{"id":78,"date":"2024-09-27T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2024-11-22T12:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:47:40","slug":"social-issue-health-issue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/social-issue-health-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Are social ills making us sick?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Space to Succeed<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Announced in March 2024, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/academic-testing-center\/\"><strong>Academic Testing Center<\/strong><\/a> is BU\u2019s latest effort to provide crucial support for students. At 930 Comm Ave, the pilot program provides a comfortable and quiet environment for students with approved exam accommodations from Disability &amp; Access Services to take tests, encouraging academic success while considering the individual needs and learning styles of all students. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">A Center for Thriving<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In fall 2023, the professionally staffed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/boston-university-new-lgbtqia-student-resource-center\/\"><strong>LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center<\/strong><\/a> opened on the second floor of 808 Comm Ave, following years of student advocacy for such a space on campus. The center, led by Director Katy Collins, will provide leadership and career workshops for LGBTQIA+ students, alumni outreach, and mentorship opportunities. And it will serve as a community hub for LGBTQIA+ students, where they can build connections and enjoy new opportunities for engagement and reflection. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1859,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":339,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions\/339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}