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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Nancy Ammerman, the associate dean of the faculty for the social sciences, retire from her position after commencement. PHOTO COURTESY NANCY AMMERMAN

CAS associate dean Nancy Ammerman retires

Camille Mojica April 30, 2018
Nancy Ammerman, associate dean of the faculty for the social sciences in Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences, will be stepping down from the position at the end of the academic year.
The National Survey of Student Engagement reports that college students share more about their own experiences than learn about other students’ cultures. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students report classes don’t emphasize diversity enough

JenRacoosin November 21, 2017

College students reported that their classes emphasize sharing their individual perspectives rather than learning about other cultures in the 2017 National Survey of Student Engagement — a trend...

The Boston University School of Medicine releases a study on the evolution of beauty standards. PHOTO BY JACKIE O'BRIEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU researchers study evolving beauty standards

Alice Ferre October 15, 2017

Beauty ideals have diversified over the past few decades, and Boston University School of Medicine researchers have found that beauty standards in terms of skin type and age have changed significantly. Neelam...

The Communications Immersion Program, a program at BU that aids in connecting Chinese students with their peers through an online portal is now expanding to reach all international students. ILLUSTRATION BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Online communication program to expand, adjust international students

Caroline Hitesman January 28, 2016

Boston University’s College of Communication will expand its Communications Immersion Program this year to help accepted international students in the COM graduate program adjust to American classrooms,...

Daryl Carr, a graduate student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, was found dead Saturday night beneath the Boston University Bridge. PHOTO COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Sociology Ph.D. student dies, remembered as a ‘promising scholar’

Mina Corpuz February 25, 2015

Boston University doctoral student Daryl Carr was found dead Saturday morning on the Charles River beneath the BU Bridge, said BU spokesman Colin Riley. His death is currently under investigation by...

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