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“9to5: The Story of a Movement,” a documentary focused on women’s activism in the 1970s, screened Wednesday and Thursday in Emerson College’s Bright Lights Film Series. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Activists talk origins of women’s movement in ’70s Boston after doc screening

Molly Farrar February 1, 2021
The 2020 documentary “9to5: The Story of a Movement" — directed by Oscar-winning duo Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar — highlighted the '70s women's movement in Boston where secretaries from across the city protested against unfair wages, sexual harassment and inequalities in the workplace.
“Lobster War: The Fight Over the World’s Richest Fishing Grounds,” directed by Pulitzer Prize winner David Abel, dives into the territorial conflict between Canadian and American lobster fishermen. COURTESY OF DAVID ABEL

WBUR to screen award-winning documentary ‘Lobster War’

Erin Tsang February 28, 2019
WBUR’s CitySpace, will host a screening of the award-winning, feature-length documentary, “Lobster War: The Fight Over the World’s Richest Fishing Grounds.” The film depicts the territorial conflict between Canada and America in which both countries lay claim to Machias Seal Island and the lobster-rich waters around it.
Off-campus housing in Allston. Boston University held an Off-Campus Housing Fair on Feb. 13 featuring local realtors, representatives from the City and other experts to help students conduct their housing search. KATIE GODERE/ DFP FILE

Search is on for next year’s off-campus housing

Julia Maruca February 19, 2019
BU’s Off-Campus Housing Fair was held from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Back Court of the George Sherman Union Feb. 13. Tables from Harvard Ave Realty and OffCampusCribs, among others, were present at the fair.
The Communications Immersion Program, a program at BU that aids in connecting Chinese students with their peers through an online portal is now expanding to reach all international students. ILLUSTRATION BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Online communication program to expand, adjust international students

Caroline Hitesman January 28, 2016

Boston University’s College of Communication will expand its Communications Immersion Program this year to help accepted international students in the COM graduate program adjust to American classrooms,...

David Carr talks about the future of media at panel at Boston University Oct. 20. PHOTO BY SARAH FISHER/DFP FILE PHOTO

David Carr, BU professor, New York Times columnist, dies at 58

Mina Corpuz February 13, 2015

David Carr, a columnist at The New York Times who covered business, culture and government in his Media Equation column and a professor in Boston University’s College of Communication, died Thursday...

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