Frankie Romero Has Put His Heart into the Fenway Campus for Nearly Four Decades
Everybody’s got a story about BU’s Campus Planning & Operations area manager, who began as a part-time employee at the former Wheelock College.
A Race to Study—and Preserve—Black American Sign Language
Franklin Jones, Jr., is interested in the history, linguistics, and significance of BASL. He’s on a mission to expand the language’s research before its native signers are gone.
Is Higher Education Ignoring Inequality and Failing Disadvantaged Students?
New book from BU’s Anthony Abraham Jack says colleges admit students from diverse backgrounds, but forget cultural support.
Young GENEiuses: SummerLab Gives Teens a Chance to Learn about State-of-the Art CRISPR Technology
NIH-funded program is a collaboration between Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price
Professor Anthony Jack from the BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development hosted a panel discussion about first-generation student success in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
How to Help Kids Become Better Readers
BU researchers identify solutions to improve reading and literacy skills and help children struggling with reading.
How Will Anti-Trans Laws Impact Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Mental Health?
As states ban gender-affirming care and participation in sports, BU study finds more than half of trans and gender-diverse kids report depression and self-harm—but that peer and school supports can help.
Closing the Literacy Gap
Hank Fien and BU’s National Center on Improving Literacy are on a mission to cultivate a generation of readers.
As Book Bans Increase Across the Country, a BU Scholar is Fighting Back
Wheelock’s Christina Dobbs is providing teachers with ammunition to continue teaching controversial titles.
Q&A: BU Deaf Student on the Impact of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Anna Lim, a Wheelock doctoral student, talks about accessibility and healthcare equity in the hearing-impaired community.