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Senate, House differ in sexual misconduct policies

Camille Fowler November 30, 2017

Although the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives fall under the same roof — that of the State House — they differ in the methods they use to combat sexual harassment in the political...

The Hechinger Report releases an article detailing a disparity among students with disabilities that receive college degrees. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students with disabilities face dismal graduation rates, but not at BU

Camille Fowler November 14, 2017

A recent report found that about two-thirds of students with disabilities who attend a four-year college do not graduate within eight years — a trend that Boston University has attempted to remedy...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh plans to extend his slow streets program to Chinatown, enforcing lower speed limits and installing speed bumps. PHOTO

City cracks down on speeding cars in residential areas

Camille Fowler November 7, 2017

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the City’s first implementation of the Neighborhood Slow Streets Program in the Boston neighborhood of Stonybrook on Wednesday as part of the City’s Go Boston...

The School of Education hosts a town hall for SED students to discuss the BU-Wheelock merger Thursday night.  PHOTO BY YVETTE LOPEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SED hosts town hall meeting, addresses Wheelock merger

Camille Fowler November 2, 2017

The Boston University School of Education hosted a town hall meeting Thursday evening to give a voice to SED students who have questions or concerns regarding the recently-announced merger between...

Dennis Carlberg sits at the Climate Action Plan Public Forum Tuesday night at the Boston University Photonics Center. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Climate Action Plan Task Force holds second public forum

Camille Fowler October 25, 2017

The Boston University Climate Action Plan Task Force held its second public forum Tuesday evening, and at it presented an opportunity for the BU community and task force members to discuss the university’s...

UROP selects new director John Celenza

Camille Fowler October 18, 2017

John Celenza, a biology professor and molecular genetics researcher at Boston University, is stepping into his new role as director of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, succeeding Paul...

Seth Blumenthal is one of the Boston University lecturers involved in negotiating a contract with Boston University administration granting higher wages and better job security to lecturers. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU reaches agreement with lecturers granting working condition improvements

Camille Fowler October 5, 2017

After over a year of negotiations and threats of a lecturers’ strike, the Boston University administration reached their first-ever agreement with about 250 members of SEIU Local 509 on Friday. Katherine...

Following a low voter turnout in the Boston mayoral preliminary election, the City Council Special Committee on civil rights hears a docket addressing voter registration issues at Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Thursday night. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Civil rights committee discusses restrictive voter registration laws

Camille Fowler September 29, 2017

The Boston City Council held a public hearing on Boston University’s campus regarding voter registration — with the council’s Special Committee on Civil Rights deeming Massachusetts laws as too...

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