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The Boston University Center for Sexual Assault Response and Prevention. BU released the results of The Student Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey which was designed to gauge student perceptions of campus climate and knowledge of University resources related to sexual misconduct. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students call for more action following results of campus climate survey on sexual assault

Avery Fox January 31, 2025
Boston University released the results of a campus climate survey Jan. 23 assessing sexual assault and sexual misconduct.
The College of Arts and Sciences. After two years of preparation, Boston University’s Center for Innovation in Social Sciences launched Sept. 1 with the aim of bolstering research and teaching for students and faculty alike. BRITTANY CHANG/ DFP FILE

Innovation center opens as an ‘intellectual home’ for BU social sciences community

Emily Pauls October 7, 2021
The Center for Innovation in Social Sciences is a "community hub" for research and mentorship on campus.
mollusk marine science lab

Plans for Marine Semester field research in Belize remain uncertain

Emily Stevenson April 27, 2021
The Marine Semester did not offer a Belize component last year, but may do so this Fall.
nickerson field at boston university

2021 in-person Commencement to be split into two ceremonies

Molly Farrar April 20, 2021
The decision was made in order to ensure social distancing and allow for increased attendance.
Some Boston University library employees will work partially in person during the Spring semester because their requests for full workplace accommodations were denied. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

BU library staff denied full workplace accommodations for Spring

Daily Free Press Staff December 17, 2020
Multiple BU library staff members have been denied full workplace accommodations and are required to work in person for a certain number of hours per week.
EDITORIAL: Banning pepper spray on college campus is one of many failures to prioritize the issue of sexual assault

EDITORIAL: Banning pepper spray on college campus is one of many failures to prioritize the issue of sexual assault

Editors December 4, 2020
To make an effort against sexual assault and harassment, BU must implement better services, improve its sexual assault hearing process, hold sexual assaultors accountable and, at the very least, lift the ban on pepper sprays.
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