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Gender Justice: Can we start treating our women in sports better?

Meredith Varner April 2, 2021
Professional leagues have to catch up with the times and stop treating women as afterthoughts.
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EDITORIAL: Toxic work environments at student newspapers are a direct result of the journalism industry

Editors March 3, 2021
As a consequence of being more open and understanding of students’ workloads — and perhaps in the future, being able to pay them — school newspapers can outgrow the journalism industry by being more inclusive and equitable.
Nicolas Suarez leads a tour for prospective students on Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Admissions ambassadors petition to be paid by university

Andres Picon March 14, 2018
Boston University tour guides, also known as admissions ambassadors, are petitioning to get paid for their work, as they currently run tours for prospective students and their families on a volunteer basis. The petition was released just days after BU President Robert Brown announced a 3.4 percent increase in the total cost for tuition, fees, room and board.
According to a report released Thursday by PayScale, women make 2.7 percent less than men with similar qualifications working the same job in the United States. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Women make nearly 3 percent less than men in same jobs, report finds

Lauren Fogelstrom November 10, 2015

Women earn 2.7 percent less in wages compared to men working in similar jobs, a Thursday report by PayScale found. The report differentiates between comparing all men and women and instead looks at...

Students who attend college later in life still earn similar incomes as traditional students who attend college immediately after high school, a Gallup, Inc. poll found Thursday. PHOTO BY ALEX PROIMOS/CREATIVE COMMONS

Non-traditional students earnings similar to those of traditional students, survey finds

Caitlin Schiffer December 8, 2014

Non-traditional college graduates who earn their degrees later in life ultimately have similar incomes to those who graduate by age 25, according to poll results released Thursday. The poll, conducted...

EDIT: On Brown’s pay

Daily Free Press Admin December 11, 2012

Data released by The Chronicle of Higher Education Sunday revealed that Boston University President Robert Brown is the highest paid private college president in Massachusetts during 2010. Brown’s total...

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