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Photo taken from behind students in an auditorium attending the SHA Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series, with Katie Potter, president and chief executive officer of Five Star Senior Living, and Arun Upneja, dean of SHA, who are sitting at the front of the room on stage.

Hospitality

School of Hospitality Administration Celebrates 40th Anniversary amid a Time of Rapid Change

December 13, 2021

Photo of Deborah Douglas along boston harbor. She wears a black leather jacket, has shoulder-length, crimson locs, and rests her hand on a large middle chain fence. Behind, the harbor at twilight is seen.

Antiracism

For BU’s Deborah D. Douglas, Leading The Emancipator Is Part of Her Life’s Mission

December 2, 2021

Photo of Steven Lue, a young boy with dark hair, black glasses, a red t-shirt. He stands in front of a small tree on a sunny day.

Diversity in STEM

Building the Pipeline to Get Black, Hispanic Youth into STEM Careers

November 17, 2021

Disability

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

November 10, 2021

Photo of Anne Everest Wojtkowski (1935-2014), the first woman to graduate from the Boston University College of Industrial Technology. The photo is black and white and pictures Wojtkowski writing at a desk with a lamp. She has short dark hair.

Arts & STEM

Honoring BU’s Women in STEM through Artwork

November 2, 2021

a vector image featuring people of various disabilities wandering in a crowd

Voices & Opinion

POV: Higher Ed Institutions Would Benefit from Hiring More Faculty and Staff with Disabilities

October 25, 2021

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 21 to 24

October 21, 2021

Social Justice

D&I Learn More Series: History of Treatment of People with Intellectual Disabilities

October 12, 2021

Composite of book covers mentioned in this listicle of books to read in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day. Titles include: The Things She's Seen, Split Tooth, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, Heartbeat Braves, The Only Good Indians, and Elatsoe.

Books

10 Great Reads in Honor of Indigenous Peoples Dayeat

October 7, 2021

Photo collage of the book covers for the followingbooks: Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States by Felipe Fernández-Armesto, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Dominicana by Angie Cruz, Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity by Paola Ramos, Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende, Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Books

Books for Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15, 2021

Photo of a youngish, Black woman, with curly almost shoulder length hair, wearing a white shirt, teaching at the front of a lecture hall. She is seen from behind.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Where Are the Tenured Black Female Professors?

September 14, 2021

Composite image. At left, there is a portrait of Judith Heumann, smiling. She wears purple-ish glasses that match with her sweater, which has a geometric pattern. Her hair is goldish; Judith is white and is a wheelchair user. At right is cover of her book "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist". The title is in bright yellow font. The cover is a black and white photo of Judith sitting in her wheelchair with a pant suit on and her hand on her face. She smiles and looks into a mirror. At the bottom, “Judith Heumann with Kristen Joiner” is written.

Disability

Diversity & Inclusion’s Learn More Series: Renowned Disability Rights Leader Judy Heumann to Speak

September 13, 2021

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1984 painting, “ERO"

Things-to-do

Celebrating Juneteenth on and off Campus

June 17, 2021

Composite image of book covers included in the juneteenth listicle, including “The Brightest Day,” “Stamped from the Beginning,“”The Deep,” “Addy: An American Girl,” “Between the World and Me,” “Crossing Ebenezer Creek,” and “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You”

Books

10 Powerful Books for Adults, Teens, Kids to Celebrate and Understand Juneteenth

June 17, 2021

History

What Is Juneteenth?

June 15, 2021

Black and white photograph of a band of African-American playing at Emancipation Day celebration in June 19, 1900, held in “East Woods” on East 24th Street in Austin. There are 6 men in the band, they all wear suits and hats and hold their instruments, including a fiddle, guitar, clarinet, and upright bass. There are trees and an American flag hanging behind them.

University News

BU Adds Juneteenth as an Annual Holiday in University Calendar Antiracist Makeover

May 13, 2021

Commencement

Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez Awarded BU’s 2021 Metcalf Cup and Prize

May 12, 2021

A portrait photo of Fadie Coleman

Accolades

MED’s Fadie Coleman a 2021 Metcalf Award Winner

May 10, 2021

Composite image made from the book covers of the following works: Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, Naturally Tan by Tan France, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong, Jade City by Fonda Lee, Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow, Where the Rekohu Bone Sings by Tina Makereti, Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles, Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan, Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai, and The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang.

Books

10 Books to Read during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 5, 2021

Diversity & Inclusion

How Does Social Class Affect Students’ College Trajectory?

March 31, 2021

How Does Social Class Affect Students’ College Trajectory?