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The reception desk at The Boston University Center for Career Development. Tuesday, President Trump’s first full day in office, he signed an executive order which aims to halt Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices in various federal, corporate and higher education institutions, including BU. ZIBBY ENGLISH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Student leaders fear decreased minority enrollment, employment opportunities after Trump DEI rollback

Nicole Abrams January 31, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 21 to curb diversity, equity and inclusion practices in higher education institutions, signaling negative impacts for Boston University students.
BU LGBTQIA+ Student Task Force

Student Task Force’s report discusses campus culture for LGBTQIA+ Students

Sydney Spottiswood November 14, 2022
Boston University’s LGBTQIA+ Student Task force submitted its final report to BU administration following a climate survey.
A LGBTQ flag hangs on a Boston University student’s wall. A Boston University task force released a report in 2018 with recommendations to make the University safer for its LGBTQ faculty and stuff. Three years later, several of the recommendations have yet to be implemented. LIBBY MCCLELLAND/DFP STAFF

Nearly three years later, many recommendations from BU LGBTQIA+ Task Force report have yet to be implemented

Tara Dave February 28, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the work of the task force down, but the Q-Center has been launched since.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: The closing of Methadone Mile ‘comfort station’ is a life or death issue

Editors September 3, 2021
Politicians should provide actual treatment options for people with substance abuse issues rather than removing essential resources that mean life and death for the residents of the Methadone Mile.
The Massachusetts Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team returned to Beverly on Sunday after being deployed to assess wildfire damage and locate survivors in Oregon. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. firefighters return from Oregon deployment

Joy Pereira September 22, 2020
Twenty-five Massachusetts members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Urban Search and Rescue team returned home Sunday after they were deployed to help with Oregon’s wildfires. Personnel and resources from 39 states and several Canadian provinces were sent to help the state.
In a report submitted to President Brown, Provost Morrison and administration, the Student Curriculum Committee criticized the proposed University-Wide General Education Program, citing a poll that revealed that students know very little about the program. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students seek changes in general education proposal, survey finds

Ellen Cranley April 13, 2016

A majority of Boston University students who responded to a survey about the proposed General Education Program are against it, according to the results released Monday. Three hundred and eighty...

Mayor Walsh lead the first meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayor's Substance Abuse, Prevention and Recovery Services Task Force Wednesday as part of the 84th Annual Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/DFP FILE PHOTO

Mayor Walsh chairs task force to address substance abuse

Izzy Weinberg January 26, 2016

Mayor Martin Walsh chaired the first meeting Thursday for the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Substance Abuse, Prevention and Recovery Services Task Force. The task force aims to tackle the national epidemic...

Boston University President Robert Brown and Provost Jean Morrison have created a task force to increase faculty diversity across campuses. PHOTO BY ANN SINGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU creates task force to increase faculty diversity

Sophia Eppolito October 14, 2015

Boston University announced Tuesday the creation of a Task Force on Faculty Diversity and Inclusion. In a letter sent to faculty and staff in August, the task force laid out its goals and described how...

Boston University released a survey on sexual misconduct to students in an email March 19. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DALY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students, administration differ on impact of sexual misconduct survey

J.D. Capelouto March 26, 2015

When the Boston University administration released a sexual misconduct climate survey on March 19, students were given the opportunity to share what they know about ways the university addresses sexual...

Cohen comes to defense of Parker, BU hockey

Daily Free Press Admin September 10, 2012

In light of the whirlwind surrounding the Boston University men’s hockey team in the last week — first the task force report and then a Boston Globe article with what was supposed to be confidential...

Task Force identifies problems in men’s hockey culture, team management

Daily Free Press Admin September 5, 2012

Boston University’s Men’s Ice Hockey Task Force released its final report Wednesday, concluding issues exist with both the hockey team itself and overseeing the team, although students said they are...

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