How Politics Shapes Our Understanding of, and Response to, COVID-19
SPH seminar panelists discuss a “crisis within a crisis”—a pandemic that has exacerbated the nation’s health inequities
BU School of Social Work Co-hosted a Congressional Briefing
You’re invited to attend: Integrating Social Determinants of Health into Future Health Care Policy Hosted by Rep. Karen Bass and the Congressional Social Work Caucus Thursday, September 26, 2019 2:00pm – 3:30pm B208 Longworth House Office Building Evidence has shown that health outcomes are greatly affected by housing, transportation, nutrition, education, and other socioeconomic factors. […]
Rising Democratic Star Ocasio-Cortez Urges Students to Become Activists
Congressional candidate, CAS alum: persistence, courage needed to achieve social justice New York 4th District Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) delivered a powerful call to action to several hundred students at the Tsai Performance Center on Monday. Photo by Cydney Scott. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a rising star in the Democratic party, urged BU students to become […]
CAS/ENG Scholar Earns Prestigious Honor
Malika Jeffries-EL named an American Chemical Society Fellow Malika Jeffries-EL researches “organic semiconductors,” the processing and electronic properties of which make them useful in technologies from LEDs to solar cells. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. It’s official: Malika Jeffries-EL belongs to the 2 percent. She has been named an American Chemical Society (ACS) fellow, an honor extended […]
LAW Prof: SCOTUS Travel Ban Decision Reflects a “Dark Era”
Karen Pita Loor analyzes Supreme Court’s split decision upholding Trump executive order Protesters outside the Supreme Court on April 25, when the justices were hearing arguments on whether to uphold the Trump travel ban on several Muslim countries. On June 26, the court upheld the ban in a 5-4 vote. Photo by AP/Andrew Harnik. The […]
BU Alumna Wins Upset Congressional Primary in New York City
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) in the national spotlight.
Commencement Speaker Rep. John Lewis Champions Civil Rights
Georgia congressman has devoted his life to making #goodtrouble Congressman John Lewis (D.-Ga.) will receive a Doctor of Laws at BU’s 145th Commencement Sunday. Photo courtesy of US House of Representatives. If you had to choose one life to represent the best of America over the last century, John Lewis’ would be a good choice. […]
Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Will Speak at 145th BU Commencement
Longtime US congressman will receive Doctor of Laws degree Members of the Class of 2018 reacted enthusiastically to the announcement that longtime civil rights activist US Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.) will speak at BU’s 145th Commencement on May 20. Photo by Cydney Scott. Announced at Senior Class Breakfast: civil rights icon John Lewis will deliver […]
Medical and Charles River Campus Groups Join in National School Walkout Yesterday
Part of countrywide school demonstrations after last month’s Florida shootings Some Medical Campus ralliers wore doctors’ coats, a reminder of gun victims they treat, others donned orange, the color of the national walkout against gun violence. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Students and staff on both BU campuses joined the National School Walkout yesterday to protest gun […]
House Bill Targets Federal Aid for Needy and Grad Students
BU, peers raise red flags about reauthorization of 1965 education act BU and other universities fear seats for needy and graduate students will go unfilled under a House bill that would cut federal aid. Photo by Janice Checchio. US House bill whacks federal aid for poor and graduate students BU president writes University’s congressman about […]