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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Keeping DEI in games means finding authenticity in our narratives | Full Inventory

Chloe Cramutola February 7, 2025
We instead must find authenticity in our narratives, instead of scraping for diversity that never even existed. Maybe then — finally — we can believe equality is more than a political agenda.
Boston University Student Government. BU StuGov slate candidates discussed ideas to solve student issues during a town hall meeting at the George Sherman Union Back Court March 16. HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFF

Running slates answer student questions on Black mental health, student involvement in StuGov election town hall

Anna Vidergar March 17, 2022
Students asked slate representatives how they would respond to issues of mental health, diversity and more.
Marvelous Cuts’ Facebook page. Marvelous Cuts was one of 105 small Black-owned businesses that attended a virtual meeting Feb. 11 hosted by the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts in conjunction with the Boston Planning and Development Agency to learn about potential investment opportunities. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP STAFF

Boston Planning & Development Agency connects businesses with financial opportunities

Casey Choung February 15, 2022
BPDA partnered with Black Economic Council of Massachusetts ​to connect local businesses with financial opportunities.
The Boston University Student Government Office. BU Student Government endorsed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report and heard committee updates in a meeting Monday night. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE

StuGov discusses boosting mental health, increasing diversity, equity, inclusion on campus

Anna Vidergar October 5, 2021
Members present DEI improvements proposal and announce upcoming consent education, mental health events.
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Greek Life holds meetings on diversity, sexual assault prevention

Madhri Yehiya March 2, 2021
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.
Questrom School of Business. Questrom hosted a webinar with UBS Monday to discuss the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the job application process. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Questrom Panel emphasizes diversity, inclusion in business

Ashley Soebroto February 11, 2021
UBS hosts virtual panel with Questrom School of Business emphasizing the importance of not downplaying one's identity in job applications.
Boston University School of Law alums Jonathan Allen and Sasha George discussed how some aspects of identity can put members of the Black community at a disadvantage in a BU Alumni and Friends Association’s intersectionality panel Tuesday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Law alums address identity, intersectionality within Black, queer communities

Nancy Jiang December 3, 2020
The Boston University Alumni and Friends Association held a virtual panel on Intersectionality on Tuesday where panelists discussed their personal experiences and how the Black community — particularly Black LGBTQ+ individuals — are at a disadvantage within larger systems.
Raul Fernandez, the associate dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, spoke at a webinar Wednesday about communications. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Power of Purpose webinar educates students on purpose-driven careers

Madeline Humphrey October 26, 2020
BU Alumni and Friends hosted communication professionals to discuss how students can better impact the world through their careers.
“Re-Birth” photographer Sheila Pree Bright’s multi-photograph installation hangs on a wall of Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library. NICOLE BARTUCH / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Photographer captures BU student voices in campus installation

Nicole Bartuch October 26, 2020

Four black-and-white portraits hang side by side on the wall of Mugar Memorial Library at Boston University, overlaid by a transparent projection of a slideshow of similar photos. The themes of freedom,...

Boston University College of Communication Dean Mariette DiChristina speaks at the “After Hiring: Creating a Truly Inclusive Culture” webinar hosted by BU Alumni and Friends on Wednesday. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Alumni and Friends hosts webinar on inclusivity in workplace culture

Madeline Humphrey September 23, 2020
By 2024, the country’s workforce will be more diverse in almost every demographic category. On Monday, BU graduates discussed what this inclusivity is and will look like within the communications field.
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