President Gilliam Visits Capitol Hill
President Melissa Gilliam met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 to discuss the importance of the partnership between the federal government and universities. In conversations with Congresswomen Jen Kiggans (R-VA, PAR ’93), Lois Frankel (D-FL, CAS ’70), and Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Gilliam touted the impact of federal investments in science and student aid at BU. She also shared her concerns about proposals to cut the National Institutes of Health budget and the recent layoffs of science agency staff. Gilliam continued to emphasize the government-university partnership during an evening reception attended by nearly 150 alumni, Congressional and federal agency staff, and BU Washington, DC Study Away interns.