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Nancy Hopkins from the film Picture a Scientist

‘Picture a Scientist’ screening discusses women’s obstacles in STEM careers

Caroline Bowden April 22, 2021
The panel includes topics of sexual harassment and assault and promotes a support network for women in STEM.
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Boston Design Week returns virtually after last-minute cancellation last year

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 16, 2021
The 12-day festival celebrating the role of design in everyday life will return April 28.
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Wheelock professors discuss the importance of having conversations about differences with children

Rachel Do April 13, 2021
Wheelock professors spoke about the benefits of teaching kids about diversity early at a Zoom panel.
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Activists rally against anti-Asian hate in Nubian Square

Sam Trottenberg March 28, 2021
The event was part of a National Day of Action — similar rallies took place in more than 60 cities.
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BU costume designers talk period pieces in ‘Bridgerton’

Daily Free Press Staff March 23, 2021
Experts discussed the historical accuracy of period pieces in “Bridgerton” at an event Thursday.
Three women in the Queens of Syria film

BU screens ‘Queens of Syria’ doc highlighting universality of Greek plays, stories of refugees

Ilana Keusch March 9, 2021
The 2014 documentary "Queens of Syria" was screened at a BU virtual event March 2 with a following Q&A session Thursday. The film depicts how dozens of refugee women fleeing Syria banded together to perform a Greek tragedy "The Trojan Women," creating art through their grief.
College of Communication alumni discussed using social media to advocate for social change in a Wednesday panel. SOPHIA FLISSLER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM alumni turned storytellers emphasize leading with joy in creating content for good

Yiran Yu February 12, 2021
Boston University’s College of Communication hosted a “Storytelling For Social Good” panel Wednesday, where three COM alumni shared how their passion projects use storytelling to make an impact.
East to West: Jan. 18, 2021

East to West: Jan. 18, 2021

Justin Tang January 18, 2021

In this episode, the Daily Free Press covers BU’s COVID-19 vaccine roll out, a COVID-19 spike on campus as students arrive for the start of the spring semester, and a BU hosted panel about the...

Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore and other members of BU administration hosted virtual Back2BU panels Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to answer questions about the Spring 2021 semester. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

University holds Back2BU panels to discuss transition into Spring

Anna Vidergar January 9, 2021
BU officials discussed plans for the Spring semester in a series of three virtual Back2BU panels hosted by Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore this week.
The Howard Thurman Center hosted its final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020 Thursday, offering participants the chance to discuss the impacts of systemic racism and ethnocentrism. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020 tackles effects of systemic racism

Isabella Abraham December 4, 2020
The final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020, hosted by the Howard Thurman Center, focused on regeneration and healing from the effects of systemic racism.
Wellbeings, a platform aiming to bring women together and promote wellness, hosted a panel on Thursday discussing the use of the term “backed by science” in the wellness field. COURTESY OF WELLBEINGS

BU student founds platform for women to discuss well-being collaboratively

Madeline Humphrey November 3, 2020

A handful of women gathered virtually last week to discuss how they can improve their well-being through natural remedies. Wellbeings, launched in September, provides a collaborative digital space...

Raul Fernandez, the associate dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, spoke at a webinar Wednesday about communications. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Power of Purpose webinar educates students on purpose-driven careers

Madeline Humphrey October 26, 2020
BU Alumni and Friends hosted communication professionals to discuss how students can better impact the world through their careers.
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