Initiatives & DEI in the Curriculum

Emerging Scholars

Participated actively in the University’s Emerging Scholars Program

African American Art History: Present Coordinate (History of Art & Architecture)
Archives and Knowledge Keepers: Native American and Indigenous Studies and the Art of History (English)
Emerging Scholars in Cosmology (Astronomy and Physics)
Emerging Scholars in Integrative Diversity (Biology)
Race in Global Perspective (Sociology)
Equity and Inclusion in the Curriculum

Diversity, equity and inclusion are areas that intersect a wide range of academic research and classroom learning at CAS. Below is a curated list of departments and programs with regular course offerings focused on themes related to equity and inclusion. This includes the history and culture of underrepresented populations, political organizing, and social movements, among other themes.

African American Studies
Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies
English
History
Pardee School of Global Studies
Political Science
Religion
Sociology
Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies
World Languages and Litterateurs

 

Academic Department and Program D&I Initiatives

Many academic departments and programs at BU Arts & 科学 have launched their own initiatives to work toward racial equity and inclusion in their academic communities. In addition to the statements, committees, and initiatives below, a number of CAS programs and departments participate actively in the CAS Office of STEM Outreach and Diversity.

Antiracism Statements
Anthropology
Astronomy
Classical Studies
Computer Science
Earth & Environment
History of Art & Architecture
Linguistics
Pardee
Physics
Writing Program
Antiracism Committees and Initiatives
Biology
English (statement against structural racism, diversity and inclusion statement)
Psychological & Brain 科学 (PBS Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee; Clinical Psychology Diversity Committee)
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Sociology