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The reception desk at The Boston University Center for Career Development. Tuesday, President Trump’s first full day in office, he signed an executive order which aims to halt Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices in various federal, corporate and higher education institutions, including BU. ZIBBY ENGLISH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Student leaders fear decreased minority enrollment, employment opportunities after Trump DEI rollback

Nicole Abrams January 31, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 21 to curb diversity, equity and inclusion practices in higher education institutions, signaling negative impacts for Boston University students.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Supreme Court slashes affirmative action: what should come next?

Editors September 11, 2023

The Supreme Court voted 6-2 on June 29 on the case Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard College in a decision which determined that affirmative action in higher education violated the Equal Protections...

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Loving won

Lincoln Son Currie March 31, 2022
We should recognize and appreciate the progress that’s been made on a very important issue — love — in just the past 55 years.
TENTINDO: Georgia and North Carolina religious freedom laws response to LGBT progress

TENTINDO: Georgia and North Carolina religious freedom laws response to LGBT progress

Will Tentindo April 4, 2016

Last year, the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage across the United States, and members of the LGBT community and their allies celebrated nationwide. The nation seemed to be at its proudest just in time...

Judge hears arguments about controversial MBTA ad

Daily Free Press Admin December 5, 2013

The American Freedom Defense Initiative and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority both made their initial appeals Wednesday at the U.S. District Court in South Boston in a suit claiming the MBTA...

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