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The Boston University School of Law will introduce a Compassionate Release Practicum next spring. The Practicum will help terminally-ill inmates seek relief. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

LAW introduces practicum on representing terminally ill prisoners

Lauren Ashe December 12, 2018
Boston University’s School of Law will introduce a Compassionate Release Practicum in the spring semester of 2019.
Peter Fiedler, vice president for administrative services at Boston University, is set to step down from his post at the end of this month. COURTESY OF PETER FIEDLER

Vice President for Administrative Services steps down after 25 years at BU

Lauren Ashe December 4, 2018

After more than 25 years of working at Boston University, Peter Fiedler will step down as vice president for administrative services at the end of December. Fiedler oversees a number of BU departments,...

The salad bar at Warren Dining Hall. Boston University Dining Services pulled romaine lettuce at all its locations following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s warning Tuesday linking the lettuce to E. coli. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU dining halls remove romaine from menu after national recall

Lauren Ashe November 27, 2018

Boston University Dining Services has removed romaine lettuce from all dining halls following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s nationwide recall of the product. A recent E. coli...

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, in February 2017. DeVos’ proposed change to the Title IX law would make colleges less responsible for investigating complaints of sexual assault. COURTESY OF GAGE SKIDMORE VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

BU community responds to proposed campus sexual assault policy changes

Lauren Ashe November 19, 2018

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released a proposed federal policy Friday that would change how colleges handle sexual misconduct, providing greater protection to those accused. The proposed policy...

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