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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Wheelock stugov elections no vote

Ballot error delays Wheelock StuGov election by one week

Anna Vidergar April 10, 2022
A technical error meant Wheelock students were not able to vote in their individual college government elections.
Shiney James Follow-up

What happened to Shiney James? BU alumni call for transparency

Emilia Wisniewski February 25, 2022
The University appointed an external fact-finder to investigate allegations brought against James in October.
PhD sick leave policy

BU introduces 15-day sick leave policy for doctoral students following year of activism

Leila El Alam February 10, 2022
The policy, implemented Jan. 25, gives students up to 15 days of consecutive sick leave.
The letter sent by Boston University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Jean Morrison to the Dean of Students Office Oct. 7. Morrison announced the use of an outside factfinder to investigate allegations of verbal and emotional abuse of student employees in BU’s Orientation program. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Grueling’ hours, forged timesheets: BU students allege Orientation leadership violated state labor laws

Daily Free Press Staff November 9, 2021
Shiney James and other leaders reportedly worked students up to 80 hours a week with little to no breaks.
wheelock school of education and human development at boston university

David Chard appointed as permanent dean of Wheelock

Tanisha Bhat April 2, 2021
Chard was appointed to the position after having served as interim dean since 2018.
Boston Medical Center. The BMC received its first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 14. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Boston Medical Center receives its first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Juncheng Quan December 20, 2020
The vaccine arrived at BMC, which is affiliated with BU's School of Medicine, on Dec. 14.
The Boston University Police Department. ANNALYN KUMAR/ DFP STAFF

Campus crime logs: Feb. 21-25

Mary Lulloff February 26, 2020
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs between Feb. 21-25.
Boston University’s School of Education was renamed the Wheelock College of Education and Human Development after a merger in June 2018. LEITHLAND KILBURN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wheelock begins program to ‘build bridges’ between staff and faculty

Natalie Patrick February 5, 2019
Wheelock is launching a “Building Bridges” initiative this month to foster community among faculty and staff of the newly merged Wheelock College and BU School of Education.
The Boston University Earth and Environment Department. A new environmental group, the Climate Advocacy, Research and Education (CARE) club, has emerged on campus. VIOLET GIDDINGS/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Student-run climate advocacy group comes to campus

Alex LaSalvia October 10, 2018
Climate Advocacy, Research and Education (CARE), a new Boston University student-run organization, is aiming to take up the fight against climate change by spreading information about climate change through interdisciplinary perspectives.
Boston University President Robert Brown partakes in his first public Q&A session Monday evening, moderated by Lexi Peery, chair of the Daily Free Press Board of Directors. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

President Brown talks tuition, merger, sexual assault prevention

Pooja Peravali September 25, 2018
In the first event of its kind, The Daily Free Press hosted a public Q&A session with Boston University President Robert Brown Monday, addressing the topics of tuition hikes, his role as president and his plans for the future of BU.
A Residence Life office in Kilachand Hall. A student has claimed that she was fired from her position as an RA because of a time conflict with a class. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Graduate student loses Residence Life job due to class conflict

Sophia Brown April 26, 2018
Jessica Dellaquila, a Boston University alumna planning to return this fall as a graduate student in the School of Education, wants to bring attention to Residence Life’s demands on their student employees after she was not allowed to be a Graduate Resident Assistant due to an academic conflict.
Students pass Wheelock College. BU will soon begin doing individual advising for Wheelock students who are transitioning to BU. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Individual advising underway for transitioning Wheelock students

Samantha Day March 27, 2018
Starting in the fall of 2018, Wheelock College students will transition into the Boston University community as part of a merger announced in in October. In order to make the transition process go smoothly, BU and Wheelock faculty members are providing specialized academic advising to transitioning Wheelock students.
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