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BU AAUP recognized by national organization, begins reaching out to administration

Rin Velasco April 14, 2021
National recognition provides credibility as well as legal aid if the organization needs it.
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BU faculty form AAUP chapter, demand better representation

Juncheng Quan March 5, 2021
Boston University Associate Professor of Philosophy Daniel Star announced the creation of an American Association of University Professors chapter on campus in a tweet Saturday.
East to West: Mar. 5, 2021

East to West: Mar. 5, 2021

Jackson Machesky March 5, 2021

Good luck with midterms! Today on East to West, we cover plans for BU’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony, developments in the South Campus break-ins, the cancellation of the CGS Boston-London Program,...

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Ph.D. applications increase as departments face budget cuts

Olga Benacerraf March 4, 2021
Despite an uptick in Ph.D. applications for the Fall semester, some Boston University departments will be accepting fewer students due to budget cuts.
Some Boston University library employees will work partially in person during the Spring semester because their requests for full workplace accommodations were denied. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

BU library staff denied full workplace accommodations for Spring

Daily Free Press Staff December 17, 2020
Multiple BU library staff members have been denied full workplace accommodations and are required to work in person for a certain number of hours per week.
Some Boston University students and faculty are disappointed COVID-19 testing resources are not available to all members of the BU community. JACOB COLLING/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Faculty and students criticize testing policies, professor access to campus

Nick Kolev November 20, 2020
Despite BU's comprehensive COVID-19 testing policies this Fall, some BU community members are unable to reap the benefits of on-campus testing sites.
The Boston University community expressed dissatisfaction with the University’s Learn from Anywhere model in an informal survey conducted by the BU PhD Student Coalition. GRAPH BY BOSTON UNIVERSITY PHD STUDENT COALITION

Student-conducted survey shows majority of 71 respondents dissatisfied with LfA

Madhri Yehiya November 6, 2020
BU community members who participated in a September survey — which reached 79 respondents — expressed an overall dissatisfaction with the LfA model.
East to West: September 4, 2020

East to West: September 4, 2020

Justin Tang September 4, 2020

Join Justin Tang and Edward Sturm on this Friday, September 4, as we cover a BU professor’s open criticism of Boston University’s Learn from Anywhere model, students’ reports of missing items...

A sign on the door of Warren Towers showing ways that students can limit the spread of COVID-19. Professors at Boston University have criticized the University for not extending the flexibility of its Learn From Anywhere model to BU staff. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professors share experiences, openly critique LfA system

Cameron Morsberger September 2, 2020
Through the Learn from Anywhere model, students are given a choice to attend class virtually or on campus, but most professors do not have this option.
Will faculty be told if a student tests positive for COVID-19? BU says it's still not sure.

Will faculty be told if a student tests positive for COVID-19? BU says it’s still not sure.

Daily Free Press Staff August 14, 2020
Instructors who attended a Faculty Council meeting Tuesday said President Robert Brown made it clear faculty would not be informed when a student in one of their classes tests positive for COVID-19. But Boston University stated Friday the policy is ultimately not yet final.
Here’s why BU plans not to notify faculty when students test positive for COVID-19

Here’s why BU plans not to notify faculty when students test positive for COVID-19

Chloe Liu August 13, 2020
NOTICE: We published this article Thursday evening. We removed it temporarily to confirm more sources before publishing.
Following the announcement at American University in early September and at Cornell University on Oct. 8 that trigger warnings will not be allowed in classrooms, many have questioned what will happen at Boston University. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to update ventilation systems in some buildings as part of COVID-19 preparations

Julia Ermi August 5, 2020
In another move to address COVID-19 concerns on BU’s campus, BU Facilities Management and Operations Staff is working to improve mechanical heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems — referred to as HVAC — in the 120 buildings on campus that have them. 
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