Academic Mentoring provides Questrom students with an initiative led by our faculty in residence to promote relationships and community building between faculty and students. Topics are geared towards intentional communities to support the academic development of all students. Conversations topics are selected with intentional communities in mind, but all sessions are open to all students. Previous sessions include: Meet & Greet Your Faculty, Tips for Success, Imposter Syndrome & Personal Identity in Business, and the First Gen Experience. Questions?? Contact Dionne Lomax, Faculty-in-Residence, at dlomax@bu.edu.
The Questrom Ascend Fellowship is open to Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, and first-generation college students. Admitting up to 30 first-year Questrom undergrads, the program helps develop innovative and ethical leaders who understand the impact of business on society and strive to create value for the world. Our goal is to help you develop a support system through relationships fostered in the fellowship. You’ll expand your professional development, nurture your personal growth with a dedicated fellowship community, have access to mentorship opportunities, and more. It’s the perfect complement to your Questrom student experience. Questions?? Contact Kalkidan Tewodros, Ascend Coordinator, at ktewodro@bu.edu.
Every year, the Center for DEI hosts myQuestrom Community Receptions for students, staff, and faculty. These events create the time and space for students to get to know each other and learn about the resources available to them in an informal way. The receptions deepen the connections between the undergraduate and graduate populations to create more ways to connect across programs and build a stronger community within Questrom. Previously held receptions have welcomed international students and scholars, first gen college students and graduates, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
CURRENT is an open, biweekly dialogue series that will feature timely, relevant topics for the Questrom community, moderated by trained facilitators. In the past, we’ve explored the ethical challenges in vaccine distribution, business responses to racial inequity, and much more. As DEI becomes a bigger part of what’s required to be effective in the workplace, CURRENT offers a low-stakes space to build confidence discussing complex issues, hone your skills around DEI, stay informed on current events, and build community.
Questions?? Contact Airian Williams, Graduate Assistant, at airianw@bu.edu.
Questrom’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Conference is an annual fall event that focuses on diversity as a business advantage, bringing together the Boston University community, industry leaders, and students to share their perspectives on diversity in business. This conference is a collective effort from multiple student-run graduate clubs as well as a committed group of graduate students who serve on the planning committee.
We will be recruiting a new committee of interested graduate students this spring semester for our fall 2021 event! Questions?? Contact Ajay Raghavan at ajayragh@bu.edu.
Initiated in 2018, Global Connection is a program designed for the international student community at Questrom. Global Connection is comprised of a series of events that provide international students with the information and holistic support as they live and study abroad in the U.S. The program aims to:
➤ Amplify all international students’ voices and leverage their experiences to build a more global learning environment.
➤ Deliver practical, tailored resources to meet international students’ unique needs, ensuring that they are fully prepared to achieve their goals.
➤ Create a strong sense of belonging and community at Questrom, a place where international students can call a “second home.”
Questions?? Contact Rachana Krishna, Graduate Assistant, at krachana@bu.edu.
The myQuestrom Student Advisory Board brings together leaders from each of the undergraduate and graduate myQuestrom student clubs to discuss opportunities for collaboration, promote events, and gain support and buy-in from peers. This board also has the opportunity to engage with and provide input on Center-wide initiatives.
Questions?? Contact Airian Williams, Graduate Assistant, at airianw@bu.edu.
The Asia Business Club aims to provide networking opportunities for our members so that they may exchange information, share experiences, and discover new opportunities through their new contacts. Our goal is to engage the Asian business community within the Boston area to share experiences, knowledge, contacts and opportunities. We strive to provide a forum for discussion about business relevant to all regions of Asia.
Cohort Q is the graduate student organization for students who identify as LGBTQ+ and allies. Our mission is serve both the LGBTQ+ and larger graduate student population by providing networking and social opportunities, a forum to discuss LGBTQ+ issues in the workplace, and a community of support for LGBTQ+ students.
Questrom Graduate Students of the African Diaspora (GSAD) is an all-inclusive group open to all Questrom graduate students (full-time MBA, PEMBA, MSMS, MSMF, and future graduate programs). The mission of the club is to bring representation to Questrom graduate students of the African Diaspora and to host events that stimulate Questrom-wide discussions related to this population in the US and around the world while having fun. GSAD helps promote recruitment efforts of students of the African Diaspora and helps bring a more diverse student population to Questrom, adding to the global and cultural education of every Questrom graduate student. The club promotes awareness of cultural diversity, with the goal to give more voice to this underrepresented group. The club also encourages the participation of those who may not be of African descent, but have an interest in, and want to gain an understanding of, the African Diaspora.
