Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Has Speech and Auditory Processing Disorders—Here’s What That Means
Plus, how she overcame them to deliver her moving poem, “The Hill We Climb.”
Poet Amanda Gorman Made History With Her Inauguration Speech
The Youth Poet Laureate read her piece “The Hill We Climb” written especially for the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Amanda Gorman reminds us that poetry is not a luxury
“The purifying power of poetry has existed as long as humans have wielded words. And for women especially, as [Audre] Lorde said, poetry ‘is a vital necessity of our existence.'”
Holding BU to Account on Race
Hayden Scholar Delice Nsubayi helped UMOJA, BU’s Black student union, become a powerful voice for racial equity.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland unveils memorial to enslaved people on its campus
From Absence to Presence: The Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Sothern Maryland, a commemorative slave quarter created to honor the enslaved peoples of southern Maryland stands on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus.
What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?
Prof. Loretta J. Ross is combating cancel culture with a popular class at Smith College.
Teaching Racial Justice Isn’t Racial Justice
There is a place for education in the fight against racism, but we shouldn’t confuse it for the fight itself.
POV: BU Should Join the GRE Exit
The standardized test has been shown to be a poor predictor of graduate student achievement.
The Power Millennials Don’t Know They Have
We know the millennial generation is the most racially diverse in American history, but the question is: Do they know it?
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence… Additionally, the week before TDOR, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise visibility for transgender people and address issues the […]