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Martin Luther King Jr statue at Marsh Chapel

Black students, faculty, staff reflect on their experiences at BU

Madhri Yehiya February 18, 2021
Black students, staff and faculty at Boston University shared their experiences as members of a minority group on campus and their thoughts on the University’s handling of racism in recent months.
Innovate@BU and the BUild Lab prepare to kick off the Community Impact Challenge, which encourages Boston University students to develop new ideas to promote well-being in their communities. COURTESY OF INNOVATE@BU

BU crowdsourcing community well-being initiatives from students, offering seed grants

Claire Williams October 9, 2020
This fall, Innovate@BU and the BUild Lab are introducing the inaugural Community Impact Challenge, which provides BU students the opportunity to develop ideas that promote community well-being on campus.
University of Virginia student Martese Johnson discusses his March 2015 assault. PHOTO BY BRIGID KING/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Black Lives Matter activist emphasizes unity, social media in panel

Anna Goncharova February 19, 2016

Martese Johnson, an African-American senior at the University of Virginia who was attacked by police, shared his experience with the Boston University community as a Black Lives Matter movement activist....

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