Reports of a United States Department of Homeland Security officer on Boston University’s campus Thursday afternoon, which coincided with a planned student-led walkout calling for BU to designate itself as a sanctuary campus, intensified concerns over Immigration and Customs Enforcement on campus.
At Boston University, a hot spot for pro-Israel and pro-Palestine student activism, the events at Columbia have raised pressing questions around student protesters’ First Amendment protections and the response of University authorities to federal orders.
The United States Department of Education announced in a Feb. 14 letter that schools had until Feb. 28 to cease all efforts considering race in decisions pertaining to scholarships, hiring, administrative support and more, threatening a potential loss of federal funding to institutions that do not comply.
Boston University Student Government President Akwasi Antwi attempted to publish an Open Letter to the entire University about the drop in Black student admissions, but his attempts were rejected multiple times.
The Department of Education released the newly modified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in December 2023, and Boston University students are worried about the changes and how it will effect their aid.
The Presidential Search Committee and the Board of Trustees included students in the selection process of Boston University’s 11th president, Melissa Gilliam.
Fight 2 BU, re-elected to serve on the 2023-24 Boston University Student Government executive board, hopes to bring knowledge, legitimacy and continuity into their second year, aiming to fulfill high expectations set by their freshman term.
