2025-2026 Learn More Series: The Future of Higher Education

Contemporary institutions of higher education are hubs for scholarly inquiry, social activism, artistic expression, and free speech. However, in recent years, critiques of higher education and questions about its purpose have become widespread, calling its purpose and role in society into question.     This year’s Learn More Series theme, The Future of Higher Education, invites BU […]

BU D&I is Hiring!

BU Diversity & Inclusion is hiring a Graduate Assistant (GA) who is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Boston University. The GA will work closely with BU D&I’s professional staff in office administration, communications, and event planning. As part of the larger Community & Inclusion umbrella, the GA will also collaborate with colleagues in […]

BU D&I Welcomes Second STARS Cohort

Launched in Fall 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 engage in professional development, mentoring, and community-building opportunities. This program is specifically designed to support underrepresented racial and […]

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 […]