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Social Justice

Author Tracy Kidder and Dr Jim O'Connell at WBUR to discuss Kidder's new book, Rough Sleepers. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Books

Award-Winning Author Tracy Kidder’s Rough Sleepers Focuses on BU’s Jim O’Connell

March 3, 2023

Photo: Two women stand smiling at the camera. One behind a blue backdrop and the other outside on a sunny day.

Books

Opening Doors: Emma Kalff (CAS’15) and Sandra Soto (Wheelock’16)

February 24, 2023

A wedding cake topper with two men in white suits

Business & Law

Can a Website Designer Turn Away Same-Sex Couples? The Supreme Court Will Decide

December 2, 2022

Lydia Moland (UNI’97,’97, GRS’02) says abolitionist Lydia Maria Child was “a devastatingly good arguer…. She was a very, very powerful thinker and writer.” Photo by James Johnson

Alumni

Profiling a 19th-Century Woman’s “Radical American Life”

November 14, 2022

Dawn Belkin Martinez (center), a School of Social Work clinical associate professor, with graduate students Noor Toraif (CAS’16, SSW’23) (left) and Greer Hamilton (SSW’24), who worked with her to create a free online course on structural racism. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Academics

School of Social Work Offers Free Online Course for Understanding Structural Racism

October 11, 2022

Photo of Jacob Nesson (left) talking with Sam Perez (CAS 25) about the First Year Student Outreach Project. A young man in a black tee and khaki shorts talks to a young woman sitting in a chair in front of him. Two other young woman can be seen chatting behind them. Theyre all in a small office space.

FYSOP

Enrollment Now Open for 2022 First-Year Student Outreach Project (FYSOP)

July 6, 2022

Collage: Images of 5 Black media arranged in two rows. Tp row of 3 shows cover of "The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States", podcast art for "The Read" podcast, and poster for "A Black Lady Sketch Show". Second Row has promotional artwork for "Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches" and album cover of Koffee's "Gifted".

Juneteenth

Celebrate Juneteenth with These 15 Films, Podcasts, TV Shows, Albums, and Books

June 15, 2022

Photo of David Waters, an older white man wearing black glasses, black blazer and pants, and a pastel pink collared shirt. He is turned towards the camera and smiling as he sits in front of a blurry background featuring bright red, yellow, and orange dots on a white background.

Nutrition

Opening Doors: David Waters (GRS’89)

June 7, 2022

Photo of this year’s Kahn winners (from left): Savannah Panah (CFA’22), music and vocal performance (from left), Devon Russo (CFA’22), music and vocal performance, grand prize winner Gavin Fahey (CFA’22), painting, Chen Peng (CFA’22), painting, Mya Ison (CFA’22), theater arts and performance, and Noah Putterman (CFA’22), directing. A group of students dressed in business casual wear stand in a line and pose for the camera.

Fine Arts

Gavin Fahey (CFA’22) Named Grand Prize Winner at 2022 Kahn Awards Competition

May 17, 2022

Constance Browne’s passion for justice made her a School of Law professor, and now she’s the winner of the Metcalf Cup and Prize, BU’s highest award for teaching. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Teacher and Lawyer, Constance Browne Is Driven by Social Justice

May 13, 2022

Jorge Delva wearing a red jacket and a blue shirt with a smile

University News

Jorge Delva to Leave as School of Social Work Dean in 2023

May 6, 2022

Photo of Lynae Vanee Bogues sitting in a dark blue velvet chair in front of small, potted palm trees with a stack of books by Black authors sitting in a neat pile on a white side table next to her. A young black woman with shoulder length faux locs and a multicolored blouse and bright yellow skirt sits with fingers crossed in front of her chin as she poses seriously for the camera.

Arts & Culture

Lynae Vanee Bogues Sheds Light on Often Overlooked Black History in Her IGTV Series Parking Lot Pimpin’

April 11, 2022

Photo of Students for Reproductive Freedom co-presidents Molly Baker (CAS’22), left, and Charlotte Beatty (CAS’22) cutting the ribbon on the new vending machine during a launch party in the GSU. Two masked students bend and cut a large red ribbon tied around the machine as masked onlookers circle around and clap.

Reproductive Rights

New Plan B Vending Machine in GSU Dispenses Low-Cost Emergency Contraceptives to the BU Community

March 21, 2022

Photo of Missy Mazzoli, a white women with long brown hair. She wears a brown dress and is caught mid-turn on a roof with artistic graffiti covering it's walls. A city scene can be seen in the distance.

Classical Music

Opening Doors: Missy Mazzoli (CFA’02)

March 10, 2022

photo of School of Social Work students staging a walk-out outside of 1 Silber Way to protest BU's COVID-19 safety policies. They hold a variety of multicolored signs with the hashtag "#BeBetterBU".

Student Protest

Protest Led by School of Social Work Students Decries University’s Spring COVID Policies

January 25, 2022

Photo of Joe Biden being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible, during his Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.

Politics

One Year after Joe Biden’s Inauguration, BU Experts Give Him a Mixed Review

January 19, 2022

Photo of Executive Director of Downtown Framingham, Inc. Anthony Lucivero talking with Sargent College lecturer, Kaytlin Eldred, MPH as they tour downtown Framingham on November 17, 2021. Lucivero wears a black jacket and Eldred wears a pink jacket.

Classes

A Hands-on Class on Homelessness

December 10, 2021

Disability

D&I Learn More Series Explores Disability in the Arts with Kristina Wong

November 10, 2021

National Sports

Should Sports Teams Change Their Native-Inspired Names?

October 29, 2021

composite image of screenshots from BU's It's On Us Instagram. Words on red background read: "Let's talk about Barstool" and words on white background read "Let's talk about Barstool Athletes"

Social Justice

Student Sexual Assault Survivors Group Campaigns to Shut Down Barstool BU

October 20, 2021

Student Sexual Assault Survivors Group Campaigns to Shut Down Barstool BU