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Boston University men's basketball team wearing social justice shirts before a game

COM, Alumni Association hosts sports anti-racism discussion

Sydney Walsh February 26, 2021
The Boston University College of Communication hosted “Sports and the Work of Antiracism" on Wednesday. The discussion featured BU women's basketball coach Marisa Moseley, ESPN senior vice president and editor-in-chief of “The Undefeated” and BU alumnus, Kevin Merida and BU lecturer A. Sherrod Blakely.
Damariz Itzel Posadas Aparicio, a Master of Theological Studies candidate at Boston University’s School of Theology and recipient of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals or “DACA” program, spoke at a virtual panel on Tuesday hosted by the Latin American Studies Department on immigration reform. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professors host ‘DACA’ panel, call for immigration reform

Yiran Yu November 2, 2020
Millions of Americans will have decided the next president by Tuesday night, and in an election as heavily contested as this year’s, a number of socio-political issues prevail on voters’ minds, including that of DACA.
In the Paint: James Harden’s disrespectful move on Wesley Johnson is what the NBA needs

In the Paint: James Harden’s disrespectful move on Wesley Johnson is what the NBA needs

Andrew Mason March 1, 2018
It’s the straight cold-blooded pause — which lasted only about a second and a half, but probably a lifetime for Johnson — that I want to focus on. Disrespectful on-court acts like this is precisely what the modern NBA needs.
The Boston University men’s soccer team stands for the national anthem on Wednesday night. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community questions role of national anthem in sports

Mike Reddy October 6, 2017

Since Colin Kaepernick first started kneeling during the national anthem in protest last year, many more professional athletes have joined in. Whether or not these protests are appropriate have been...

The second annual Play it Forward contest brought together leaders from the sports world and media to discuss how gender and race issues are embedded in sports culture. PHOTO BY JINGYI LIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sports personalities gather to discuss race and gender at Play it Forward Summit

Josee Matela April 18, 2017

Last Friday, the second Play It Forward Summit brought industry leaders to Boston University’s Agganis Arena to tackle race and gender issues in the sports industry. Speakers and attendees explored...

James Stergios, a public policy expert at the Pioneer Institute, has been elected to the Boston University Board of Overseers. PHOTO COURTESY PIONEER INSTITUTE

BU names notable alumni to university boards

Laney Ruckstuhl February 27, 2017

Boston University announced Thursday it had recently appointed an ESPN journalist and a public policy expert, both BU alum, to its Board of Trustees and Board of Overseers. Kevin Merida, senior...

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