Creating a More Welcoming Campus
Newbury Center faculty director wants to make higher education more accessible to first-gen students
A United Voice for BU Staff
Staff Advisory Council will have 30 members to help represent BU staff.
Achieving a More Inclusive BU
Student task force surveys BU’s LGBTQIA+ community to make sure their voices are heard.
First-Generation Student Symposium
BU’s Newbury Center aims to build community among first-gen students.
Biannual Cross-College Challenge Expo
BU undergraduates’ interdisciplinary projects address real-world problems and enduring human questions.
Victoria Shannon Sahani, New Associate Provost for Community and Inclusion
Will focus on open communication, accountability, and civil discourse
Video: Conversation Kits Spark Connection
Student Wellbeing offers conversation kits to help students form community and connections.
New First-Gen Student Magazine
Elevate features poems, essays, photos, and artwork by first-gen students faculty, and staff
Professional Clothing Closet Provides Students Free Business Attire
Tima Dasouki (Pardee’22) launches initiative in partnership with the Center for Career Development and the Newbury Center.
Debbie Bazarsky, Inaugural Director of the LGBTQIA+ Center
The center offers programming, services, and events to faculty, staff, and alumni—to promote an inclusive culture.