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The Daily Free Press

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President Melissa Gilliam gives her inaugural address on Sept. 27. The Boston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted a celebration Saturday at the George Sherman Union Metcalf Hall in partnership with the City of Boston to honor the legacy of Boston University alum Martin Luther King Jr with Gilliam as a keynote speaker. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU, Bostonians celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day event themed around overcoming darkness

Isabelle Zhang January 27, 2025
BU Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the George Sherman Union Metcalf Hall, hosted by The Howard Thurman Center and the City of Boston.
The “Free at Last” statue, inspired by Boston University alum Martin Luther King, Jr., in Marsh Plaza. BU is hosting a celebration of King at the Howard Thurman Center on Jan. 25. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day in light of presidential inauguration overlap

Amil Coutinho Amado January 22, 2025
The Boston University community is commemorating the legacy of civil rights activist and alum Martin Luther King Jr. this week, a celebration eclipsed by President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Boston University Graduate Workers Union members and supporters march down Bay State Road toward 1 Silber Way on Wednesday. BUGWU organized a walkout on Wednesday in response to Provost Ken Lutchen’s emails regarding the strike. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BUGWU calls undergraduates, faculty, staff to join walkout in response to Provost emails

Camille Bugayong May 2, 2024
On Wednesday, BUGWU called BU undergaduates and staff to join a walkout in response to emails from the Office of the Provost.
A member of the graduate student workers union holds a sign protesting wages at a rally in November. Teaching assistants are considering joining other BU-employed groups in striking, following unsatisfactory contract negotiations with the school. CORINNE DAVIDSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BUGWU deliberates over strike authorization, begins voting process

Abigail Hassan March 6, 2024
Following recent contract negotiations with Boston University, The Graduate Workers Union is considering going on strike.
The Goodwill store in West Campus. Since 2009, BU has partnered with Goodwill for the “Goodwill, Not Landfill” program, diverting otherwise reusable things away from landfills. LYNN ASARE-BEDIAKO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

If you’re looking to live city life sustainably, check out these eco-friendly businesses around BU

Mara Mellits June 2, 2023
"Every little bit we do contributes to not just our bodies, but the planet that we all share as well," said Live Alive Cafe CEO Bryan Timko. Live Alive is one of the many businesses around BU's campus that promote sustainable city-life.
Palestine banner protest

‘Free Palestine’ banner dropped from College of Arts and Sciences roof

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 24, 2022
The SJP banner references the Deadly Exchange, a process by which law enforcement validates Israeli oppression of Palestinians.
A Boston University residence at 1053 Beacon Street lacks an accessible entrance for students with physical disabilities. Several students with physical disabilities have cited accessibility issues with University building entrances, certain residence elevators and the BU Bus. ANH NGUYEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students detail inadequate accessibility on campus, difficulty getting to classes

Sangmin Song October 7, 2021
The unreliable Terrier Transit app and an inconvenient accessible entrance in CAS among concerns.
STH exhibit items

Archival exhibit sheds light on disability representation at BU

Kendall Richards September 14, 2021
“Along the Road to Accessibility: BU Disability History Exhibition" features a virtual, in-person and self-guided walking tour.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King

MLK, Coretta Scott King memorial planned for Boston Common

Olga Benacerraf March 25, 2021
Installation of the abstracted bronze figure is expected to take place in October of 2022.
empty classroom in the college of arts and sciences

Online learning poses new challenges, advantages for faculty with disabilities, those in the Deaf community

Emily Stevenson March 22, 2021
Those with disabilities and in the Deaf community had more flexibility, restraints with pandemic.
Boston University Umoja at the 2019 Culture Cookout

Umoja through the years — a home for Black students at BU

Anne Jonas February 18, 2021
Umoja, Boston University’s Black Student Union chapter, was founded in 1967 as an organization and home for Black students on campus. More than 50 years later, Umoja has evolved into what is now an ever-growing umbrella organization that brings together other Black student groups at BU.
GALLERY: BU students protest sexual assault on campus

GALLERY: BU students protest sexual assault on campus

Hannah Yoshinaga February 8, 2021

Boston University students protested Sunday night against the University's handling of sexual assault cases on campus. Organizers from Campus Survivors provided posters, chalk, tape and spray paint to...

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