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 […]

Learn More Series: Disability in the Arts with Kristina Wong

For this BU Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) Learn More Series keynote speaker event, performance artist and comedian Kristina Wong uses humor to make smart social statements about the sometimes subtle, sometimes obvious ways that race, mental health, and gender play out in America today. She performed an abridged piece from her show “Wong Flew […]

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 […]

Learn More Series: Why We Need Disability Justice with Haben Girma

For this Learn More Series keynote speaker event, Haben Girma, human rights lawyer and the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, joins Director of BU Disability & Access Services Lorre Wolfe for a fireside chat and audience Q&A about disability, ableism, and disability justice. Haben breaks down her definition of “trauma porn,” shares her […]

Learn More Series: History of Treatment of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities with Dr. Michael Wehmeyer

For this Learn More Series keynote speaker event, Dr. Michael L. Wehmeyer joins us from The University of Kansas Department of Special Education to give a longitudinal view of the history of the treatment of people with intellectual disabilities. This event was originally hosted via Zoom on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Dr. Wehmeyer was introduced by Oscar […]