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Keynote speaker Kellie Carter Jackson: “I contend that the opposite of violence is not nonviolence, the opposite of violence is the fullness of Black humanity bound together with joy.”

“The price of batteries and renewable generation has fallen so much that batteries and solar and wind, when put together, are so cost-competitive,” says environmental studies professor Jay Turner.

Although salsa achieved commercial success in the 70s, it was “in many ways comparable to how people thought of reggaeton when it first began,” says professor Petra Rivera-Rideau.

American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau writes that Bad Bunny’s new album is more than a love letter to Puerto Rico: it’s “a rallying cry to address the myriad crises facing [his] homeland.”

Alum artists share their talents with the Boston public

Economics professor Phillip Levine on how Trump could devastate our top colleges' finances: “A 35-percent endowment tax would hurt students—and society.”

Patrick McEwan, a professor of Latin American studies and economics, said the indigenous scholarship is a “successful” policy and “unique in Latin America.” Beneficiaries have increased their salaries by 22% and their job placement by 10%.

The Mellon Mays program offers student researchers mentorship and financial support

On Saturday, President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to 18 people, including some of the Democratic Party’s best-known leaders, such as Hillary Clinton ’69.