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One Silber Way. President Donald Trump issued an executive order March 20 to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, sparking alarm from Massachusetts state leaders, educators and parents about the sweeping implications for public schools and higher education. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Taking away peoples’ dreams:’ Mass. educators reacts to Trump dismantling Department of Education

Abigail Hassan March 30, 2025
President Donald Trump issued an executive order March 20 to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, sparking alarm about the implications, especially for short-staffed schools, students with disabilities and educators.
Lorre Wolf expose, student complaints about DAS

‘Dismissive’ and ‘unempathetic’: Students claim unjust treatment from BU Disability and Access Services director Lorre Wolf

Lauren Rowlands January 28, 2022
Students claim DAS office is excessively bureaucratic, Wolf to be "abusive in her power over disabled students."
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Archival exhibit sheds light on disability representation at BU

Kendall Richards September 14, 2021
“Along the Road to Accessibility: BU Disability History Exhibition" features a virtual, in-person and self-guided walking tour.
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New England Council calls for doubling of Pell Grant

Samuele Petruccelli March 12, 2021
In an open letter released Monday, the Council urged members of the New England House and Senate delegations to draft legislation that would increase the maximum award available to give to recipients displaying extreme financial need.
Boston University will receive $14 million from the federal government under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, at least half of which is required to go toward emergency relief for students. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CARES Act allows students to apply for emergency financial aid

Katarzyna Jezak May 1, 2020
As of Friday, BU students can apply for consideration in receiving emergency financial aid.
Boston University’s Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center website. President Robert Brown sent a letter Jan. 24 about why changes proposed by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to Title IX would harm students. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

President Brown writes opposition letter to proposed Title IX changes

Sarah Iles January 29, 2019
BU President Robert Brown published a letter Thursday opposing proposed changes to federal Title IX regulations.
Marsh Chapel at BU. PHOTO BY VIOLET GIDDINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students survive on refugee rations

Daily Free Press Staff November 15, 2018

By Conor Kelley and Shayna Scott Boston University students are attempting to survive a week on food supplies similar to those provided to a refugee as part of Marsh Chapel’s Refugee Ration Challenge...

PHOTO COURTESY NICK YOUNGSON

EDITORIAL: Teaching financial literacy is key in mitigating student debt

Editors November 30, 2017

There’s this idea that people seem to have about students of color enrolling in college: that they are doing so on significant scholarships, or are at least getting some pretty hefty financial aid. Some...

The Boston University Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center collaborates with the BU Arts Initiative to create an exhibition to showcase how student artist responses to sexual assault, how to be an ally and prevention in April 2017. Title IX, an act which concerns campus sexual assault guidelines, will be reviewed. PHOTO BY ALEXANDER NOVAKOVIC/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

DeVos’ proposed Title IX overhaul may prove harmful for Boston students

Carina Imbornone September 10, 2017

  In a speech delivered on Thursday at George Mason University, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said the guidance established by the Obama administration regarding sexual assault on...

Doctoral student Cyrus Segawa Konstantinakos’ book "I Atfabeton Chamorro: The ABCs of Chamorro" about the native Chamorro culture in Guam receives support from the U.S. Department of Education and the Guam Legislature. PHOTO COURTESY CYRUS SEGAWA KONSTANTINAKOS

Doctoral student leads book project to raise awareness of indigenous Guam people

Ludi Wang September 10, 2017

Boston University School of Education doctoral student Cyrus Konstantinakos published a book this summer about Guam’s native Chamorro language and culture. The book, titled “I Atfabeton Chamorro:...

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren attends a Hillary Clinton presidential rally in October 2016. Now, Warren and Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici ask the Department of Education to limit fees for student loan borrowers who default on their loans. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Department of Education lifts limits that protect student loan borrowers

Ezgi Toper March 19, 2017

The U.S. Department of Education rescinded limits restricting collection fees that can be issued to student loan borrowers who default on their loans Friday, according to a press release from Rep....

Dev Blair, a sophomore in the College of Fine Arts, introduced the social media campaign #PoorAtAPrivateUniversity to Boston University to spotlight how colleges like BU can relieve the financial burden for low-income students. PHOTO BY ADRIANA DIAZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU student group voices tuition concerns, university hopes for communication, understanding

Samantha J. Gross September 8, 2016

Kailynn Palaima is not returning to Boston University. The former College of General Studies freshman and Gamma Phi Beta sister owes BU approximately $36,000, money she took out as student loans. Palaima...

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