Juneteenth, Pell Grants, Climate Workforce
ON THE CHARLES RIVER
What Juneteenth Means To Me
In a photo essay, the BU community reflects on the significance of the holiday. Graduate student Tomeka Frieson (SPH’23) says, “Juneteenth, for me, then, is equal parts celebration and remembrance.”
STUDENT LIFE
Pell Grant 50th Anniversary: BU Students Share How It Changed Their Lives
It “transformed the trajectory of my career by allowing me to fulfill my full potential,” says Angela Wang (COM’23, Pardee’23).
BU IN DC
Building a Diverse, Strong Climate Workforce
Climate leaders from Boston University and around the country hosted Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) for a Congressional briefing on how they are working to train the next generation for careers solving the climate crisis.
THOUGHT LEADERS
In Case You Missed It…
BU political scientist Katherine Levine Einstein tells WBUR that decisions by local land use boards may be skewed because they are dominated by white, male homeowners… Joshua Goodman of BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development explains how air conditioning in schools can improve academic performance to Marketplace… Spencer Piston of the BU College of Arts & Sciences highlights steps policymakers can take to close the racial wealth gap in The Hill… BU historian Bruce Schulman discusses how Watergate contributed to a decline in trust in public institutions in The Washington Post… Wendy Heiger-Bernays of the BU School of Public Health says that certain pesticides may be more harmful than we realize in Scientific American.