Social Class | Diversity & Inclusion

No Home, No Wi-Fi: Pandemic Adds to Strain on Poor College Students

in Access, Community, Coronavirus, Culture, Diversity, Equity, Graduate, Higher Education, Inclusion, Intersectionality, Social Class, Technology, Undergraduate

Some low-income students have dropped out, and there are growing concerns about hunger and homelessness.

Learn More Series- Paul Farmer “Social class a global perspective”

in Diversity, Events Archive, Our News, Race & Ethnicity, Social Class

Medical anthropologist and physician Dr. Paul Farmer will examine poverty and justice from global humanitarian perspective in a conversation with dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health Dr. Sandro Galea. Dr. Farmer will discuss his experience providing direct health care services, and researching and advocating behalf of those who are sick and […]

Learn More Series- Nancy Isenberg “A History of Class in America”

in Diversity, Events Archive, Our News, Social Class

Historian Nancy Isenberg presents the history of the class system in America, extending from colonial times to the present. Surveying political rhetoric and policy, popular literature and scientific theories over four hundred years, Isenberg analyzes the assumptions that liberty and hard work ensured social mobility within our nation’s history. Members of the BU Community with […]

Housekeepers Face a Disaster Generations in the Making

in Access, Coronavirus, Equity, Intersectionality, Social Class

Ghosted by their employers, members of the profession are facing “a full-blown humanitarian crisis — a Depression-level situation.”

COVID-19, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: An Online Series

in Disability, Events Archive, LGBTQIA+, Mental Health, Race & Ethnicity, Religion, Social Class

Over the course of June, BU Diversity & Inclusion hosted a series of virtual conversations that address broader societal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the help of leading experts across multiple fields, our goal was to catalyze important new dialogue about inequities, challenges, and opportunities exposed by the virus. Mental Health and Race Social […]

Caring for Immigrant Caregivers

in Access, Community, Culture, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Social Class

As the population gets a little older and a little sicker each year, disabled and older Americans rely more and more on home health aides… Nationally, 28% of the direct care workforce and 31% of home health aides are born outside the US.

How COVID-19 Swept Through a Dense Massachusetts City

in Access, Community, Coronavirus, Diversity, Equity, Intersectionality, Race & Ethnicity, Social Class

North of Boston, the packed city of Chelsea has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Now, as the cases begin to level off, host Robin Young checks in with City Manager Tom Ambrosino. (audio)

How to Make America2.0 a More Equitable Society

in Access, Coronavirus, Editorial, Equity, Social Class, Technology

The tech industry can play a pivotal role in shaping our post-pandemic world.

The Black Plague

in Access, Coronavirus, Editorial, Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Social Class

Public officials lament the way that the coronavirus is engulfing black communities. The question is, what are they prepared to do about it?

COVID-19 is a Pivotal Moment for Struggling Students. Can Colleges Step Up?

in Access, Coronavirus, Editorial, Equity, Health & Wellness, Higher Education, Social Class

Elizabeth Ouanemalay slips on rubber gloves and wraps a black scarf with pink hearts around her face before venturing outside. She obsessively counts how many door handles she touches on the journey to pick up each of her meals: six. No one wants Covid-19, but she really doesn’t want it. She has lupus, an autoimmune disease.