Boston College updated the Office of Institutional Diversity website, temporarily removing its diversity statement, newsletter, and revising initiatives. These actions come as President Donald Trump has signed an executive order dismantling federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
The four teams running for president and vice president of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College convened on a Zoom webinar Monday night for the UGBC Diversity and Inclusion debate, one week after officially kicking off their campaigns.
UGBC’s budget for the upcoming academic year is set at $343,225, an increase of $14,087—or 4.3 percent—over last year’s allocation.
Amaka Nnaeto, MCAS ’20, was elected the new Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Undergraduate Government of Boston College on Monday night.
UGBC hosted a debate between the two teams of presidential candidates that focused on issues of diversity and inclusion on Wednesday.
Taraun Frontis stepped into his new position at UGBC following a term as the chair of the AHANA+ Leadership Council. Throughout his time in UGBC, he’s helped to push two major initiatives: DiversityEdu and the recently-released Student Experience Survey.
While this may be the first year Kalkidan Tadesse, the chair of the UGBC’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and MCAS ’21, is a part of UGBC, it is far from her first time getting campus-wide change initiated.
“In seeking to add diverse perspectives to the Executive Council, Frontis is a logical and appropriate appointee.”
The selection process had to be redone after the initial pick left BC over the summer.
Three teams remain after Davis Pollino, CSOM ’19, and Sebastian Biber, MCAS ’19, dropped out this week.
