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‘Not In Our Name’ letter. More than 3,000 Jewish professors, university staff and students nationwide signed this letter that criticizes the federal suppression of free speech under the guise of combating antisemitism. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Not In Our Name’: Jewish professors, students, university staff denounce the weaponization of antisemitism against pro-Palestinian advocacy

Julia Hendler April 2, 2025
Thousands of Jewish professors, university staff and students around the country signed a letter condemning the federal government for using antisemitism and a guise to prosecute pro-Palestinian advocacy.

Boston, Chelsea, Somerville defend sanctuary city policies amid increased ICE activity

Emma Clement February 28, 2025
Amid tension between the City of Boston and White House Border Czar Tom Homan, Massachusetts cities Chelsea and Somerville filed lawsuits Monday against the Trump administration for attempting to defund police departments over sanctuary city policies.
U.S. Department of Education website. Boston University students and faculty are split over the impacts the University community may face if an executive order to dismantle the United States Department of Education is passed. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU community assesses impact of pending Trump order to abolish Education Department

Lauren Albano February 13, 2025
Boston University students and faculty are split over impacts the University community may face if an executive order to dismantle the United States Department of Education is passed.
The Boston University International Students and Scholars Office. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20 to revoke birthright citizenship, prompting lawsuits by Boston-based legal organizations and concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump’s attempt to rescind birthright citizenship sparks worry, lawsuits, ICE raids

Truman Dickerson January 30, 2025
Three days after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, Kimberley Gilbert, an English immigrant who lives in Weymouth, began sending her eight-year-old daughter to school with her birth certificate.
A banner in the Boston University Diversity and Inclusion office. According to a campaign video last year, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from universities. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump education agenda to target DEI, affecting Boston-area universities

Megan Amato December 6, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to reform higher education are sparking concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion at Boston-area universities.
(From left) Suraj Nellore, Illiana Arroyo, Jason Wexler and Devin Hirsch display their $50 thousand prize won at the Business Sustainability Case Competition at the Questrom School of Business on Nov. 18. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVE GREEN

BU students win $50,000 in Questrom sustainability competition

Sophie Lewis November 30, 2023
Four Boston University students won the second annual Questrom School of Business $50K Sustainability Case Competition on Nov. 18.
"Driving While Black" presentation at BU Law School

‘Driving While Black’: Law professor discusses ‘racial territoriality’ and racism on America’s roads

Daily Free Press Staff February 17, 2022
Jamila Jefferson-Jones discussed her paper “Driving While Black” as “Living While Black,” as part of a speaker series from BU School of Law.
The Racial Muslim, book by Sahar Aziz

Visiting law professor discusses new book focused on the racialization of immigrant Muslims in American society

Gabriela A. Lopez Gomes September 29, 2021
Sahar Aziz's first book discusses the Muslim identity in the United States post-9/11.
apartment building in Brookline

BU Public Health officials advocate for student tenant rights

Daily Free Press Staff September 10, 2021
Housing activists inform student tenants of their rights in hybrid meeting Thursday.
BU Class of 2021 student commencement speaker Archelle Thelemaque

COM graduating senior Archelle Thelemaque delivers student commencement speech

Emily Stevenson May 18, 2021
Thelemaque's address was chosen out of dozens of submissions for Sunday's in-person ceremony.
boston university college democrats spring panel

BU College Democrats hold annual Spring panel, discuss activism

Vanessa Bartlett April 16, 2021
Faculty and activists discussed the experiences and challenges faced when organizing for change.
The liberator abolitionist newspaper

BU Center for Antiracist Research partners with The Boston Globe in new anti-racist publication

Yiran Yu March 25, 2021
“The Emancipator,” a multimedia site set to launch this summer, seeks to focus on racial justice.
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