The Latin American MBA Association (LAMBA) seeks to foster a space for open dialogue for all individuals interested in the emerging markets of Latin America, as well as the increasingly important Hispanic marketplaces and issues regarding Latin America in the United States. LAMBA seeks to share our cultural heritage and embrace our diversity as a business advantage and enable the creation of a network of graduate students and US and Latin American business people for the purpose of sharing knowledge and building long-term relationships.
The Questrom Veterans Club is aimed at creating support and comradery for Questrom student-veterans. Military service is an uncommon experience that is best understood by those who have worn a uniform. It is important for veterans to remain connected to other veterans, not only as part of their transition to civilian life or student life, but also to maintain a sense of belonging to a group that can best understand their experiences.. Through networking events, volunteer work and awareness raising events, the club will help our student-veterans connect with the greater veteran community of Boston and enhance their time at as a student at Questrom.
The Women’s MBA Association provides career guidance and support to women currently in the MBA, MSMS, and MSMF program through: Providing access to professional women leaders in different industries, possess a wide range of interests and have built successful careers; educating members about career management, career advancement, and networking; finding mentors and leadership opportunities within and around the Questrom School of Business and Boston University; active participation within the community; establishing a solid relationship among students, alumni, faculty and women in the greater Boston area, including MBA students from neighboring schools; uniting men and women in addressing issues surrounding women’s advancement in the workplace.
Every year, the Center for DEI helps to prepare and send groups of graduate and undergraduate students to various national conferences and case competitions, where our students get to meet with top companies from around the globe. In addition to our featured partnerships below, we’re proud to send students and teams to the following annual opportunities:
Questrom students can request funding to support events and initiatives that help the mission of career exploration, networking, and skill development by applying to the Questrom Career Exploration Fund. This fund is currently managed by the Feld Center so please reach out to questromcareers@bu.edu with any questions.
The annual National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Conference & Exposition convenes members, corporate and university partners, and some of the world’s most sought after thought leaders for a week of exploration in the areas of education, leadership, career opportunities, and networking connections that enable professional development. More than 10,000 professionals travel each year to gain access to opportunities that only our national conference can offer. The National Black MBA annual conference typically features both a graduate and an undergraduate case competition.
Prospanica seeks leaders prepared to step into the future and lead change within their corporations and communities. At the annual Prospanica Conference & Career Expo, you’ll find networking events, development opportunities, and a career expo with the country’s leading companies. These three days will sharpen your leadership skills and connect you to the community who can launch the next stage of your career.
The Reaching Out LGBTQ MBA & Business Graduate Conference (also known at the ROMBA Conference) is the world’s largest annual conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) graduate business school students. The ROMBA Conference provides future lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender leaders from around the world the opportunity to network, learn, and improve their skills so they will emerge stronger and more confident in the business world. Leading businesses partner with the conference to show support for the LGBTQ community and recruit top level talent.
Boston University Diversity Statement
Boston University’s founders opened its doors to all students without regard to religion, race, or gender. Building and sustaining a vibrant community of scholars, students, and staff remains essential to our mission of contributing to, and preparing students to thrive in, an increasingly interconnected world.
We strive to create environments for learning, working, and living that are enriched by racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity. We seek to cultivate an atmosphere of respect for individual differences in life experience, sexual orientation, and religious belief, and we aspire to be free of intellectual parochialism, barriers to access, and ethnocentrism.
Success in a competitive, global milieu depends upon our ongoing commitment to welcome and engage the wisdom, creativity, and aspirations of all peoples. The excellence we seek emerges from the contributions and talents of every member of the Boston University community.
There are many resources and offices at BU to support students. As it relates to diversity and inclusion, we hope you’ll find the following particularly helpful:
Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
The Thurman Center was founded in 1986 to preserve the legacy of Dr. Howard Thurman, who spent his life working to break barriers that separate people based on race, culture, religion, ethnicity, gender and sexual identity. It currently serves as BU’s cultural hub and emphasizes the importance of stepping outside your comfort zones to build relationships and share experiences with others. The center offers are a wide array of cultural programs, lectures, discussions, films, events and resources for all members of the BU community to attend.
