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Boston University Student Government’s open letter Instagram post. StuGov posted an open letter to its Instagram page on Friday discussing concerns about the 6% drop in admissions rate for Black students. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU refuses to publish open letter from StuGov about Black student enrollment dropping

Megan Amato November 5, 2024
The Boston University Student Government released an open letter about the drop in Black student admissions at the University.
888 Commonwealth Avenue, which is where the Equal Opportunity Office is located. College of Communication professor Tinker Ready is no longer employed by Boston University, following an investigation, which found that she violated the EOO’s Prohibition on Retaliation Policy. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

COM professor formerly on paid leave, no longer teaching at BU

Crystal Yormick October 11, 2024
College of Communication professor Tinker Ready no longer works at Boston University, following an investigation by the Equal Opportunity Office. The investigation, which was updated and shared with Ready in May, found that she violated the EOO’s Prohibition on Retaliation Policy, according to documents obtained by The Daily Free Press. 
Boston University’s 11th President, Melissa Gilliam. Gilliam stated it is important for her to work with student leaders on campus, including those from the BU Graduate Workers Union and ResLife Unions. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

New BU president pushes for unity, progress ahead of inauguration

Kayla Baltazar September 13, 2024
BU's new president, Melissa Gilliam, sets goals for the future of the University.
An email from BU Financial Assistance from August thanking students for their patience amid the delayed financial aid statement releases. Changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form have caused students and parents concern over the delay of financial aid awards. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Delays in financial aid processing raise concerns among BU community

Madyline Swearing September 12, 2024
Delays in BU financial aid decisions have been raising concerns for both parents and students.
Domino’s Pizza on Park Drive. BU Dining Services discontinued the use of dining and convenience points at Domino’s in South Campus due to declining usage. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Domino’s delivery no longer accepting meal points from BU students

Megan Amato September 10, 2024
Boston University students will no longer be able to use dining or convenience points to order Domino's Pizza delivery services.
Members of the Boston University graduate, residence life and adjunct faculty unions march down Commonwealth Avenue on Friday. The unions came together in a show of solidarity to express their respective demands. CORINNE DAVIDSON/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston University student workers hold three-union rally

Sophia Spiegel October 22, 2023
Three BU unions — BU ResLife Union, BU Graduate Workers Union and BU Part-Time Faculty — rallied at the George Sherman Union on Oct. 20 about their recent ratified bargaining demands and marched to 1 Silber Way to deliver their demands to University administrators.
Boston University's Young Democratic Socialists of America

YDSA stages sit-in protest for free laundry at BU administration’s Student Leaders Conversation Series

Nick Kolev April 22, 2021
The organization said its demands continue to be ignored after many meetings with administration.
Michelle Prario was one of 1,285 students who received their early decision acceptances from Boston University last week. COURTESY OF MICHELLE PRARIO

Class of 2025 receives Early Decision acceptances, remains optimistic despite pandemic

Lily Kepner December 23, 2020
Despite being restricted from official in-person visits, tours and information sessions for the last nine months, 1,285 applicants became BU terriers last week when accepted in the university's first Early Decision round.
Simmons College in Boston. Some former Wheelock students are transitioning to Simmons rather than Boston University, but will be living on BU’s campus. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wheelock social work undergrads to attend Simmons College, live at BU

Kiran Galani April 25, 2018
As a result of the scheduled June 1 merger between Boston University and Wheelock College, more than 100 current Wheelock students will be moving to the Charles River Campus. Some of these students, those looking to complete a Bachelor of Social Work degree, will become Simmons College students despite living on BU’s campus.
The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition expresses upset at President Donald Trump’s move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. PHOTO COURTESY PRESS OFFICE OF MAYOR WALSH

Boston community stands to defend Dreamers

Shannon Larson September 8, 2017

  This past Tuesday, the Trump administration announced its intention to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, pressing elected officials and local citizens to denounce the...

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Boston University spokesman Colin Riley