The United States Department of Education announced in a Feb. 14 letter that schools had until Feb. 28 to cease all efforts considering race in decisions pertaining to scholarships, hiring, administrative support and more, threatening a potential loss of federal funding to institutions that do not comply.
“I’m thinking about how much it costs to sustain my presence here.” Those were the words of one of my closest friends here at BU. She’s applying to state schools in her native California for transfer next year. Why?
Students who qualify will receive emails with details about their aid package, with amounts of $500, $1,000 or $1,400 awarded depending on financial need — more than 9,000 students qualify for these “technology subsidy” funds to assist with additional costs of remote learning.
After almost a year of living under pandemic restrictions, experiencing a record drop in employment and witnessing an increase in mental health problems as a result, a minimum wage raise to $15 an hour, or higher, is more crucial now than ever before.
Today on East to West, we cover the formation of lines outside of BU COVID-19 testing sites, the closure of the Kenmore Starbucks location, local restaurants bracing for colder weather during COVID-19,...
A Boston-based benefit concert is in its 20th year of raising money for local non-profits. Since its launch in 2000, Hot Stove Cool Music has fundraised almost $12 million for disadvantaged youth in Greater Boston.
Growing up in the Bronx provided a safe haven for Pamela Munoz. Fiscal challenges among the borough’s inhabitants were not uncommon, and cultural backgrounds were diverse, bringing life to the community’s largely impoverished population.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and the new members of the Boston City Council were sworn into office Monday morning at the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College. Walsh set forth his vision for his...
Boston University sophomore Anthony Dongfack launched an initiative last week to raise scholarship money for students in his family’s native Fongo-Tongo district of Cameroon in Central Africa.
Dongfack...
As Boston University students were enjoying their spring breaks — whether they were tanning on beaches, exploring foreign cities or relaxing at home — an email arrived in the inboxes of returning students...
“It’s back.”
In February 2011, Boston University diver Bailey O’Brien heard the phrase cancer patients fear above all others. Her disease had returned.
Diagnosed with melanoma during her first...