The Newbury Center opened its doors in January 2021 with the goal of fostering the holistic success of first-generation students at Boston University. It aims to offer programming and services designed to ensure that first-generation students experience the same well being, belonging, self-efficacy, and academic accomplishment as their continuing-generation peers. Specific initiatives include support for navigating through the financial aid system, making the best use of academic resources and taking full advantage of internship opportunities.
Center for Anti-racist Research
The Center for Antiracist Research was founded with the mission to convene researchers and practitioners from various disciplines to figure out novel and practical ways to understand, explain and solve problems of racial inequality and injustice. It fosters exhaustive racial research, research-based policy innovation, data driven advocacy campaigns and narrative-change initiatives. Members of the Boston University community can apply to be part of The Center Affiliates Program which is building out a network of faculty and graduate students engaged in anti-racist research.
Faculty and Staff Community Networks
The aim of the FSCNs is to foster and promote a healthy and supportive culture for individuals engaged with issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and full participation within the BU community. The list of networks includes: Allies & Advocates Faculty & Staff Community Network, Faculty & Staff of Color Community Network, LGBTQIA+ Faculty & Staff Community Network and Staff and Faculty Extend Boston University Disability Support.
Boston University has over 450 student organizations and the SAO can help students find peers who share their passions and interests or even get the ball rolling to create an entirely new organization. These organizations include a variety of identity based clubs that BU students can sign up for and join.
BU LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff
Boston University’s LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff engages the BU community to foster a sense of belonging and connectedness for LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff; increase the visibility of LGBTQIA+ resources, research, and scholarship; celebrate the contributions of the diverse LGBTQIA+ community at BU; and improve recruitment and retention of LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff in the development of an inclusive and equitable workplace.
Faculty & Staff Community Networks
The mission of FSCNs is to promote a healthy and supportive culture for all individuals and create a deeper sense of unity among individuals from underrepresented communities and their allies to ensure that BU remains a community where differences are understood to be a source of mutual power, insight, and effectiveness.
BU Women’s Guild
The BUWG is a network of BU women- and men- who are faculty, staff, trustees, and friends of BU who gather to network, explore wide-ranging issues, and support women graduate students at BU.
Women of Color Circle
The WOCC is an affinity groups for women of color who are members of the BUWG. The mission of the Circle is to enhance the diversity and inclusion within the Guild and create a space for women of color across campus to gain support and share resources and build allyships between the WOCC and BUWG communities.
BU Reporting Hotline
Boston University recognizes its obligation to employees and constituents to maintain the highest ethical standards. If you have reason to believe that violations of Boston University policy or improper conduct has occurred, you should report your concerns through any of the following mechanisms.
Questrom Bias Reporting
We value feedback in all forms. In addition, if you have reason to believe that violations of Boston University policy or improper conduct has occurred, you should report your concerns. Please complete the form below to have your feedback submitted to the appropriate leadership.
Boston University Questrom School of Business
Center for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Rafik B. Hariri Building 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 205
Boston, MA 02215
ALPFA, founded in 1972, stands for the Association of Latino Professionals For America. ALPFA is a national non-profit organization that has become the largest Latino Association for business professionals and students with more than 90,000 members nationwide (this includes 43 professional and over 150 student chapters). ALPFA serves as the catalyst connecting professionals with decision makers at Fortune 1000 partners and other corporate members seeking diverse opportunities. In addition, ALPFA has developed various events at a local and national level to prepare students from college to career-ready professionals through mentorship, leadership training and development, job placement and community volunteerism. The ALPFA-BU chapter hopes to equip Hispanic/Latinx students with the best tools to enhance their professional development. For more information, please contact 
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We are the BU women in business club serving as a networking and mentoring group for motivated and passionate undergraduate BU students. With our motto “Women Mean Business”, we aim to build a strong and empowered community that invests in ourselves and in one another. Through discussion based meetings, speaker panels, workshop events, and our annual Spring Conference, we strive to empower, educate, and connect our members in order to help them start a successful career. To learn more, reach out to 