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Kimberly Atkins, a journalist for WBUR and alumna of Boston University’s College of Communication, spoke at a virtual panel hosted by COM on Wednesday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts.” LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pandemic tosses new curveballs to journalists covering election

Caroline Bowden November 4, 2020
A panel of BU alumni and journalists offered insight into the historic nature of presidential election coverage in a virtual panel Saturday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts."
Boston University will store all class video recordings from the Spring, Summer and Fall semesters, according to a Thursday email sent by Provost Jean Morrison to faculty. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to preserve class recordings for potential use in lawsuits

Sarah Readdean September 15, 2020
All class video recordings from the Spring, Summer and Fall semesters will be temporarily stored by BU for use, if necessary, in legal proceedings.
On May 15, Boston University released the first phase of its plan to reopen in the Fall. Phase one provides resources and information to help ensure a safe return to on-campus work for select faculty and staff. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU releases phase one of its reopening plan for Fall

Shannon Damiano May 19, 2020
As colleges across the nation are shrouded in uncertainty over how to proceed in the Fall, BU is among those that have demonstrated a commitment to returning its students to campus.
Boston University develops a pilot program for online class evaluations. PHOTO BY LILIAN LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

End-of-semester course evaluations go digital

Sarika Ram December 10, 2017

The Boston University provost-appointed Task Force on Evaluating Teaching initiated an expanded pilot program for online course evaluations — in lieu of paper evaluations — in several BU schools...

Harvard University’s daily student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Report finds some students newspapers, journalism advisers face unfair censorship

Nathan Bindseil December 8, 2016

Administrative censorship of student newspapers is on the rise, according to a report released Dec. 1 by the American Association of University Professors. Journalism professors and student journalists...

David Carr talks about the future of media at panel at Boston University Oct. 20. PHOTO BY SARAH FISHER/DFP FILE PHOTO

David Carr, BU professor, New York Times columnist, dies at 58

Mina Corpuz February 13, 2015

David Carr, a columnist at The New York Times who covered business, culture and government in his Media Equation column and a professor in Boston University’s College of Communication, died Thursday...

A Thursday report by the National Survey of Student Engagement said that college selectivity or competitiveness does not have a large effect on students’ academic experiences. PHOTO VIA COLLEGEDEGREES360

College selectivity does not correlate with academic experience, study finds

Esha Deshmukh November 24, 2014

Students can have a strong academic experience at their college or university despite the selectivity ranking of the school, according to a Thursday report by the National Survey of Student Engagement...

BU’s political climate calm compared to decades past

Daily Free Press Admin November 7, 2012

Boston University’s campus, buzzing with political activity as the election season comes to a close, is no stranger to involvement in the nation’s political scene. Professor Chris Daly, a College...

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