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Ibram X. Kendi at South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas on March 8. The Center for Antiracist Research will be closing when its university charter expires on June 30. COURTESY OF FUZHEADO VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

‘Behind closed doors’: Ibram X. Kendi departs BU, Center for Antiracist Research to close after 5 years

Nicole Abrams February 7, 2025
Ibram X. Kendi, author, activist and founder of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, is leaving BU after five years, and CAR will close June 30 when its charter with the University expires, according to a Jan. 30 announcement.
Yvonne Tang | Senior Graphic Artist

A conversation on ‘One Child Nation’

Rachel Zhong April 13, 2023
"One Child Nation" is a documentary that follows the aftereffects of China's one-child policy that limited a family to have only one child.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Burning Out: The way Boston University is using the student-run F— It Won’t Cut It campaign is seriously questionable

Yvonne Tang April 12, 2021
will BU take responsibility for FIWCI allegations or continue to use the “student-run” label to its advantage?
employees around a table in a conference room

BU alumni discuss diversity, inclusion in modern workplace

Connor Allen April 6, 2021
Alumni from various BU majors spoke on their experience with inclusion in the workplace at a panel.
investment documents and calculator

BU webinar on gender gaps in innovation illustrates inequities in innovation pipeline

Lily Kepner March 16, 2021
A webinar titled “Confronting Gender Bias in Investor Q&A: Research and Practice for Female Innovators" Monday hosted London researcher Dana Kanze to discuss her research on gender bias in innovation.
Boston University Student Government provided updates on elections and forthcoming events Monday. ANNA VIDERGAR/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

StuGov gives updates on elections, events in brief meeting

Anna Vidergar March 9, 2021
Boston University Student Government announced updates on the forthcoming elections and a town hall in its shortest meeting of the year Monday night.
Boston University alumni and media experts gathered for a virtual panel Wednesday to discuss changes to and predictions for the field of communication. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU alumni gather to discuss changes, predictions for communications job market

Caroline Bowden September 28, 2020
Guidance can be hard to come by when the world continues to bring forth unprecedented challenges. Communications specialists, however, are no strangers to solving unconventional problems.
Representative Ayanna Pressley speaks at an election day event hosted by the Boston University College Democrats at the George Sherman Union on Tuesday. AUSMA PALMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ayanna Pressley answers questions from BU students

Megana Vonguru November 6, 2019
Mass. Rep. Ayanna Pressley visited BU on Tuesday for an election day question-and-answer event hosted by the BU College Democrats.
East to West: A FreeP Conversation with President Brown

East to West: A FreeP Conversation with President Brown

Daily Free Press Admin September 30, 2018

On a special episode of East to West this week, we covered The Daily Free Press’ first ever public Q&A with Boston University President Robert Brown. Brown discussed tuition and the #MeToo movement...

President Brown in his office on Silber Way. PHOTO BY ANDRES PICON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

President Robert Brown discusses BU’s efforts toward growth and development

Andres Picon May 3, 2018
Over the course of the last year, the Boston University community has taken steps to transform the institution’s physical and academic landscapes. In a period of time marked by a marred political climate, natural disasters and acts of terrorism that have caused contempt and frustration, the university administration has begun to implement new initiatives that will bring people and ideas together.
Wheelock President David Chard. PHOTO BY ANDRES PICON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wheelock President David Chard discusses merger

Andres Picon February 22, 2018
With less than four months to go before Wheelock College officially merges with Boston University, many students have questions and concerns about the implications of the transition and what the two schools are doing behind the scenes throughout the process.
Leah Rigueur, professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, speaks about black voters and the peculiarities of the 2016 election during a talk at the African American Studies Program Building Tuesday evening. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Harvard professor talks history of black voters, ties history into 2016 election

Alana Levene November 2, 2016

Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government professor Leah Rigueur gave a lecture, “Racing to the Top: Black Voters and the 2016 Election,” at Boston University’s African American...

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