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Sara Bachman has been appointed to director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, a Boston University center that combines social work and health care disciplines. PHOTO COURTESY SARA BACHMAN

BU names first director of Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health

Taylor Kocher April 23, 2017

Boston University announced Tuesday that Sara “Sally” Bachman has been named the first director of BU’s Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health. Bachman has been serving as the interim...

The Allocations Board continues to receive controversy for the Square, a system used to allocate funding for clubs. PHOTO BY DYLAN KIM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students, clubs express mixed reactions with new allocations system for clubs

Taylor Kocher April 6, 2017

Ten months after Allocations Board instated a new system of allocating funds to clubs on campus, Madison Cannon, assistant director of student organizations, said the university is still working on...

Recent reports from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors show that more than half of the college students who visited their campus counseling centers during the last academic year reported symptoms of anxiety. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Majority of students who visit college counseling centers suffer from anxiety, study finds

Taylor Kocher April 2, 2017

A study from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors shows more than half of college students who visit college counseling centers have symptoms of anxiety, leading universities...

Boston University’s Study Abroad office recently announces a summer internship program in New York City. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU offers new summer internship program in NYC

Taylor Kocher March 12, 2017

Starting this summer, Boston University will offer a New York City Summer Internship program, which runs for nearly 10 weeks, from early June to early August, according to the program’s webpage....

Students and faculty gather at the Boston University Art Galleries’ 808 Gallery to discuss feminism in higher education Saturday morning. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professors voice concerns regarding feminism in symposium

Taylor Kocher February 26, 2017

About 30 students and faculty gathered at Boston University’s 808 Gallery for an intimate discussion on feminism, specifically in academia. Three different panels addressed a variety of topics...

Red Hat, a cloud computing company, announces a collaborative research and education agreement with Boston University on Jan. 23. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University builds upon relationship with cloud computing company

Taylor Kocher February 8, 2017

Boston University President Robert Brown announced on Jan. 23 that BU joined Red Hat, a technology storage company, in a five-year long, $5-million research collaboration that will merge Red Hat’s...

Pardee professor Houchang Chehabi said he feels discriminated by President Donald Trump’s recent anti-travel orders against several Muslim-majority countries. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Trump’s immigration ban affects BU students, faculty

Taylor Kocher February 2, 2017

Houchang Chehabi, an international relations professor at Boston University, said that due to his criticism of Iranian government, its security has issued him warnings of arrest if he should travel...

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at the State of the Commonwealth last January. He speaks again at this year’s State of the Commonwealth Tuesday night. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Gov. Baker delivers annual State of the Commonwealth address

Taylor Kocher January 25, 2017

During the annual State of the Commonwealth address, Gov. Charlie Baker emphasized the progress Massachusetts has made on goals including lowering the unemployment rate, battling the opioid epidemic...

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BU maintains endowment value as other schools see decline, study says

Taylor Kocher December 4, 2016

As the endowments of 24 other top private universities decline in value, Boston University manages to be the only one that maintains its worth, according to an article published in the Boston Business...

Students outside of the George Sherman Union write cards to women recently elected to office as a demonstration of solidarity with “Pantsuit Nation.” PHOTO BY ABBY FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Dressed in pantsuits, community celebrates women in politics

Ludi Wang November 16, 2016

Walking down Commonwealth Avenue Wednesday afternoon, it was almost impossible to miss a pink table set up in front of the George Sherman Union. The cluster of pink balloons tied down to the table brought...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire in October. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/ DFP FILE PHOTO

One day after election, reality starts to sink in for BU students

Noor Adatia November 10, 2016

By Noor Adatia and Taylor Kocher Sara Skelton, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she was sitting in in her dorm room watching live coverage of the presidential election when she...

Trudy Zimmerman speaks at the Boston University Initiative on Cities’ “Reducing Disparities and Promoting Well-Being in Boston: The Role of the BU Community” discussion Wednesday in the Questrom School of Business. PHOTO BY JESS RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Faculty, administration showcase how BU improves city

Taylor Kocher October 27, 2016

Boston University students, staff and faculty gathered Wednesday afternoon in the Questrom School of Business to learn how BU students play an important role in improving the community in the surrounding...

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