We Must Welcome International Students Again

ADVOCACY RESOURCE
We Must Welcome International Students Again
BU President Robert A. Brown and New York University President Andrew Hamilton urge lawmakers to support international students with several policy changes in Inside Higher Ed. Read their op-ed

NOTABLE ALUMNI
BU Alumni Invited to Join the Biden Administration’s Senior Ranks
The group includes Wendy Sherman (CAS ’71), who would be the first woman deputy secretary of state if she is confirmed by the Senate. See where these Terriers are heading

ON THE CHARLES RIVER
A Bold New Plan to Reduce the University’s Waste
BU’s new Zero Waste Plan aims to mitigate climate change and build a more equitable society. Here’s how we’ll do it
THOUGHT LEADERS
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Cecille Joan Avila, Paul Shafer, and Megan B. Cole of the BU School of Public Health say the Biden Administration needs to pay attention to the problem of stingy health plans in The Washington Post… Nahid Bhadelia of the BU School of Medicine highlights global inequities in COVID vaccine access on The PBS Newshour… Malika Jeffries-EL of the BU College of Arts & Sciences discusses her research to create unbreakable objects on NOVA… Five BU alumni who are changing the world are featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 list… BU School of Law Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig explains why women, particularly those of color, make up only 24% of top earners in academia in Inside Higher Ed… Richard Primack of the BU College of Arts & Sciences talks about how plants can adjust to seasons in the midst of a changing climate in The Conversation.