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Boston University annual report 2021

BU ends 2021 fiscal year on high note, but employees still struck by cost-cutting measures

Seamus Webster February 18, 2022
BU froze retirement contributions and salary increases, as its total assets grew to $8.3 billion.
Many protestors came with handmade signs with messages such as "No BS @ BU." HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Shapiro event sparks student protests

Daily Free Press Staff November 14, 2019
About 150 Boston University students — some standing silently, clad in all-black and holding signs with phrases such as “racism kills,” and others shouting chants at attendees — gathered in 27-degree weather outside the Boston University Track and Tennis Center to protest conservative pundit Ben Shapiro’s talk Wednesday night.
The College of Communication on Commonwealth Avenue. COM will hold workshops this summer to teach participants how to use data to tell a story.  PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM workshops to teach the seven skills of using data for storytelling

Michal Shvimer April 9, 2018
This summer, Boston University’s College of Communication will hold its fifth series of Data + Narratives Storytelling Workshops, a week-long program that trains students and professionals to interpret data sets to improve their storytelling skills. The workshops are the first of their kind in that they are designed for participants with three distinct levels of experience.
The New England Center for Investigative Reporting has won a Publick Occurrences award which will be presented to social justice reporters Beth Daley and Jenifer McKim on October 8. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

NECIR wins prestigious regional reporting awards

Christy Osler September 15, 2015

The New England Center for Investigative Reporting, partially housed at Boston University’s College of Communication, won two Publick Occurrences awards for stories on prenatal testing and homeowner...

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