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U.S. Department of Education website. Boston University students and faculty are split over the impacts the University community may face if an executive order to dismantle the United States Department of Education is passed. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU community assesses impact of pending Trump order to abolish Education Department

Lauren Albano February 13, 2025
Boston University students and faculty are split over impacts the University community may face if an executive order to dismantle the United States Department of Education is passed.
A banner in the Boston University Diversity and Inclusion office. According to a campaign video last year, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from universities. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump education agenda to target DEI, affecting Boston-area universities

Megan Amato December 6, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to reform higher education are sparking concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion at Boston-area universities.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: If you think that your grades define you, consider this your wake-up call

Antonia Lehnert November 10, 2021
Rather than striving for excellence, as students, we should seek balance between our academic and personal life.
boston university class of 2021 banner outside the george sherman union

Class of 2021 reflects on unprecedented college journey

Divya Sood April 29, 2021
Despite the pandemic’s disruptions to their final year, seniors reflect gratitude, love for their time at BU.
mural in west campus at boston university

Boston Cultural Council approves 2021 grants for artists, organizations

Tanisha Bhat February 24, 2021
This year’s funding is composed of around $489,000 in grants from the council’s annual budget, leaving just under $7,000 available for later use. Applicants included local writing contest Boston in 100 Words, City Ballet of Boston and Chinatown’s Pao Arts Center.
Boston University students taking the Ancient Worlds course in the College of Arts and Sciences this semester were able to study pieces from the Museum of Fine Arts through virtual, student-created museum tours. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students explore ‘ancient worlds’ through virtual museum tour

Ashley Soebroto December 10, 2020
Boston University students enrolled in Ancient Worlds have developed virtual tours featuring artwork from the MFA as well as other museums around the world.
Boston University’s African American Studies Program building in Brookline. AFAM is expanding its program by offering more courses starting in the Spring. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM

African American Studies expands course offerings starting Spring 2021

Ellie Yeo December 1, 2020
In response to rising student demand for humanities courses on Black studies and systemic racism, the BU's AFAM will expand its course offerings beginning in the Spring 2021 semester. 

Study finds comparable satisfaction between humanities majors and others

Jenna Manto February 12, 2018

Contrary to the notion that majoring in the humanities is a recipe for unemployment and unhappiness, graduates find themselves just as satisfied with their financial situations as those who major in...

Artist Lynda Barry signs her book at the College of General Studies Thursday evening following her discussion of the biological function of the arts. PHOTO BY JESSICA RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Graphic novelist delivers lecture on creativity

Rickie Houston November 10, 2017

Renowned cartoonist and graphic novelist Lynda Barry delivered a presentation on creativity at the Jacob Sleeper Auditorium on Thursday evening, challenging her audience members to summon their innate...

REID: Art is dumb

REID: Art is dumb

Patrick Reid September 29, 2017

Imagine two people. They’ve both just read the nonchalantly earth-shattering statement in the title above, and are feeling quite differently. The first groans mildly at even the slightest mention of...

Natalie McKnight, dean of the College of General Studies, says that CGS will remove its September program over the next two years, requiring all of its first-year students to start school in their spring semester and then study abroad in London during a six-week summer semester. PHOTO BY JACKIE O’BRIEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CGS to phase out fall enrollment, start all first-year students in spring London program

Alana Levene September 13, 2017

The College of General Studies will begin phasing out fall enrollment and starting all first-year CGS students in the spring semester, said CGS Dean Natalie McKnight. The decision to start all CGS...

Digital study of humanities offers new avenue for research

Daily Free Press Admin January 16, 2014

With technology playing an increasing role in educational research of all fields, educators in the humanities at schools such as Boston University are incorporating digital resources into their own forms...

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