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Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. Boston University students held an independent town hall meeting at HTC Sunday, where speakers discussed community activism participation and the fate of the University-wide divestment referendum bill. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU Resistance Network holds leftist student town hall in Howard Thurman Center

Eli Pekelny February 18, 2025
Boston University students held an independent student organizing town hall at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground Sunday, where speakers discussed participating in community activism and the fate of the University-wide divestment referendum bill.
BU on Broadway Splash

Exploring student arts groups at BU

Stella Tannenbaum June 8, 2022
Students can join a capella, magazines, visual arts, dance, theater and comedy clubs on campus.
Monika Ille @ HTC

CEO of Indigenous Canadian broadcast channel inspires at BU event

Melina Nguyen March 25, 2022
Monika Ille spoke at the HTC Wednesday about her role as CEO of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.
Boston mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George speaks during the Boston mayoral student forum Friday at Boston University’s Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. COURTESY OF JORDAN KREINDLER/ BOSTON UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Mayoral candidates field questions from college students at BU StuGov, BIG forum

Daily Free Press Staff November 2, 2021
Mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George attended a college student forum Friday.
East to West: Apr. 30, 2021

East to West: Apr. 30, 2021

Veronica Thompson April 30, 2021

Season 5 Finale! Today on East to West, we cover landlords charging student tenants illegal fees, Boston University’s reaction to the result of the Derek Chauvin trial, a demonstration against...

protestor holds a "chauvin is a violent criminal" sign at a minneapolis protest

University responds to Chauvin verdict, facilitates discussions for BU community

Vanessa Bartlett April 26, 2021
BU administration sent out emails to students and reflections will be held daily until May 7.
Boston University’s Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted “A Conversation with Dr. Ibram X Kendi” on Wednesday to kick off a new speaker series. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

HTC facilitates conversation with Ibram X. Kendi, students on post-election reflections

Yiran Yu December 7, 2020
The director for BU's Center for Antiracist Research, along with HTC student ambassadors, answered questions about identity, civic engagement and activism.
EDITORIAL: BU’s #GivingTuesday is only as good as its follow-through and transparency

EDITORIAL: BU’s #GivingTuesday is only as good as its follow-through and transparency

Editors December 2, 2020
Overall, the efforts BU has made on GivingTuesday should still be recognized. But, the administration should remember that in order for its fundraising to make a genuine impact, it first and foremost needs to demonstrate transparency and accountability.
Boston University’s Kilachand Hall student dormitory. The Kilachand Leadership Advisory Board is advocating for Kilachand Honors College to have its own seats in the Student Government Senate. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE

KHC clashes with StuGov for representation in Senate

Nathan Lederman November 23, 2020
Student Government has members from every undergraduate college at Boston University, with the exception of Kilachand Honors College, which is currently fighting for a Senate seat.
Boston University students and staff gathered for a virtual event Tuesday evening to reflect on last week’s presidential election. JANE AVERY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professors share insights on 2020 presidential election, political future

Jane Avery November 11, 2020
One week after Election Day and a few days after the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 election, BU students, faculty and staff gathered virtually to reflect on the election Tuesday night.
Natalie Gonzalez, a senior at Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences, launched a petition Thursday to urge the University to allow students to terminate their housing agreement for Spring. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students petition BU to allow housing cancellations for Spring

Kate Sandage October 29, 2020
Students are petitioning online for BU Housing to allow those who have signed on to 2020–2021 housing agreements to terminate them for Spring.
The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted a virtual panel on Monday to address justice, community and racial reconciliation. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU antiracism scholars evaluate activism in the current moment

Ashley Soebroto October 2, 2020
On Monday, the Howard Thurman Center hosted the first panel in a new series that will address questions of justice, community and racial reconciliation.
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