryway early Friday afternoon, displacing several BU students. The Brookline Police Department confirmed there were...

Natalie McKnight, dean of the College of General Studies, says that CGS will remove its September program over the next two years, requiring all of its first-year students to start school in their spring semester and then study abroad in London during a six-week summer semester. PHOTO BY JACKIE O’BRIEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CGS to phase out fall enrollment, start all first-year students in spring London program

Alana Levene September 13, 2017

The College of General Studies will begin phasing out fall enrollment and starting all first-year CGS students in the spring semester, said CGS Dean Natalie McKnight. The decision to start all CGS...

Life Alive plans to open Jan. 2018, replacing the Panera in Boston University's West Campus. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Organic, vegetarian Life Alive cafe plans January opening in West Campus

Alana Levene September 10, 2017

Life Alive Urban Oasis and Organic Cafe, a Boston-based organic and vegetarian cafe, will be opening its fourth location in January at 888 Commonwealth Ave., said the chain’s Cambridge General Manager...

Created by Boston University freshmen Jessica Phillips and Alec Chan, BU Underground is a Facebook group for content creators to share and support each other's work. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU freshmen create Facebook group for content creators

Noor Adatia September 8, 2017

In less than 10 days, BU Underground, a closed Facebook group for students to share and collaborate on artistic projects, has webbed in hundreds of artistic BU students interested in the commitment-free...

BU to merge with Wheelock College

BU to merge with Wheelock College

Alana Levene August 29, 2017

Boston University and Boston-based Wheelock College have begun formal discussions about merging the two schools, according to BU spokesperson Colin Riley. Both schools have issued statements regarding...

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