As graduation approaches this spring, a Boston University senior from Myanmar had hoped her mom — whom she hasn’t seen in two years — could travel to the United States to watch her receive her diploma.
At Boston University, a hot spot for pro-Israel and pro-Palestine student activism, the events at Columbia have raised pressing questions around student protesters’ First Amendment protections and the response of University authorities to federal orders.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order March 1 designating English as the official language of the United States. The order aims to create a unified society and streamline communication, but multilingual students and staff at Boston University are concerned about its potential implications.
While President Donald Trump has enacted mass rollbacks on climate policy at the federal level, Boston University’s climate research programs and sustainability groups have continued to educate and advocate.
Boston University Professor Nathan Phillips stood at the base of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue at Marsh Plaza Wednesday morning holding a cardboard sign protesting the Trump administration.
As the second of three panels about U.S. immigration policy came to a close Feb. 28, the audience laughed at the moderator’s question.
“Maybe we can end this on a positive note?”
In a political environment with increased tensions over immigration, “positive notes” are welcome.
The Boston University Law Review’s spring 2025 Symposium invited law professors and activists from around the country to discuss resistance against active immigration restrictions that are causing tens of thousands of arrests and deportations.
If political history has taught us anything, it's that the fastest way to break a headline isn't record-breaking global heat or ongoing humanitarian crises — it’s a president wearing the wrong outfit.
From the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, the Associated Press has been at the forefront of breaking news as a part of the White House press pool — until this month.
White House officials declared Feb. 14 that AP journalists would be banned from “limited spaces, like the Oval Office and Air Force One” indefinitely.
Amid tension between the City of Boston and White House Border Czar Tom Homan, Massachusetts cities Chelsea and Somerville filed lawsuits Monday against the Trump administration for attempting to defund police departments over sanctuary city policies.
Locking your doors is what causes a break-in, at least according to President Donald Trump’s logic.
His recent claim that Ukraine should have never started a war misses a crucial point: It was not Ukraine’s decision to wage war. A sovereign nation does not wake up one day and decide to be invaded.
Since President Donald Trump began his second term, immigrants throughout the country have worried his plans will hinder their ability to receive proper healthcare. Undocumented immigrants have begun to see effects in their lives.
Boston University students and faculty are split over impacts the University community may face if an executive order to dismantle the United States Department of Education is passed.
