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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University’s Student Employment Office. BU faculty and employers granted leniency to students who planned to take Election Day off. HANNAH YOSHINAGA | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU faculty, employers grant leniency to students who take Election Day off

Anne Jonas November 4, 2020
BU students, faculty and staff were able to request Election Day off, though some employers and professors gave the entire day off.
On Wednesday, scientists and STEM professionals took a break from work, meetings and classes in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DFP FILE

Faculty and students in STEM step away from work to reflect on racial inequity

Melissa Ellin June 10, 2020
Scientists and STEM professionals across the nation are taking a break Wednesday from all work, meetings and classes as part of the #ShutDownAcademia and #ShutDownSTEM movement.
On May 15, Boston University released the first phase of its plan to reopen in the Fall. Phase one provides resources and information to help ensure a safe return to on-campus work for select faculty and staff. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU releases phase one of its reopening plan for Fall

Shannon Damiano May 19, 2020
As colleges across the nation are shrouded in uncertainty over how to proceed in the Fall, BU is among those that have demonstrated a commitment to returning its students to campus.
A sub-committee dedicated to Boston University’s libraries is one of the initiatives on the university’s ongoing strategic plan for 2030, the entirety of which will be released in April. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Strategic Plan for 2030 will exit planning stage soon

John Kim February 4, 2020
The office of the Boston University provost will announce an “executable plan” that allows them to complete their ongoing strategic plan by 2030 in April. The new plan has five strategic priorities: vibrant academic experience, research, diversity, community and global engagement.
Harvard University hosts "Scale: A Matter of Perspective,” Friday in Cambridge to focus on the scales of size in reality. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Scale: A Matter of Perspective” examines how scale stimulates mind, captivates imagination

Marianne Farrell March 16, 2017

The world has long been exposed to movies and television shows regarding the distortion of scale. “Alice in Wonderland,” “Ant-Man,” “Stuart Little” and many other forms of art in different...

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SOURCE: 500WOMENSCIENTISTS.ORG

500 Women Scientists pledge creates global network of women scientists

Kaya Williams December 1, 2016

Search the phrase “open letter” on Google, and you will find approximately 19 million results. One open letter, however, is reaching the masses on an entirely new level. With 10,572 individually...

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