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BU searches for new Film and Television Department chair

Megan Amato October 3, 2023
Boston University’s Department of Film and Television is making a second attempt to search for a new department chair, according to a recent job listing on LinkedIn. Current FTV chair Paul Schneider said he tried to step down last year but remained on staff because a replacement could not be secured.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen on TV: Hurricane Ida reporting exposes media’s climate blindspot

Brian Foisy September 12, 2021
Extreme weather has always been big business for news networks, but oftentimes missing is the discussion of climate change.
Sweaty Penguin Podcast

Boston University celebrates Earth Week in multi-platform plans

Katarzyna Jezak April 22, 2021
Virtual activities include panel events, social media discussions and more.
Boston University associate professor Malika Jeffries-El in PBS NOVA docuseries

PBS highlights BU’s Malika Jeffries-EL’s research in new docuseries

Connor Allen February 18, 2021
BU's Malika Jeffries-EL, associate dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and associate professor in chemistry and materials science, was featured in PBS NOVA's new docuseries "Beyond the Elements" to help "tell a story about a molecule" in an engaging way.
Max Greenberg, Takeo Rivera and LB Moore during the “#MeToo & Masculinity" event on Tuesday evening. It was hosted as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Panel sheds light on intersectional issues of masculinity and #MeToo

Mike Reddy April 3, 2018
As part of Boston University’s Sexual Assault Awareness Week, the BU Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center and at least six other BU organizations co-sponsored the screening of a documentary and a panel focused on masculinity and the #MeToo movement Tuesday night.
EDITORIAL: A safer campus

EDITORIAL: A safer campus

Editors September 15, 2015

In April, the Daily Free Press published a Letter to the Editor written by a female student who had the courage to come forward as a survivor of sexual assault. Her story, which circulated around Boston...

EDITORIAL: Family Ties (To Slavery)

EDITORIAL: Family Ties (To Slavery)

Editors April 23, 2015

Boston-born actor Ben Affleck has found himself in some hot water that dates all the way back to before the Civil War, and WikiLeaks is the stove that heated the kettle. The PBS show “Finding Your Roots”...

FONTANA: A technological day in the neighborhood

Daily Free Press Admin April 11, 2013

Gentle folk of the greater Boston area, a rather urgent issue has been brought to my attention, one that I fear we cannot continue to ignore. No, the zombie apocalypse is not suddenly upon us. No, “winter...

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