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Director of Communications for Enrolled Students Alexandra Bellerose speaks at a BU Student Government meeting on Oct. 21. StuGov addressed three funding requests and featured BU President Melissa Gilliam as a guest speaker during its meeting on Monday. JOHN DOWNES/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

StuGov approves two funding requests, denies another, invites guest speaker President Gilliam

Amil Coutinho Amado November 6, 2024
Boston University Student Government approves two funding requests, denied one funding request and spoke with BU President Melissa Gilliam at their meeting on Monday, Nov. 4.
The Howard Thurman Center in the basement of the George Sherman Union. The space will be repurposed once the HTC is relocated to 808 Commonwealth Ave. CHRISTOPHER GOUGH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community competes for old HTC space

Melissa Ellin December 5, 2019
The future of the current Howard Thurman Center space is up in the air as the HTC Space Repurposing Committee analyzes 11 proposals regarding how to use the space once the HTC officially moves to 808 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston artist Mick Beth performs on Friday night at the National Coming Out Day event hosted at BU Central in the George Sherman Union. CHIKA OKOYE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU LGBTQ groups host National Coming Out Day Celebration

Anna Facciola October 15, 2019
National Coming Out gave way to celebration Friday night in BU Central where attendees gathered to enjoy food, performances from LGBTQ Boston-based vocalists and a drag show.
EDITORIAL: Tampons in all bathrooms a step toward intersectionality

EDITORIAL: Tampons in all bathrooms a step toward intersectionality

Editors September 11, 2016

Menstruation: it’s sort of the elephant in the room for many, with a definite presence but little to no acknowledgement, despite its regularity. Brown University is attempting to change that in a big...

Kymbeerly Irizarry (SHA and CAS '17) (right) speaks during “Sexual Assault at BU: Come Discuss the Letter to the Editor” at the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism Wednesday. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students organize to prompt university administration to address sexual violence

Keela Sweeney April 30, 2015

In response to a Letter to the Editor published in The Daily Free Press Tuesday, the Boston University Feminist Collective (FEMCO) hosted a town hall meeting Wednesday night to address the ways the...

Zohar Fuller, outreach worker and advocate for the Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Health, speaks to students at “Sexual Assault in Queer and Trans Communities” Monday at the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sexual assault, resources for LGBTQ community addressed in presentation

Ellen Cranley April 7, 2015

The Queer Activist Collective and Trans* Listening Circle at Boston University hosted a presentation Monday to raise awareness about sexual assault in the lesbian, gay, transgender and queer community. Zohar...

Boston University’s Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore and Title IX Coordinator Kim Randall speak during a question-and-answer session in the College of Arts and Sciences Thursday. PHOTO BY MARY SCHLICHTE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Case reporting, support highlighted in Title IX policy panel

Amanda Burke March 27, 2015

Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore and Title IX coordinator Kim Randall spoke about resources and disciplinary process to address sexual misconduct at a Thursday panel presentation hosted...

The Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism at Boston University launched This is Not OK Boston this month to increase efforts to prevent sexual assault. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CGSA launches website, partners with other schools to address sexual assault

Jessica Dorfan January 21, 2015

Boston University’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism launched a website Jan. 13 called This Is Not OK, a collaborative movement with other area schools that aims to provide a network for...

Boston University administration announced plans to introduce online sexual misconduct training through a portal on Blackboard Learn for faculty, staff and students on Friday.  PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU announces sexual misconduct education program for faculty, staff, students

Gabriela Arriaga November 25, 2014

With the U.S. Department of Education’s ongoing investigation of Boston University for mishandling sexual assault complaints, BU administrators officially released an online education program about...

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, seen here with Boston University President Robert Brown, ensures that new rules will be put into place to deal with sexual assault on college campuses. PHOTO BY FALON MORAN/DFP FILE PHOTO

Federal rules to promote campus safety, security

Sara Boutorabi October 22, 2014

The U.S. Department of Education published a federal rule Monday, implementing changes to the Jeanne Clery Act to promote safety and security on college campuses regarding sexual assault, dating violence,...

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