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Diversity

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

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Admissions

University Extends Standardized Test Optional Policy for Another Year

February 19, 2021

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Voices & Opinion

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

February 10, 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

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New Appointment

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

January 29, 2021

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Police

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

January 27, 2021

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University News

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

January 21, 2021

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University News

BU Rolling Out New Student Conflict Resolution Program

December 10, 2020

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University News

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

December 7, 2020

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#GivingTuesday

BU’s Seventh Annual #GivingTuesday Is Today

December 1, 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

Headshots of Boston Business Journal 50 Leaders Making a Difference with ties to BU. Composite image shows formal headshots in the following order: Kate Walsh, Lori Cashman, Paul Francisco, Jeanette Ives Erickson, Marylou Sudders, Ibram Kendi, Catherine Klapperich, Kate Barrand.

Accolades

BU Alums, Faculty on Boston Business Journal’s List of 50 Leaders Making a Difference

November 9, 2020

A collage of different ideas, images and situations that relate to the humanities and the ways it improves peoples live. From top left, to the right, a photo of a food bank box of cans labeled “donation,” a photo of a Black Lives Matter protest, Diego Rivera mural at the PALACIO NACIONAL, a photo of a foot during a Southeast Asian dance, a photo of the UN, a photo of a person winnowing rice, a photo of a bike lane, hokusai’s internationally iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a photo of a social worker playing with a child, a black and white photo of new york city in the 1930s/40s, a photo of people praying in a mosque, a photo of the stock market. A blue overlay ties the images in together.

Humanities

Funding the Quiet Good: Gifts That Support the Humanities and Social Sciences

November 6, 2020

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Diversity & Inclusion

How Does Socioeconomic Inequality Affect Social Class, Especially for People of Color?

October 21, 2020

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Varsity Sports

More Than a Game: BU Athletics Embraces Social Justice Movement

October 14, 2020

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University News

BU’s Ongoing Commitment to “the Kids from Boston”

October 7, 2020

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University News

New Trustee Diversity Committee to Advance BU’s Antiracism Efforts

September 30, 2020

A portrait photo of Paul Farmer

Public Health

Partners In Health Founder Paul Farmer to Speak Today on Social Class and Healthcare

September 23, 2020

Mascot

Time to Retire the Rhett Name? You Can Weigh In

September 23, 2020

Screenshot from Black Boston event entitled “Changing the Face of Politics” hosted by Boston University Initiative on Cities, the Boston University Office of Diversity & Inclusion, and WBUR CitySpace. In the screenshot, top left, is “Kimberly Atkins - Senior Opinion Writer, The Boston Globe, @kimberlyEAtkins,” smiling with a bookshelf and couch behind her. Top right is Ayanna Pressley in a pink button down and black blazer with signs that say “people’s housing platform” and “protect safe, legal abortion” behind her. Her label reads “Ayanna Pressley - U.S. Representatives, MA-07, @AyannaPressley”

Politics

A Rallying Cry for More Women and Candidates of Color in Politics

September 22, 2020

A Rallying Cry for More Women and Candidates of Color in Politics