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NHL files subpoena against BU regarding concussion research

Jonathan Sigal September 25, 2015

The National Hockey League has filed subpoenas against three Boston University employees in regards to their research on concussions. Chris Nowinski, Ann McKee and Robert Stern all have until Oct. 1...

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson called for a subpoena for Boston 2024 bid documents on Monday. PHOTO COURTESY TITO JACKSON

City councilor seeks subpoena for Boston 2024 bid documents

Mina Corpuz July 20, 2015

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson held a press conference Monday on the steps of City Hall to call for a subpoena for Boston 2024 to release two un-redacted chapters from its original bid. Jackson...

Boston University President Robert Brown, who was scheduled to appear before Boston City Council Tuesday to discuss diversity in higher education, will instead attend a hearing on Dec. 19 after reaching a postponement agreement Monday. PHOTO BY KENSHIN OKUBO/DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston University President Robert Brown to testify at later date before City Council

Mina Corpuz December 2, 2014

As the result of a Monday agreement between Boston University officials and Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson, BU President Robert Brown will attend a hearing about student and employee diversity on...

EDIT: Big Man on Campus

EDIT: Big Man on Campus

Editors December 2, 2014

The “big man on campus” that no one ever sees, Boston University President Robert Brown, was in danger of seeing a jail cell thanks to a spat with the Boston City Council. To rewind, Brown was invited...

Boston University President Robert Brown was subpoenaed Nov. 24 by the Boston City Council to appear at a hearing on Tuesday to address issues of employee and student diversity. PHOTO BY FALON MORAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University goes to court to fight City Council subpoena

Mina Corpuz December 1, 2014

Boston University has gone to court as a result of a subpoena from the Boston City Council issued on Nov. 24 asking BU President Robert Brown to testify at a hearing on student and employee diversity...

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