Boston University’s independent student-run newspaper launches an investigative unit to uncover issues affecting the BU community.

Professor Rodrigo Lopes de Barros, a Black, Brazilian assistant professor of Romance Studies and current interim director of the Cinema and Media Studies Department at Boston University, is suing BU for discrimination after Provost Jean Morrison and President Robert Brown rejected his application for tenure without providing an explanation.

BU froze retirement contributions and salary increases, as its total assets grew to $8.3 billion.

The Education Resource Center featured the Korean language during September.