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Photo of Metcalf winner Leslie Dietiker, an older white woman with short brown hair with some gray streaks in it. She smiles, and wears a thick, gray sweater and striped blue shirt. She stands in front of a blue background.

Accolades

Leslie Dietiker Wins 2022 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching

May 16, 2022

Photo of Aymen Yibrie, from left, N’Sikan Keendow, Abigail Mureithi, Axum Afework, Daniela Baez, and Naomi Boye work on their braiding during Naturally BU’s braiding demonstration at CAS. Various Black students stand around a mannequin head clipped to a desk as they practice and laugh. A few students wear masks.

Student Clubs

Promoting the Beauty of Natural Hair

May 3, 2022

Listen Now

Why Do So Many Autistic Girls Go Undiagnosed?

April 12, 2022

tudent attendees and hospitality faculty from across the country at the School of Hospitality Administration’s first in-person POC PhD Pathway Program in Hospitality and Tourism Conference on April 8.

Business & Law

School of Hospitality Administration’s PhD Pathway Conference Aims to Encourage Students of Color

April 12, 2022

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Student Survey

Students, Take This Survey, Get Convenience Points

April 8, 2022

Stylized image of Ketanji Brown Jackson. At center, she appears in Black and white. She is a middle-aged Black woman who wears glasses, a pearl necklace, and black and white checkered dress. She loves off to the side triumphantly. At left and right the same image appears, pixelated, in yellow and white. The background of the image is a teal jewel tone.

Community Voices

BU Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Rise to US Supreme Court

April 7, 2022

Photo of Valerie Fletcher, a middle-aged white woman with short red hair and bands. She smiles and wears thick black glasses and a white and black collared shirt. Behind her is a projected slide, she appears to be presenting something.

Diversity

Disability in the 21st Century: A Virtual Talk with Advocate Valerie Fletcher

April 7, 2022

Photo of Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin and Daniel Durant in a scene from CODA. They are sitting around a table eating dinner. Kotsur wears a red sox baseball cap. Matlin smiles widely as Durant shows something to the family on his phone.

Voices & Opinion

POV: CODA’s Oscar Wins Represent an Historic Moment

April 5, 2022

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College of Fine Arts

School of Music’s 150th Anniversary Opens on a Big Stage

April 4, 2022

Photo of Temple Grandin. She slight smiles, has short gray hair that curls up, blue eyes and freckles. She wears a bejeweled black button up and a red neck tie. Behind her, a field and small hills are seen on an overcast day.

Neurodiversity

Renowned Autism Advocate and Scientist Temple Grandin to Speak at BU

March 17, 2022

Photo of Ketanji Brown Jackson, a middle aged Black woman in a black blazer, purple blouse, and glasses, smiling as she speaks at a podium during an event in the Cross Hall of the White House February 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. Blurred in the background, president Biden is seen looking on and smiling. Behind him is an American flag.

Supreme Court

LAW Dean’s Letter Urges Confirmation of Biden’s Historic SCOTUS Pick, Ketanji Brown Jackson

February 25, 2022

Photo of Ethan Strauther, a young Black man with short dreads wearing a burnt yellow sweater. He leans against a glass wall that reflects his image back.

Watch Now

Terriers in Charge: Ethan Strauther (ENG’22)

February 23, 2022

Photo of the US’ national team celebrating with teammates after their 2-0 victory in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final soccer match between United States and the Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in France, July 7. The women are seen in white jerseys and smile. Many wear colorful headbands and most wear blue medals around their necks.

Women’s Sports

Huge Win for Equal Pay, as Soccer Federation Settles Discrimination Suit with US Players

February 22, 2022

Composite image of the book covers of the following works (right to left): Black No More by George S. Schuyler, Kindred by Octavia Butler, Aye, and Gomorrah: And Other Stories by Samuel Delany by Zora Neale Hurston, Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole, Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert, Trayvon: Ten Years Later by Sybrina Fulton, Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay, The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemison, and The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Books

12 Books by Black Authors in Honor of Black History Month

February 10, 2022

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Thrifting

Eight Artists to Look for at the BU Bazaar

January 26, 2022

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Admissions

BU Is Making Standardized Tests Optional for Undergrad Applicants for Third Consecutive Year

January 20, 2022

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

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