Arts & Sciences is committed to cultivating and advancing a diverse and inclusive community capable of recognizing, analyzing, and responding to exclusion and injustice with equitable solutions, and to building community in ways that celebrate the racial, cultural, ethnic, religious, ability, sexual orientation, and gender diversity of our campus.
The 2030 Strategic Plan set forth new initiatives to build a diverse and inclusive community, including the launch of the Society of Fellows postdoctoral program. Here are some other examples of strengthening diversity and inclusion in our community.

CAS Society of Fellows Is Opening New Doors for Early-Career Scholars at BU
“These are the rising stars of their fields, who bring diverse interdisciplinary perspectives, enthusiasm, and a vibrancy to the work that they do.” –Stan Sclaroff, dean of Arts & Sciences.

This BU Class Aims to Undo a History of Racism in Science and Healthcare
“We have this philosophy in the class that in order to make science and education more inclusive, you first have to acknowledge the history of it. Once you’ve acknowledged that foundation and you can see the inequalities around you, that’s when you can really start thinking about how a more inclusive and anti-racist environment can be built in science, in medicine, in education, in whatever area you’re going into.” –Melisa Osborne, Research Scientist and Segrè Lab Manager

Diaspora Charts Panel Explores Racial Identity
“Your identity—knowing where you belong and where your community is—is so important. It’s important to have these conversations of race and knowing where you belong, even if you don’t fit like a cookie cutter mold.” –Charlot Valerio (CAS ‘26)

Bringing Visibility to the Black Experience at BU
“We didn’t necessarily set out to be content creators, but we wanted to show POC at a PWI having fun. We wanted other people to see our pictures and videos and be like, ‘Oh my god, that looks fun; I want to go to BU! I didn’t know there was a Black community there” –Tsega Seleshi, co-founder of The Block (CAS ‘25)

BU Launches New Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Major
“There are no easy answers, of course, which is sad. But I do think a lot of us are trying to equip our students with the tools that they need to honestly transform the world and make it a better place, and that starts with understanding the past.” –Tim Longman, Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Science