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Carlos Apostle pictured in a 2019 article from El Mundo Boston

BU named defendant in case of sexual assault, battery

Samuele Petruccelli December 9, 2021
Alum claims course professor took no action following her reports of sexual misconduct by his "assistant."
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights began holding open office hours Wednesday for the Boston University community to provide information for the department to review BU’s Title IX policies. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Open office hours for Title IX investigation begin

Sekar Krisnauli April 23, 2015

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights began holding open office hours Wednesday for the Boston University community to aid in the department’s Title IX investigation. The investigation...

Boston University Police Department Detective Sgt. Peter Torchio, Deputy Title IX Coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences Kerry Buglio and Sexual Assault and Response Prevention Director Maureen Mahoney spoke at a panel following a screening of “Hunting Ground” as part of sexual assault awareness week Thursday night. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Documentary, panel addresses sexual assault on college campuses

Lindsey Hover April 10, 2015

Boston University's Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center hosted a screening Thursday of "The Hunting Ground," a documentary about the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses, followed...

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...

Boston University President Robert Brown announced a new Title IX policy, which addresses sexual assault on campus, in an email to the BU community Monday. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

School-wide Title IX policy updated to better address sexual assault

Samantha J. Gross February 26, 2015

In an effort to better address reports of sexual misconduct on campus, Boston University officials adopted a new school-wide Title IX policy, BU President Robert Brown announced in a Monday email to...

Boston University is one of 26 universities not participating in the Association of American Universities survey, an anonymous survey addressing sexual assault on campus. GRAPHIC BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU opts out of AAU sexual assault survey, plans to release own version

Rachel Legon January 22, 2015

Boston University administrators opted out of an anonymous national sexual assault survey administered by the Association of American Universities and have said they have plans to conduct their own...

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