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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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BU Spark! in the Center for Computing and Data Sciences. CEO of Black Tech Pipeline Pariss Chandler emphasized the value of Black representation in the tech industry during Spark!’s DEI in Tech Speaker Series on March 22. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

How the CEO of Black Tech Pipeline fosters inclusivity in tech

Akshun Gogia March 29, 2024
At a talk held on March 22 as part of Spark!’s DEI in Tech Speaker Series, Chandler discussed how she drew upon these experiences as her career progressed.
Yvonne Tang | Senior Graphic Artist

Asia caught in the middle: The urgent need for U.S.-China peace to secure regional stability | Beyond the Compass

Kevin Mani March 15, 2023
It's impossible not to notice that Asian countries outside China are stuck in a precarious position. Their allegiance will ultimately decide the outcome of this growing Cold War between the U.S. and China, and it is their choices that will mute tensions.
The Asia Consulting Network profile on LinkedIn. The newly formed club aims to improve access to career resources for international students from Asia if they return to their home countries after graduation. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New Asia Consulting Network at BU aims to support job searches abroad

Emily Pauls October 6, 2021
The ACN will host events next semester to promote BU as "target school" for international consulting firms.
School of Public Health

Experts in public health reflect on the pandemic and what our ‘next normal’ should be

Emily Pauls September 16, 2021
SPH hosts "The Next Normal" series, which focused on how global health can learn from COVID-19.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

A Room With A View: History is repeating itself, but we can break the cycle

Antonia Lehnert March 22, 2021
If we succeed in mastering history the right way, we will avoid reliving the tragedies of the past.
cabinet updates at a boston university student government meeting

StuGov updates on cabinet, Mental Health Committee, constitutional amendment in weekly meeting

Anna Vidergar March 16, 2021
Boston University Student Government received cabinet updates, confirmed a Mental Health Committee co-chair and discussed a potential amendment to the StuGov constitution that would change the definition of a BU college in a Zoom meeting Monday night.
International students at Boston University are hesitant to leave the city over Winter Intersession out of fears of being unable to return for the Spring semester. COURTESY OF DOMINIC WUNDERLICH VIA PIXABAY

International students contemplate risks of heading home this winter

Nathan Lederman December 6, 2020
From fears of losing their student visas over the summer to waking up in the middle of the night for classes halfway across the world, international students at BU have faced many challenges over the past few months.
Joel Herbert

Diamonds and Rust: Columbus — The Myth, the Monster, the Man

Joel Herbert October 8, 2020
Centralizing blame on Columbus for all of the terrible things that came in his wake shifts accountability away from whole governments of people who have, and continue to, commit error.
A recent report detailed the tendency for U.S. college students to contract diseases while studying abroad. ILLUSTRATION BY SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

International travel poses risk to students’ health

Avery Gound December 6, 2018
As students plan for their international adventures over break and for study abroad in the spring, they have more to concern themselves with than a budget and packing list.
Worldview: The obstacles facing a green revolution in Africa

Worldview: The obstacles facing a green revolution in Africa

David Damiano September 19, 2018

Beginning in the 1960s, much of Asia underwent dramatic agricultural transformation which saw enormous improvements in production and efficiencies, and subsequently helped pull millions of people out of...

GRAPHIC BY SHAUN ROBINSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU GDP Center research shows China’s waning project investments

Mike Reddy March 18, 2018
In 2013, China’s president proposed a project — the Belt and Road Initiative — aimed at promoting the economy, allocating resources and connecting countries in Asia, Europe and Africa.
Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Good things for the economy on the horizon

Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Good things for the economy on the horizon

Patrick Burke November 16, 2017

President Donald Trump just wrapped up his 12-day venture to various Asian countries where he worked to strengthen relationships and business deals alike. While his trip was met with scrutiny from both...

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