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Diversity & Inclusion

Videos: Want to Help Build a Better BU? Take the DEI Survey

March 26, 2021

Photo of Curator-in-residence of the Jar Ireon Roach (CFA’21) with her arms folded across her looking off to her left; she is brightly lit by orange lights and wears a yellowy hair wrap.

Arts & Culture

Inside The Jar with Ireon Roach

March 25, 2021

University News

Survey of BU Diversity Efforts Opens to Staff Today

March 22, 2021

Screenshot of Mothers in Academia Zoom meeting. Mothers are all with their children.

Addressing Inequalities

“Let Us Be the Architects of a New World”: Moms in Academia Speak Out to Address Workplace Inequalities

March 9, 2021

International Women's Day

Five Ways to Engage on International Women’s Day

March 6, 2021

Ben Hires standing in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood

Alumni

Opening Doors: Ben Hires, Chief Executive Officer, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

March 4, 2021

Photo of diversity advocate and organizer Malia Lazu in a white sleeveless blouse and pearls looking off to her left with her hands on her hips as she smiles wide. Behind her, a maroon wall and white window is seen.

Innovation

Changing the World through Power, Community, and Equity

February 25, 2021

University News

A Former Student Leader, Alexis Redman (Questrom’14) Now Heads the BU Young Alumni Council

February 24, 2021

Photo of an orange and white multiple choice sheet resting on a desk, with some pencils and a blue face mask on top.

Admissions

University Extends Standardized Test Optional Policy for Another Year

February 19, 2021

Photo of Elsie Stecker signing in ASL during a video on the word 'commotion.' Elsie wears a black v-neck and smiles as she seems to make the sign for the letter 'M'

Voices & Opinion

POV: A New Age for Equal Access and the Deaf Community

February 10, 2021

Photo of Henriquez, a middle-aged Black woman, standing in a long p-coat and colorful scarf in a snowy park.

Alumni

Opening Doors: Sandra Brooks Henriquez (CAS’72), CEO of the Detroit Housing Commission

February 9, 2021

Composite image of the book covers of the following works (right to left): Here to Stay, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them, Such a Fun Age, Felix, The City We Became, Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing, and partially visible covers for The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle and My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

Books

Ten Books to Read during Black History Month

February 3, 2021

Composite image of headshots of Andrea Taylor, Rick Godfrey, and Stephen M. Zide.

New Appointment

BU’s New Trustee Committee Accelerates Work to Eliminate Systemic Racism

January 29, 2021

A photo of protestors walking in a march against police brutality in Boston in July 2020

Police

IoC Survey Reveals Mayors’ Thoughts on Last Year’s Protests against Police Brutality

January 27, 2021

Photo of brick paths criss-crossing at BU Beach, a few people walk down the path. The trees are bare and are without leaves.

University News

BU Takes Another Step to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

January 21, 2021

two hands pulling on a rope

University News

BU Rolling Out New Student Conflict Resolution Program

December 10, 2020

A photo of two people talking on Marsh Chapel

University News

New Community Safety Advisory Group to Foster “Physical and Psychological Safety”

December 7, 2020

A view from the top of the staircase at the new Howard Thurman Center. Couches and chairs are visible in a sitting area in the background, and the word "listen" appears written on a wall.

#GivingTuesday

BU’s Seventh Annual #GivingTuesday Is Today

December 1, 2020

TJ and Hadley Douglas, owners of Urban Grape in Boston, pose for a photo on November 2, 2020. A floor to ceiling rack of wine bottles is seen behind them.

Alumni

New Scholarship at MET Seeks to Draw More People of Color into the Wine and Beverage Industry

November 19, 2020

Pop art photo illustration of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

Madam Vice President

Voices of BU Women Rejoicing with Kamala Harris

November 11, 2020

Voices of BU Women Rejoicing with Kamala Harris