Author Peter Eisenstadt joined Howard Thurman scholars at a virtual panel Monday to discuss his newly released biography “Against the Hounds of Hell: A Life of Howard Thurman," and the broad, significant legacy Thurman left behind.
The director for BU's Center for Antiracist Research, along with HTC student ambassadors, answered questions about identity, civic engagement and activism.
On Monday, the Howard Thurman Center hosted the first panel in a new series that will address questions of justice, community and racial reconciliation.
Boston University’s Marsh Chapel held their first of two readings of “Parable of the Sower” Thursday, part of a Boston-wide program in which the book will be presented by ArtsEmerson, the Boston Public Library and New Roots Church.
This type of promotional material is meant to portray BU as a welcoming space for people of color. Yet, the university is taking little action to actually do so. For instance, BU’s faculty is incredibly white. It is difficult for minorities to become comfortable with faculty when the university doesn’t hire people who sympathize with students’ experiences. There is Dean Kenneth Elmore, but in classrooms, most professors are white.
Several hundred people congregated in Boston Common Wednesday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s acquittal following his Senate impeachment trial.
The grand opening of the new Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was part of a week-long series of events to celebrate the expansion of the HTC, now five times its original size, and to encourage students to form a diverse community within the space.
Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights activist and Boston University alumnus Martin Luther King Jr. BU has held multiple events throughout the week to honor his life and legacy, including lectures, prayer services, panels and a concert.
Just before noon on Wednesday, lecture halls at Boston College became a little emptier, as hundreds of students walked out of their classes in protest.
The protest came in response to two instances...
Nearly thirty Boston University students gathered for a Know Your Rights training hosted by the Boston University Diversity in Law Association and the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts...
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The Hillel Student Board prides itself on candor. In that spirit, we would like to clearly...
