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The Daily Free Press

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The U.S. News & World Report website’s national university ranking page. The majority of college admissions officers believe that the U.S. News’s ranking system has lost its value among students and universities. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU’s college ranking improves as admissions officers, students critique system

Saanvi Haridas October 11, 2024
A recent survey administered by international educational service organization found that 75% of the 200 surveyed college admissions officers believe the college ranking system has lost its value among both students and universities.
Boston University’s School of Law hosted the second installment of its “Race, Law and Inequality” speaker series on Thursday entitled “Detecting Police ad Prosecutorial Discrimination: Some Theoretical and Methodological Thoughts.” ALI AUDET/ DFP FILE

BU School of Law reflects on structural racism within US law

Rachel Do December 9, 2020

In an ideal world, laws are meant to uphold justice. However, as evidenced by a history spanning slavery and Jim Crow laws, the United States has shown that legislation can reinforce racial inequality. To...

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Minority Report: A New General for the Culture Warriors

Lincoln Son Currie September 13, 2020
A Midwestern senator who loves the current American culture war is on the rise. His name is Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and I want to warn you about him.
Cornell William Brooks speaks at the “We Shall Not Be Moved” rally in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 14. The Boston University alumnus will teach a class at BU this semester. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Former NAACP activist joins BU faculty

Ghazal Randhawa September 4, 2017

American civil rights activist Cornell William Brooks will be joining Boston University’s faculty this semester as a visiting professor with a joint appointment between the School of Law and the...

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