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Indigenous Languages and Cultures

Decolonizing higher ed: BU’s Center for Latin American Studies hosts Indigenous Cultures and Languages Week

James Buckser April 6, 2023
From April 3 to April 6, Boston University’s Department of Romance Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies is hosting a series of speakers including academics, actors and artists as part of its Indigenous Languages and Cultures Week.
Maria Gomez and other Boston University students bring the nonprofit organization MEDLIFE to BU. PHOTO COURTESY MARIA GOMEZ

Students bring nonprofit MEDLIFE to campus

Haley Lerner November 14, 2017

A group of Boston University students is bringing MEDLIFE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing medicine, education and development to communities in need worldwide, to BU’s campus this...

The Boston University chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America hosts this year’s national PRSSA conference at the Boston Marriott Copley Place Friday to Tuesday. PHOTO COURTESY SHANNON JACK

BU seniors host 2017 PRSSA National Conference

Alice Ferre October 9, 2017

Nearly 1,000 public relations students from around the world convened in the Boston Park Plaza hotel for the PRSSA 2017 National Conference — the largest gathering of PR students in the country —...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Shades of blue and shady articles

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Shades of blue and shady articles

Editors November 5, 2015

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. In the mountains of Peru, a bright and beautiful blue color covers many windows...

Indirect Kick: Is U.S. Men's Soccer heading for disaster?

Indirect Kick: Is U.S. Men’s Soccer heading for disaster?

Dan Shulman October 8, 2015

This summer, I had the privilege of attending a United States Men’s National Team soccer match at Gillette Stadium for the first time. The game was a match in the group stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup...

CARIKER: "Voluntourism" Has Good Intentions

CARIKER: “Voluntourism” Has Good Intentions

Mariel Cariker March 24, 2015

There's been a lot of skepticism and criticism over the last few years over the concept of “voluntourism.” This is where people travel to other states, or countries, to do volunteer work for a certain...

Ancedotes from Ayacucho

Daily Free Press Admin August 6, 2012

Below a red and white arch on Jirón 28 de Julio, a street near our university in Ayacucho, Peru, sits a market I have now visited three times. I'm still not quite used to the sight of entire chickens...

Lima living continues

Daily Free Press Admin July 18, 2012

By Annie Maroon, Staff Writer This weekend I bought a painting. I hadn't gone out intending to do so, but in the middle of Parque Kennedy, where local artists set up their displays every weekend, I...

Lima living

Daily Free Press Admin July 12, 2012

By Annie Maroon, Staff Writer Annie is currently studying abroad in Peru and will be sharing details of her experiences and travels over the next couple of weeks.  Crossing the street in Lima is an...

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