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The Daily Free Press

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Visions of Freedom, a zine created by students in Assistant Professor Ianna Hawkin Owen’s Direct Action and African American Literature course, aims to support the BIPOC community by featuring the work of Black artists. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Busywork be gone: new professor adds activism to introductory class

Chloe McKim Jepsen December 3, 2020
The new CAS seminar “Direct Action and African American Literature” differs from a typical class structure by having students design a project that supports communities of color, in line with what assistant professor Ianna Hawkins Owen said is the course theme: “Black direct action over time.”
The Undergraduate English Literature Association at Boston University is advocating for more diversity among faculty and coursework in the English department. KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DFP FILE

English students petition for more diversity in curriculum, hiring

Nick Kolev October 27, 2020
Unddklkdfs English department, according to a petition sent to English students Wednesday and shared among department heads Friday.
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