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EDITORIAL: ‘Captain Underpants,’ Dr. Seuss aren’t being canceled, but children’s books do have to be held to a higher standard of inclusivity

Editors March 31, 2021
We must educate children to be mindful and compassionate members of society. It starts with books.
empty classroom in the college of arts and sciences

Online learning poses new challenges, advantages for faculty with disabilities, those in the Deaf community

Emily Stevenson March 22, 2021
Those with disabilities and in the Deaf community had more flexibility, restraints with pandemic.
Desks in Mugar Memorial Library at Boston University

BU Student Government endorses in-person library boycott in response to denied workplace accommodations

Katarzyna Jezak February 19, 2021
Boston University Student Government has endorsed a boycott against the use of in-person library services and released a petition demanding library staff receive proper workplace accommodations.
The USS Constitution Museum’s annual LEGO Maritime Festival kicked off virtually Saturday for participants of all ages. AZREEN REHMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

USS Constitution Museum hosts virtual LEGO Maritime Festival

Sam Trottenberg February 16, 2021
The festival encompasses activities for all ages, including a LEGO shipbuilding competition and a virtual tour of a LEGO model of the USS Constitution, according to the USS Constitution Museum website.
2,600 Massachusetts students with disabilities became eligible to receive free and reduced-price meals and qualify for Pandemic-EBT benefits this month. COURTESY OF HENRY KELLNER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Massachusetts expands free, reduced lunch benefits for BPS students

Tanisha Bhat February 8, 2021
The extension of benefits comes almost a year after the outbreak of COVID-19, which forced many schools to transition to hybrid and remote learning — a change that has been uniquely impactful to students who relied on subsidized lunches to eat.
The City of Cambridge will postpone Step 2 of its Phase 3 reopening plans to avoid a potential increase in COVID-19 cases. OLIVIA NADEL/ DFP FILE

Cambridge delays next step of reopening despite permission from state

Nikolay Kolev October 5, 2020
The City of Cambridge has decided to remain in Step 1 of Phase 3 of reopening, despite some Massachusetts cities with similar COVID-19 rates moving into the next step Monday.
WBUR CitySpace on Commonwealth Avenue. On June 23, WBUR held a virtual town hall briefing to discuss COVID-19, racial tensions and the 2020 presidential election. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

WBUR town hall discusses how pandemic, racial tensions may factor into presidential election

Nancy Jiang July 3, 2020
While libraries, universities, museums and other educational institutions remain physically closed in Boston, venues for discussion have been moving forward online. WBUR’s CitySpace has continued to hold weekly virtual town hall briefings, including a June 23 talk entitled “COVID-19 And The Presidential Election.”

Libraries, fire stations might include public housing

Armand Manoukian February 6, 2018

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday that Boston will gauge interest in a redevelopment project that would juggle affordable housing with public areas such as libraries, community centers and fire...

University Librarian Robert Hudson stepping down, search for replacement underway

Anu Sawhney January 31, 2018

After almost 40 years of working in Boston University libraries, University Librarian Robert Hudson announced his retirement from the position last semester. The university has established a University...

Progress has been made on the Central Library Renovation project in Copley Square, which will feature The Newsfeed Café and a WGBH's satellite news bureau and studio. PHOTO BY BRIGID KING/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Public Library announces partners for renovations

Luis Castro November 19, 2015

The Boston Public Library Board of Trustees voted Tuesday in favor of a joint proposal from The Catered Affair and WGBH Educational Foundation to create a 4,500-square-foot space in the Johnson Building...

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