Our Mission: The Anna Howard Shaw Center exists to promote structures and practices that empower women and honor diversity. Read more about our growth: Statement of Confession and Action.

Donations to Shaw Center: When making your donations, remember to specify your donation to the Anna Howard Shaw Center at the bottom of the page. Thank you for your time and contributions! DONATE HERE

 Events and Announcements:

The Shaw Center’s Stress Support Group is a community that meets weekly on Thursday to foster connection, solidarity, and empathy in our academic and personal lives. To join, email Dr. Choi at hchoi@bu.edu or sign up here.

Join us for our first Lunch Lecture of the semester! See you on Thursday (09/10) at STH 320!

We released our Spring 2026 newsletter entitled “Embracing Differences: Community Building in Interfaith Contexts.” You may read it here and access previous issues here.

We just held our 2025 Women in the World conference with distinguished speakers sharing about “Embracing Differences: Community Building in Interfaith Contexts.” Watch recordings of the conference here: Lunch Lectureship and Dinner Lectureship.