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Students protest outside of Boston University President Robert Brown's office following the announcement of the closure the African Presidential Center. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DFP FILE PHOTO

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Campus news coverage preview

J.D. Capelouto June 10, 2015

The 2014-15 Boston University school year was one marked by intense inquiry. Following a year of significant change, student and faculty brought their voices to the forefront, assessed BU as a whole and,...

African Presidential Center director looks into reasons behind closing

Navraj Narula May 16, 2015

Charles Stith, the director of Boston University’s African Presidential Center and the former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania, held a press conference Friday to explore the reasons behind the center’s...

Noor Toraif (CAS '16), Amina Egal (CGS '17) and Kimberly Barzola (CAS '17) lead “Town Hall: Fight for the African Presidential Center,” a meeting to discuss the closing of the center, Monday at the Boston University Photonics Center. PHOTO BY WILLA RUSOWICZ-ORAZEM/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students speak out against African Presidential Center closure

Mina Corpuz April 28, 2015

[mediagrid cat="20590"] Boston University students gathered Monday night at a town hall meeting hosted by the People of Color Coalition to address the closure of the African Presidential Archives and...

EDITORIAL: BU's diversity could use a boost

EDITORIAL: BU’s diversity could use a boost

Editors April 27, 2015

The report card on diversity representation in Boston-area schools is in, and Boston University is pretty much failing. While the number of international students at all of the major Boston-area colleges...

Boston University’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center is set to close in June, a decision which not all members of the community support. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Administration, leaders differ on African Presidential Center closing

J.D. Capelouto April 22, 2015

Boston University’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center will close on June 30, but several leaders of the center are questioning the true reasons behind the closing. The APARC enhances...

Former Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis speaks at a press conference in 2013. Davis is calling for stronger domestic intelligence gathering. PHOTO BY MICHAEL CUMMO/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Report pushes for increased domestic counterterrorism measures

Gabriela Arriaga February 5, 2015

In the wake of the January shooting at the office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the beginning of the trial for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a report compiled by...

Former Kenyan prime minister pays visit to BU

Daily Free Press Admin October 28, 2013

Former Prime Minister of Kenya Raila Odinga addressed members of the Boston University community Thursday about the current state of affairs in Africa, describing a troubling present but optimistic future. “I’m...

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