Reproductive Rights, Refugees, Data Gaps
ON THE CHARLES RIVER
University Affirms Commitment to Guaranteeing Women’s Reproductive Rights
In a letter following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, President Brown assured the BU community that the University remains steadfastly committed to guaranteeing women’s reproductive rights under Massachusetts law.
FACULTY EXPERT
America the Miserly: How Our Refugee System Fails Desperate People
With thousands fleeing Ukraine and millions still displaced by the Syrian civil war, BU sociologist Heba Gowayed’s new book faults the United States, Canada, and Germany for letting down refugees.
Understand the refugee experience
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Data Gaps for Race and Ethnicity Are Holding Back Antiracism Efforts, New Report Says
Ibram X. Kendi–led BU Center for Antiracist Research calls for new federal data standards to help confront racial inequities and injustice.
THOUGHT LEADERS
In Case You Missed It…
Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig of the BU School of Law tells WGBH that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could have a huge impact on a divided Supreme Court... Catherine Klapperich of the BU College of Engineering describes how the Dobbs decision will change her research on reproductive health technology in STAT… Julia Raifman of the BU School of Public Health calls the Supreme Court’s recent abortion decision structural violence in Vox… Alumna Shwetika Baijal (CGS’07, UNI’09) is organizing a national response to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision for the Planned Parenthood Action Fund… the BU Global Development Policy Center posted job openings for a policy liaison and a project coordinator.