Anthony Abraham Jack

Oct 9, 2024 | bu.edu | Anthony Abraham Jack |Thomas Byrne |Doug Most |Explores Challenges

BU social science faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates are doing necessary research that helps to improve human lives. Check back regularly to see the latest media coverage of this work. Heighten your own media presence by becoming part of BU’s expert database.

Aug 23, 2024 | chronicle.com | Anthony Abraham Jack |Mark Harris

Buzz. Ding. Buzz. Ding. The morning of March 10, 2020, was a cacophony of vibrations and beeps across campus, as the phone of every student brought life-altering news. “Students are asked not to return to campus after Spring Recess and to meet academic requirements remotely until further notice.” This message first came from Lawrence Bacow, then president of Harvard University.

Aug 14, 2024 | msn.com | Anthony Abraham Jack

Continue reading More for You

Aug 14, 2024 | teenvogue.com | Anthony Abraham Jack

Work is a central part of college. As many as 2 in 5 undergraduates from all class backgrounds work. Holding down a job directs students’ lives in myriad ways, from course schedules to commutes to late night Crumbl orders. For those of us who study education, the conversation usually stalls around the relationship between hours worked and grades. We know far too little about the unpaid labor that also fills out their days. And that’s the issue.

Jun 18, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Anthony Abraham Jack |Becca Spindel Bassett

Undergraduates from all class backgrounds work while attending college (National Center for Education Statistics 2022), but not all jobs yield equal benefits.