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On Friday, Boston University’s student-run radio station WTBU canceled its Mass Bail Fund Benefit Concert due to a recent controversy surrounding how the fund has used contributions. COURTESY OF WTBU

WTBU cancels benefit concert the day-of, following Mass Bail Fund controversy

Nathan Lederman August 8, 2020
BU’s student-run radio station WTBU decided Friday to cancel its benefit concert for the Massachusetts Bail Fund — scheduled for that night — after discovering how the organization had previously used financial contributions. 
Reporter Maria Zamudio speaks at an information session for the Pulitzer Center Global Health Reporting Fellowship at Boston University’s College of Communications Friday. COURTESY ANNE DONOHUE

Pulitzer Center Global Health Reporting Fellowship bridges the gap between public health and journalism

Geena Grant November 21, 2019
Over 20 students from the College of Communication and School of Public Health have taken part in a fully-funded international travel to report on global health issues since Boston University first partnered with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in 2011.
Boston University’s College of Communication, where the COM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee hosted its first student meeting on Tuesday night. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee hosts student forum

Mia Khatib October 1, 2019
The College of Communication Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee held its first student meeting Tuesday to discuss the future of DEI as a student-led organization and get student input on concerns regarding diversity, equity and inclusion in COM.

Robert Zelnick, former journalism department chair, dies at 79

Alex LaSalvia September 25, 2019
Robert Zelnick, an accomplished journalist and retired journalism professor at Boston University, died Monday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Room 338, pictured above, is the only remaining computer lab in Boston University’s College of Communication. HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM BYOD policy improves work mobility, decreases class efficiency

Daily Free Press Staff October 18, 2018
This year's College of Communication students are the first to experience the pros and cons of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy now in effect at COM.
The new studio for Boston University's student-run radio station WTBU is set to open in the fall, following the temporary relocation of the studio to the College of Communication's basement. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New WTBU studio set to open in fall

Noor Adatia July 27, 2017

The new studio for Boston University’s student-run radio station WTBU is set to open early this coming semester after the radio station's studio sustained considerable damages from a fire last...

A donation website was set up in an effort to rebuild the WTBU recording studio, which suffered $500,000 worth of damage Friday in a three-alarm fire. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

#SaveWTBU campaign to raise funds after COM fire

Weihua Li March 30, 2016

The Boston University student-run radio station WTBU launched the #SaveWTBU fundraising campaign Monday in an effort to rebuild the award-winning station’s workspace after a fire started in the studio...

Author and journalist Nicholas Kristof will speak about public health Thursday at the Tsai Performance Center. PHOTO BY WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/WIKIMEDIA

Panel to address media’s role in feeding global nutrition movement

Olivia Deng April 30, 2015

As children grow up, a lot can affect the people that they grow up to be. Most of that, though, depends on the sort of nutrition they receive as they do so. On Thursday, Boston University will host a...

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