The Brookline School Committee voted to eliminate the Office of Educational Equity March 13. In response, Brookline community groups are raising money, attempting to fund the equity positions themselves.
Members of Boston University’s Greek Life held two meetings this past weekend to discuss diversity and inclusion, as well as sexual assault prevention within sororities and fraternities on campus.
The report found department spending on oversight and community engagement decreased while spending on traditional policing initiatives — those focused on investigation and arrest — increased.
Boston University Student Government discussed updates on upcoming elections, changes to BU Greek Life and proposals to create new Senate roles in a Zoom meeting Monday night.
The new online story-sharing platform “migration tales," led by co-presidents and BU students Yiran Yu and Lara Werneck, aims to eliminate stereotypes and prejudice about migrants, create empathy and foster inclusivity through storytelling.
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.
BU will introduce two new groups to continue the University’s efforts against racism, President Robert Brown announced in an email to the BU community Tuesday.
COVID-19 has overwhelmingly affected families of color at disproportionately higher rates. How will these divisions in racial equality change politics this November?
The report recommends creating an independent Office of Police Accountability and Transparency with subpoena power, expanding BPD’s diversity and inclusion efforts and increasing body-cam usage.
BU hosted a “Day of Collective Engagement: Racism and Antiracism, Our Realities and Our Roles” Wednesday to encourage campus-wide conversation about racism.
