ACTION: Racial Justice and Equity, March 2024

March 2024 - Volume 2, Issue 2

Student Perspective Edition: Welcome to the second edition of ACTION for the 2023-2024 academic year. Six student leaders share their thoughts about racial justice and equity on campus.

Publisher’s Welcome with Dr. Karim Ismaili

Dr. Karim Ismaili, executive vice president and provost discusses the importance of continuing work on racial justice and equity at BSU.

“For this special edition of ACTION, we’ve asked six student leaders, all students of color, to share their thoughts on a handful of key questions. We’ve encouraged them to be candid, and they were. We took their words to heart and are privileged to present them here.”

Read Dr. Ismaili’s full letter »

Voices of Change

Esha Boyd, ’24

Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Major: Social Work
Minor: Criminal Justice
Preferred Pronouns: She/hers

Abichael Belizaire, ’24

Hometown: Rockland, New York
Majors: Biology and Chemistry, Biochemistry concentration
Preferred Pronouns: He/him

Aryanah Walker-Sanchez, ’26

Hometown: Worcester
Major: Accounting and Finance, Accounting concentration
Minor: Economics
Preferred Pronouns: She/her

Angelie Castor, G’25

Hometown: Brockton
Major: Biology
Preferred Pronouns: She/her/hers

David Alatorre, ’25

Hometown: Tempe, Arizona
Major: Management, Information Systems Management concentration
Minor: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Preferred Pronouns: He/him/his

Gabriella Branco, ’24

Hometown: Framingham
Major: Social Work
Preferred Pronouns: She/her