BU has a long history of graduating entrepreneurs, trailblazers, and changemakers. For Black students, succeeding at a predominantly White institution (PWI) like BU brings unique challenges. Students of color at PWIs report lacking a sense of belonging, lack of representation, feelings of isolation, and experiencing harmful interactions and micro aggressions. Despite the obstacles they have encountered along the way, BU’s Black alumni entrepreneurs...

Returning to Boston University’s Charles River campus after many years can stir up a flood of nostalgia—bringing back memories of late-night study sessions, early morning classes, sports games, hangouts, and the local restaurants that became go-to spots in between. For many alums, these off-campus restaurants played a significant role in shaping their college experience. You might remember some of these restaurants as places where you laughed wit...