2023-24 Learn More Series Theme: Indigenous Identities and Experiences
March 13, 2023 — Boston University Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) is proud to announce our Learn More Series theme for the 2023-24 academic year: Indigenous Identities and Experiences. Each year, we dedicate ourselves to examining a single topic of social importance through our Learn More Series. This signature series invites us to stand in solidarity […]
February 2, 2023 Letter to the Community
We at BU Diversity & Inclusion have been shocked and saddened by the many recent instances of violence in and perpetrated against marginalized communities in the U.S. The Lunar New Year marks a celebration of family, prosperity, traditions, and renewal for Asian communities around the world. For Asian Americans nationwide, that celebration was shattered after […]
BU D&I Spring Preview 2023
January 19, 2023 — In the spring 2023 semester, Boston University Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) is excited to continue our signature Learn More Series and offer faculty & staff events. Throughout the semester, check the BU D&I Events Calendar to register for upcoming programs and subscribe to the BU D&I Newsletters to stay up-to-date. Pictured above: […]
Fall 2022 Learn More Series Film Festival: Stonewall Forever
Fall 2022 Learn More Series Film Festival: Stonewall Forever Join BU Diversity & Inclusion for multiple opportunities to view Ro Haber’s “Stonewall Forever” (2019), a 21-minute documentary that brings together voices from over 50 years of LGBTQ activism to explore the ongoing legacy of the Stonewall Riots, whose history is equally cherished and charged. The […]
Learn More Grants Recipients 2022-23
September 1, 2022 — BU Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) is proud to announce the seventeen Learn More Grants recipients for the 2022-23 academic year. First launched in fall 2021, the three Learn More Grants support ongoing learning, capacity building, and community-building. All three grants offer a total of $30,000 in dispersible funds for BU […]
Meet the First-ever BU D&I STARS Program Cohort
August 29, 2022 — BU Diversity & Inclusion announced the first-ever cohort of eight STARS Program participants. First launched in spring 2022, the BU D&I STARS Program (Supporting Thriving, Achievement, Retention & Success) is a learning community of early career BU faculty on the Charles River Campus who meet regularly throughout the academic year to […]
Roe and Dobbs: The Ripple Effects of the SCOTUS Ruling on Democracy and Our Futures
On July 12, 2022, BU Diversity & Inclusion and the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff hosted a fully virtual BU faculty panel discussion in response to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling on the Dobbs v. Jackson case. This decision overruled the landmark Roe v. Wade case from nearly 50 years ago. Click this […]
BU D&I Restructure Announcement
May 31, 2022—Since spring 2022, BU Organizational Development & Learning has been shifted to report directly to Human Resources with a dotted line reporting to the Associate Provost for Community & Inclusion. To strengthen and clarify this new reporting structure, BU Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) has created the BU D&I Director of Educational Programming […]
BU D&I Launches STARS Program Supporting Thriving, Achievement, Retention, & Success
April 29, 2022— BU Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) announced the launch of the BU D&I STARS program (Supporting Thriving, Achievement, Retention, & Success), a learning community of up to 20 early career BU faculty on the Charles River Campus who meet regularly throughout the academic year to engage in professional development, mentoring, wellness, and […]
Seven BU Academic Departments Selected for Emerging Scholars Program 2022-23
March 30, 2022— BU Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) has announced the selection of seven BU academic departments to host underrepresented, early-career scholars in the 2022-23 academic year as part of the Emerging Scholars Program. In spring 2019, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Jean Morrison announced the launch of two key initiatives intended to […]