Ibram X. Kendi, Leading Scholar of Racism, to Join BU
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Ibram X. Kendi, Leading Scholar of Racism, to Join BU
Dr. Kendi will launch the BU Center for Antiracist Research, with a mission “to solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice.” Find out more
FACULTY EXPERT
Want to Reform Policing? Listen to the Lived Experiences of Black Americans
BU political scientist Spencer Piston says listening to people who live in heavily policed communities can inform advocacy and improve democracy. Learn why
STUDENT LIFE
BU Distributes Federal CARES Aid to Students
Over 5,800 BU students who were financially impacted by the campus closure caused by COVID-19 received grant aid, thanks to the CARES Act. Here’s how we did it
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
BU School of Law Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig discusses inequities in the legal system in Slate… Elaine Nsoesie of the BU School of Public Health connects the dual crises of COVID-19 and racial health disparities for National Public Radio… Ari Tratchenberg of the BU College of Arts & Sciences discusses how to protect privacy when using contact tracing technology in The Conversation… BU School of Social Work Professor Judith C. Scott talked to The Washington Post about speaking to your children about racism… BU students volunteered as contact tracers for the Boston Public Health Commission.