Boston University

Diversity

Portrait of Crystal Williams, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of English, who leads BU efforts on diversity and inclusion who has been recently promoted to Vice President and Associate Provost of Community and Inclusion. In the portrait, Williams wears a black blouse and earrings, and looks off into the distance on a dark green backdrop.

Promotions

Crystal Williams Promoted to New Position with Focus on Building Community

August 4, 2020

A photo of Boston's "Faces of Dudley" mural. A text overlay reads "Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities"

Public Health

Black Boston Series Kicks Off Tomorrow

July 29, 2020

A portrait photo of Santiago Gomez standing with his arms crossed

Antiracism

Striking Out Racist Terminology in Engineering

July 16, 2020

Portrait of CAS Religion Professor Kecia Ali in an office surrounded by books. She shits in an armchair holding a book, and doesn't wear shows.

Gender

Kecia Ali to Examine Gender Bias in Academia

July 15, 2020

A woman sitting at a kitchen counter looking at a piece of paper

Wage Gap

Salary History Bans Help Narrow Racial, Gender Wage Gaps

July 8, 2020

CAREER PLANNING

Postdoc Academy Launches Remote Professional Development Course

June 19, 2020

A photo of a father and son playing with wooden blocks together

Weekender

The Weekender: June 18 to 21

June 18, 2020

Biomedical engineers in BU professor Allyson Sgro’s lab participated in a workshop to develop individualized action plans and then joined up in person with other members of the community. Together, they met up with a #ShutDownSTEM/Black Lives Matter march walking from Roxbury’s Nubian Square to Boston City Hall.

STEM ON STRIKE

BU Researchers #ShutDownSTEM to Combat Racism

June 12, 2020

The BU Queer Activist Collective executive board during a Zoom meeting.

LGBTQ+

BU’s Queer Activist Collective Celebrates Pride at Home

June 12, 2020

Elizabeth Foster (STH’22), who has a condition that makes prolonged standing difficult, preaching from her walker chair during a Marsh Chapel service dedicated to those with disabilities. An altar with a purple cloth is seen behind her.

Campus & Facilities

For Students with Disabilities, the Long Commute Can Be Just Next Door

June 9, 2020

Photo of the cover of "How to Be An Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi resting on a grainy piece of dark wood.

Antiracism

“I Believe That Change Is Possible”—Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi

June 4, 2020

Structural Racism

Police Brutality Influenced by Residential Segregation, Not “a Few Bad Apples”

June 2, 2020

A blue-gray sign that reads "Office of Admissions" in gold letters.

Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Makes the Case for Affirmative Action

June 1, 2020

Photo of a Crip Camp creators at Sundance. Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute/ Brandon Cruz

TV & Film

BU Alum Edited Acclaimed Netflix Doc Crip Camp

April 6, 2020

A photo of students working at the BU School of LAW

Higher Education

Is Justice as Color-blind as the Casebooks Say?

February 25, 2020

A portrait photo of Merav Opher, a Boston University College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of astronomy.

Space Sciences

Visualizing the Heliosphere, Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble

February 21, 2020

A photo of Jasper Tangchitsumran (Questrom’22).

Admissions

BU Makes Top-10 List of Universities Enrolling More Pell Grant Students

February 19, 2020

A portrait photo of Paul Francisco in his office.

Business & Economics

Working to Change the Way corporations Hire

February 19, 2020

Portrait of Alison Gammie, director at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Career Development

Alison Gammie Wants to Help BU’s Postdocs and Junior Faculty Map Out Their Career Paths

February 11, 2020

A photo of a doctor holding a stethoscope against their white lab coat.

Health & Medicine

SPH Seminar to Tackle Consequences of Racial Profiling and Discrimination on the Health of People of Color

February 5, 2020

SPH Seminar to Tackle Consequences of Racial Profiling and Discrimination on the Health of People of Color