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Boston University Graduate Workers Union marches outside Warren Towers in a walk-out on Sept. 5. Today, BUGWU ratified its first union contract, ending its almost seven-month long strike. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BREAKING: BUGWU ends strike after seven months, ratifies first contract with University

Kayla Baltazar October 16, 2024
The Boston University Graduate Workers Union ratified its first contract with the University today, ending a nearly seven-month-long strike.
Search results for “internships” on LinkedIn. About 4 million students did not have an internship this summer despite wanting to complete one. SARAH CRUZ/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students are working to beat the odds of internship shortages

Eli Pekelny October 2, 2024
An internship shortage is affecting college students across the United States, according to an article published by Inside Higher Ed. According to Inside Higher Ed, about half of the 8.2 million students who wanted a summer internship didn’t end up completing one. And that difficulty is proving to be true at Boston University,.
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EDITORIAL: The closing of Methadone Mile ‘comfort station’ is a life or death issue

Editors September 3, 2021
Politicians should provide actual treatment options for people with substance abuse issues rather than removing essential resources that mean life and death for the residents of the Methadone Mile.
The Boston University community expressed dissatisfaction with the University’s Learn from Anywhere model in an informal survey conducted by the BU PhD Student Coalition. GRAPH BY BOSTON UNIVERSITY PHD STUDENT COALITION

Student-conducted survey shows majority of 71 respondents dissatisfied with LfA

Madhri Yehiya November 6, 2020
BU community members who participated in a September survey — which reached 79 respondents — expressed an overall dissatisfaction with the LfA model.
The Senate’s tax bill will reduce the deductibility of student loans. PHOTO BY BRIAN MCHALE/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Republican tax plan unsettles university students

Anu Sawhney December 10, 2017

The U.S. Senate passed a bill for tax reform early Saturday morning aimed at inciting economic growth over the next decade. Although the Senate’s bill and the House of Representatives’ bill varied...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report that there are not enough bachelor’s degrees in computer science to fill available jobs in the field. PHOTO BY ISABELLA ARTEAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU adapts to surge in computer science job market

Mike Reddy November 1, 2017

Despite rapid growth in undergraduate computer science program enrollment, the field is expanding faster than it can be filled, and many universities including Boston University are working to adapt...

EDITORIAL: NCAA’s academic initiative important, but at what cost?

Editors October 30, 2016

For some, institutions of higher education are pointless without athletics. A football, basketball or hockey team is the defining factor of a university, not its academics. Therefore, the players on those...

An Inside Higher Ed and Gallup Poll titled "Pressure from All Sides: The 2015 Survey of Admissions Directors"  released Thursday revealed the inside pressure of working in college admissions. PHOTO BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DFP FILE PHOTO

Study: Many admissions directors feel pressure to meet goals

Sydney Foy October 7, 2015

Inside Higher Ed and Gallup released the results of a joint report Thursday that reveal the pressures and controversies within college admissions, emphasizing the differences in practices between public...

A study conducted by Inside Higher Ed has found that, overall, college presidents support Bernie Sanders' plan to provide $18 billion to public colleges. GRAPHIC BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Private college presidents hesitant on Sanders’ education stance

Anush Swaminathan September 11, 2015

While 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been raising some eyebrows with his education platform, few private college presidents support his plans to make higher education free, according...

EDITORIAL: Professor failing entire class unfair, unethical

EDITORIAL: Professor failing entire class unfair, unethical

Editors April 28, 2015

Finals are fast approaching here at Boston University, and you know what that means: we are all getting way less than our recommended eight hours of sleep, and Mugar Memorial Library is packed to the brim...

EDIT: Survey Says

EDIT: Survey Says

Editors January 29, 2015

On May 1, 2014, a White House task force unearthed new plans to improve the ways college campuses deal with sexual assault. They released a list of 55 colleges that are under investigation by the U.S....

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Provosts confident about undergraduate education, how to address issues on campus

Inaara Tajuddin January 26, 2015

Provosts and chief academic officers feel confident that their institution’s programs are appropriately addressing prominent challenges on college campuses, according to a Thursday study by Inside...

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