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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University Student Body President Akwasi Antwi speaks at a BU Student Government meeting Oct. 21. The Student Government approved funding for multiple student organizations on campus and voted to endorse a new training program. JOHN DOWNES/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

StuGov approves funding requests for 4 student organizations

José Quintero March 4, 2025
Boston University Student Government approved funding requests for four student organizations during its Monday meeting.
The Boston University Student Government Office. BU StuGov heard presentations on paying leadership and representation for marginalized groups, and passed a bill endorsing the 100% Clean Act during a meeting Monday night. BRIAN SONG/DFP FILE

StuGov hears presentation on potentially compensating senior leadership, how best to advocate for marginalized groups on campus

Anna Vidergar February 8, 2022
The ROC chair presented solutions to make StuGov more accessible to lower-income students.
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BU webinar on gender gaps in innovation illustrates inequities in innovation pipeline

Lily Kepner March 16, 2021
A webinar titled “Confronting Gender Bias in Investor Q&A: Research and Practice for Female Innovators" Monday hosted London researcher Dana Kanze to discuss her research on gender bias in innovation.
The National Society of Black Engineers Boston and Autodesk Black Network co-hosted the “Diversity by Design: Achieving Equity for Minorities in the AEC Industry” event at the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston Wednesday. MADELINE HUMPHREY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Diversity by Design event highlights importance of Black representation

Madeline Humphrey February 24, 2020
In honor of Black History Month, the National Society of Black Engineers Boston held a panel Wednesday on the state of diversity in fields like real estate and architecture and discussed steps one can take to make needed change and continually strive for equity.
The American Society for Engineering Education recognized the College of Engineering on Thursday for its efforts in promoting diversity. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

College of Engineering receives Diversity Recognition

Angela Yang September 17, 2019
Boston University’s College of Engineering received recognition for its leadership in fostering diversity on Sept. 12. The American Society for Engineering Education, a non-profit professional association, awarded ENG this status as part of its Diversity Recognition Program.
Boston University African Students Organization and Brothers United host an event at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground Sunday afternoon about caring for kinky or curly hair. PHOTO BY JESSICA RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Campus groups organize discussion on mental health in minority communities

Diana Leane December 6, 2017

Fardowsa Abdulle said she hid her mental health struggles throughout high school, which she often felt intrusively intimate. Abdulle concealed such struggles from her immigrant parents, too, because...

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