Homeschooling, Black Hair, Heliosphere

FACULTY EXPERTS

BU research shows that a notable surge in homeschooling occurred last year, as some American parents shunned in-person learning at public schools. Photo by nicomenijes/iStock.

Homeschooling Up, Public Schooling Down During Pandemic

Research from a team that included BU education scholars found that the COVID-19 emergency drove many parents to remove their children from public schools altogether in favor of homeschooling or private schools.

See what they learned

NOTABLE ALUMNI

Zenda Walker (CGS’98, COM’00) and her daughter
Zenda Walker (CGS’98, COM’00) is the author of Zara’s Wash Day, a picture book based on her conversations with her daughter about Black hair. Photo by Maya Ayanna Darasaw.

Detangling the History of Black Hair

BU alumna Zenda Walker’s (CGS ’98, COM ’00) picture book, Know Your Hairitage: Zara’s Wash Day, aims to educate young readers about Black hair.

Learn the hairitage

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT

Is this what the heliosphere looks like? BU-led research suggests so. The size and shape of the magnetic “force field” that protects our solar system from deadly cosmic rays has long been debated by astrophysicists. Image courtesy of Merav Opher, et. al.

Another Breakthrough for Team Studying Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble

Astrophysicists on BU’s NASA-funded SHIELD team reach another milestone on their quest to understand the heliosphere.

Join their quest

THOUGHT LEADERS

In Case You Missed It…

The BU Center for Antiracist Research is looking for a Law and Policy Fellow to join their Boston-based team working on the Model Legislation Project… Julie Dahlstrom of the BU School of Law discusses the treatment of victim-defendants in sex-trafficking cases in The Los Angeles Times… Deborah Carr of the BU College of Arts & Sciences explains why end-of-life conversations are important to have in The Washington Post… Carey Morewedge of the BU Questrom School of Business breaks down why you eat the same thing for breakfast every day in Time… and, finally, BU Federal Relations wishes you Happy Holidays! Thank you for reading, we will have more stories for you in 2022.

 

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