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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The entrance to FirstPoint Office. The U.S. Department of Education recently announced it will “penalize” schools that consider race in an array of activities, like offering scholarships, hiring faculty and more, by cutting federal funding sent to these institutions. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Education Department targets race-based programs at schools, BU groups assess potential impact

Amil Coutinho Amado March 2, 2025
The United States Department of Education announced in a Feb. 14 letter that schools had until Feb. 28 to cease all efforts considering race in decisions pertaining to scholarships, hiring, administrative support and more, threatening a potential loss of federal funding to institutions that do not comply.
Boston District 5 City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo

At City Hall, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations conclude with honors luncheon

Samuele Petruccelli October 18, 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston ended with a virtual luncheon to honor distinguished residents.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen on TV: ESPN made a “Highly Questionable” decision to cancel their most original show

Brian Foisy September 19, 2021
ESPN's "Highly Questionable" always remained a rule-breaker even amongst the most innovative shows on the network
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