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Finding clarity within yourself amidst the chaos

Nino Machavariani March 24, 2025
However, I’ve grown to lean on my ability to sit down and do the work, and that’s the key — to make life feel a little easier, you have to build trust with yourself through habits, hobbies and moments that make you feel safe and loved.
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EDITORIAL: Journalists don’t need to go to college to study journalism, but it provides an advantage

Editors March 1, 2021
Should journalists go to college? The answer is: maybe. It’s an individual choice, but there will unfortunately always be an advantage to higher education.
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a panel Tuesday to encourage students to incorporate human rights into their career paths. COLE SCHONEMAN/ DFP FILE

Int’l relations professionals share how to break into human rights work

Caroline Bowden November 12, 2020

As public health, migration and climate crises persist around the globe, younger generations, including current college students, will soon take on the burden of these issues. A panel of experts...

Damariz Itzel Posadas Aparicio, a Master of Theological Studies candidate at Boston University’s School of Theology and recipient of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals or “DACA” program, spoke at a virtual panel on Tuesday hosted by the Latin American Studies Department on immigration reform. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professors host ‘DACA’ panel, call for immigration reform

Yiran Yu November 2, 2020
Millions of Americans will have decided the next president by Tuesday night, and in an election as heavily contested as this year’s, a number of socio-political issues prevail on voters’ minds, including that of DACA.
East to West (Season 4 Premiere): August 14, 2020

East to West (Season 4 Premiere): August 14, 2020

Justin Tang August 14, 2020

In this Season 4 Premiere of East to West, we cover BU’s official decision to begin offering posthumous degrees, a controversial memo sent to CAS faculty regarding the Fall 2020 semester, updates...

There is a growing divide between students earning bachelor’s degrees depending on family income, according to a report released Tuesday. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Income disparity for college degree completion increases

Inaara Tajuddin February 6, 2015

The gap between high-income and low-income students earning bachelor’s degrees has widened over the last 40 years, according to a Tuesday study by the Pell Institute. The study, titled “Indicators...

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Science and engineering degrees increase, gender gap remains

Jessica Dorfan January 30, 2015

Colleges and universities have seen an increased percentage of students earning science and engineering degrees, a Monday study by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found. The study...

Employers prefer thinking, other skills to major, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin April 11, 2013

Many employers believe a candidate’s critical thinking and communication skills are more important than the major field of study that he or she pursued as an undergraduate at colleges such as Boston...

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