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 […]
BU Today: “White Skin Privilege” in Rittenhouse, Arbery Verdicts
“If Kyle Rittenhouse had been Black, would he have even survived that night?” asks LAW Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig
Meet the 2022-23 Inclusion Catalyst Grant Recipients
November 12, 2021 — Boston University Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) is proud to announce the 17 Inclusion Catalyst Grant funding recipients for the 2022-23 academic year. Each fall semester, BU D&I issues a call for proposals for faculty, staff, or students in the BU community to apply for up to $2,000 in grant funding […]
Call for Proposals Now Open: 2022-23 Emerging Scholars Program
November 1, 2021 — Boston University Diversity & Inclusion’s (BU D&I) Emerging Scholars Program is now open for applications from BU academic departments for the 2022-23 academic year. Through the Emerging Scholars program, we seek to normalize the inclusion within our schools/colleges and departments of people who are underrepresented in the academy, including scholars from underrepresented […]
BU Today: POV, Higher Ed Institutions Would Benefit from Hiring More Faculty and Staff with Disabilities
“As a person with a disability, this course was the first time I felt like I belonged in academia. I’ve been a BU student for almost two years, but it wasn’t until this course that I began to identify with the school. The sense of community felt is largely due to inclusive curriculum and exploring […]
BU Today: “D&I Learn More Series: History of Treatment of People with Intellectual Disabilities”
According to Michael L. Wehmeyer, University of Kansas Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor and chair of special education and an expert on education and supporting youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the fight to create support systems, accommodations, and self-advocacy for such people has changed significantly from the 1800s to today.
The New York Times: “MacArthur Foundation Announces 2021 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners”
This year’s 25 winners include Ibram X. Kendi, who wrote “How to Be an Antiracist,” the poet Hanif Abdurraqib and the writer and curator Nicole Fleetwood. The awards come with prestige — and $625,000.
BU D&I Now Hiring Learning & Training Facilitation Fellow
September 27, 2021 — Boston University Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) seeks a motivated, organized, and reliable Learning and Training – Facilitation Fellow to join the team in this inaugural role. The Fellow must be a current BU graduate, or professional student from any degree program. With mentorship and guidance from the BU D&I Learning and Training Director and BU D&I L&T Specialist, the successful candidate will primarily manage and facilitate training sessions and workshops for the BU’s […]
BU Today: “Meet Debbie Bazarsky, Inaugural Director of BU’s New LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff”
Center’s programming, services, and events will bring together LGBTQIA+ colleagues from across the University