When College of Engineering sophomore Brian Zhou took over the @bostonu Instagram account Feb. 9., he shared his experiences and insight as a Boston University student with the page’s 118,000 followers.
But that same day, he also received a racist comment from a troll account.
Black students, staff and faculty at Boston University shared their experiences as members of a minority group on campus and their thoughts on the University’s handling of racism in recent months.
BU’s marketing — and the handful of diversity victories — it clings to is not representative of its reality. Though it may be implementing anti-racist policies, the change is not visible in classrooms, on campus or at an administrative level.
The College of Communication Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee held its first student meeting Tuesday to discuss the future of DEI as a student-led organization and get student input on concerns regarding diversity, equity and inclusion in COM.
“It would not be unheard-of for a student to join us from the state of Wisconsin having had zero people of color in their high school,” Dr. Lori Berquam, dean of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,...
