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Government & Law

President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore National Monument Friday, July 3, 2020, in Keystone, S.D. Trump stands at the podium and the faces of Mt. Rushmore are seen behind him.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Trump’s Call for a National Garden of American Heroes Misses the Point

August 4, 2020

An image of the polyamory flag

Voices & Opinion

POV: Somerville, Mass., Delivers a Big Victory for Those in Polyamorous Relationships

July 30, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: Racist Symbols Have No Place in Massachusetts

July 24, 2020

Andrew Sellars, director of the School of Law’s Technology Law Clinic, seen in a file photo meeting with students (from left) and Luke Sutherland (LAW’19), Courtney Merrill (LAW’19), and former senior program coordinator Jess Martinez.

Law

BU and MIT Renew Partnership on Technology Law

July 16, 2020

Photo of a computer with speakers from Boston University's Day of Collective Engagement to Reflect on American Racism, hosted on Zoom. On screen, Ibram X. Kendi, Paula Austin, Louis Chude-Sokei, and Saida Grundy as they speak during the opening plenary.

Racism

Pain, Anger, and Hope as BU Comes Together to Talk Race and Racism

June 24, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: Militarization of Policing Risks Turning US Cities into Battlespaces

June 19, 2020

A photo of workers and volunteers loading up vehicles at a food distribution center in Compton, Calif.

Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Has Exposed Serious Gaps in the US Social Safety Net

June 18, 2020

Cristina Hernandez (from left) Professor Sarah Sherman-Stokes, Briana Cardwell, Luis Guerrero, and former MIT professor Elizabeth Leeds. Photo by Cydney Scott

Special Report: Immigration

One Immigrant’s Story Retold Through Pictures, Words, and Sounds

June 12, 2020

Courtroom illustration of United States asylum hearing.

Special Report: Immigration

Courtroom Drama: Tears, a Skeptical Judge, a Heart-Wrenching Decision

June 11, 2020

Photo of the students of the ConnectBU slate posing in front of a Boston University sign; the slate includes: President Aditya Jain (ENG’21), Executive VP Soumya Malhotra (CAS’21, Sargent ’21), VP Finance Mariafernanda Hernandez (ENG’21), and VP Internal Affairs Hessann Farooqi (CAS’22).

Student Government

Student Government Elections Will Be Held Virtually, Debate Tonight on Zoom

April 6, 2020

A screenshot of the Voatz app

Government & Law

Vote on Your Phone? BU School of Law Clinic Helps Expose Security Flaws in Voter App

February 13, 2020

A photo of President Donald Trump at the State of the Union.

Politics

BU Expert: Trump’s Acquittal by US Senate Has Shredded Constitution’s Separation of Powers

February 6, 2020

Composite image showing conservative commentator Ben Shapiro delivering a speech at Boston University (left) and African American protestors holding a sign that says 'Whose Freedom?' while demonstrating against Shapiro's appearance at BU.

Voices & Opinion

Impassioned Reactions to Ben Shapiro’s Speech at BU

November 14, 2019

Illustration of Mark Zuckerberg being demolished by a wrecking ball.

Business & Law

Is Breaking Up Amazon, Facebook, and Google a Good Idea?

October 7, 2019

Voters stand behind red, white, and blue striped separators

Politics

POV: 2020 Election? If You Want Change, Vote in the 2019 November Elections

October 2, 2019

Donald Trump looking pensive in front of a textured red background.

Politics

POV: Impeachment Inquiry Is “Nothing More Than a Sham”

September 30, 2019

Donald Trump looking pensive in front of a textured blue background.

Politics

POV: Why a Formal Impeachment Inquiry Makes Sense

September 30, 2019

Donald Trump looking pensive in front of a textured red-blue gradient background.

Politics

The Case For and Against Impeachment

September 30, 2019

The city hall interns pose with Mayor Walsh

Student Voices

What’s It Like to Intern at Boston City Hall? Just Ask This Year’s BU City Scholars Summer Fellows

September 12, 2019

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Global Warming Is Now a National Security Concern

July 8, 2019

POV: Global Warming Is Now a National Security Concern