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Campus Center and Student Residence. Fenway Campus residents were notified they will not be allowed to stay in their dorms next semester to make room for incoming freshmen. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU reserves Fenway Campus housing for freshmen, leaving upperclassmen uncertain

Samantha Genzer February 11, 2025
Boston University students are voicing concerns about securing on-campus housing for the upcoming academic year as Fenway Campus rooms are being reserved for incoming freshmen.
The Boston University Center for Sexual Assault Response and Prevention. BU released the results of The Student Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey which was designed to gauge student perceptions of campus climate and knowledge of University resources related to sexual misconduct. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students call for more action following results of campus climate survey on sexual assault

Avery Fox January 31, 2025
Boston University released the results of a campus climate survey Jan. 23 assessing sexual assault and sexual misconduct.
The Boston University Graduate Workers Union and the ResLife Union march outside Warren Towers on Sept. 3, the first day of classes. The ResLife Union began a strike on Aug. 31. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BUGWU holds rally on first day of classes, continues to demand fair contract amid prolonged strike

Samantha Genzer September 3, 2024

The Boston University Graduate Workers Union  held a walkout and rally at Marsh Plaza today, as the union continues to demand better wages and working conditions from the University. BUGWU has been...

Members of the BUGWU strike gather outside CDS on Monday. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: First week of graduate workers strike commences

Sarah Cruz March 31, 2024

GALLERY: First week of graduate workers strike commences by Sarah Cruz, Brenda Gonzalez, Holly Gustavsen, Kate Kotlyar, Molly Potter, Sydney Roth and Zach Schwartz  See...

grad workers union rally

Boston University Graduate Workers United rallied for unionization

Jit Ping Lee September 20, 2022
BU Graduate workers and their supporters rallied at Marsh Plaza.
mollusk marine science lab

Plans for Marine Semester field research in Belize remain uncertain

Emily Stevenson April 27, 2021
The Marine Semester did not offer a Belize component last year, but may do so this Fall.
nickerson field at boston university

2021 in-person Commencement to be split into two ceremonies

Molly Farrar April 20, 2021
The decision was made in order to ensure social distancing and allow for increased attendance.
lecture hall in the college of arts and sciences at boston university

BU AAUP recognized by national organization, begins reaching out to administration

Rin Velasco April 14, 2021
National recognition provides credibility as well as legal aid if the organization needs it.
EDITORIAL: Boston University’s reopening plan prioritizes undergraduates, fails wider community

EDITORIAL: Boston University’s reopening plan prioritizes undergraduates, fails wider community

Editors August 31, 2020
However, the school’s preparations have consistently centered only on its undergraduate student population. While it has done an incredible job catering to this group, it has failed other members of both the BU and Boston community: graduate students, faculty and local residents.
Graduate students are taught to use Microsoft Excel. Several recent studies have shown that graduate students and researchers, especially women, are more prone to overworking, as well as anxiety and depression. PHOTO BY NATALIE CARROLL/DFP FILE PHOTO

Graduate student lifestyle conducive to anxiety, depression

Kiran Galani April 8, 2018
Recent studies have found that people who work in academia, particularly graduate students, researchers and especially women, are more prone to anxiety, depression and workaholism.

More graduate students pursuing careers in science, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin November 19, 2013

As the job market slowly recovers, the number of graduate school test-takers and international students pursuing graduate studies in natural science fields has increased in the last year, according...

Grad students dislike House’s vote on visas

Daily Free Press Admin September 26, 2012

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a Republican bill Thursday that would have granted 55,000 green cards to graduate students pursuing degrees in the science and technology fields...

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