Events

BSI students, staff, and community members sitting at round tables and eating food and talking with eachother

BSI students at a '22 fall community dinner enjoying community, joy, and food together.

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The Black Scholars Initiative and SOMOS Latinx
Black Scholars Initiative & SOMOS Latinx Holiday Dinner
St. Clements Church
1105 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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The Identity-Based Programs invite you to join us at the Black Scholars Initiative & SOMOS Latinx Holiday Dinner!

Students from both cohorts will have the opportunity to gather one last time before the year ends to connect and enjoy some of their favorite food from home. 

Read more to learn how you can register! 

 

Ledisi stands with BSI Ambassadors and Program Advisor Savannah McLean after her Q&A session in May 2023

Ledisi stands with BSI Ambassadors and Program Advisor Savannah McLean after her Q&A session in May 2023.

Image courtesy of the artist

The Black Scholars Initiative and The Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice
Crafting Your Career Q&A with Ledisi (BSI Exclusive)
Stan Getz Library
150 Massachusetts Avenue, Library (2nd Floor)
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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BSI students will join Ledisi for an exclusive Q&A session around career building in early December!

Past Events

Braxton cook sitting in a chair with his legs crossed and out towards the camera. He is wearing all black in front of a pink background
The Black Scholars Initiative, Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, Ensembles
Master Class with Braxton Cook
169 Massachussetts Avenue
169 Massachussetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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This event is an exclusive Q&A for BSI and Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice students to learn from Braxton Cook about navigating a career after school.

Exterior of the 160 Massachusetts Avenue building
The Black Scholars Initiative
BSI Soul Food Community Dinner
Saint Clement's Eucharistic Shrine
1105 Boylston St
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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The Black Scholars Initiative at Berklee will host a dinner  on November 15th for BSI students, faculty, and staff to gather in community ahead of the Thanksgiving break. Featuring soul food, joy, and music, it is sure to be a wonderful time.

Exterior of the 160 Massachusetts Avenue building
The Black Scholars Initiative and SOMOS Latinx
Identity Based-Programs Halloween Movie Night
132 Ipswich street
132 Ipswich street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Join the Black Scholars Initiative and SOMOS Latinx for a night full of spooks and frights! Registered BSI and SOMOS students will enjoy a Halloween-themed movie on campus with provided refreshments. 

Interior of the David Friend Recital Hall
Identity Based Programs
Identity Based Programs: Unplugged
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The Office of Identity-Based Programs, home of the Black Scholars Initiative and SOMOS Latinx programs present an afternoon of unplugged performances. Students from both programs will perform pieces acoustically or with minimal accompaniment. Performers will have the opportunity to sign up prior to the event by completing a Google form shared by their respective programs.

A group of students pose for the camera with their arms around each others shoulders and smiles on their faces
The Black Scholars Initiative
BSI Welcome and Social Event for Entering Students

Come meet your peers, faculty, and staff in the Black community at Berklee! This informal social hour is built for entering students who participated in pre-orientation and those who did not who are interested in joining BSI to connect with their community.

A black man in a suit and black woman in a gold/black dress stand back to back gazing out at the viewer. The BSI logo (a circle around the letters BSI) is between them in Gold.
The Black Scholars Initiative
BSI Annual Spring Gala
40 Dalton St
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Berklee's Black Scholars Initiative will be holding its annual Spring Gala on April 21. BSI previously held its Spring Gala in April of 2019. Due to the pandemic, this celebration has not taken place since!

We are so excited to bring this event back and celebrate our program and what lies at its core: community

The Spring Gala is a chance for the BSI Community, which is comprised of students, mentors, and the BSI leadership team, to come together and celebrate the school year.

 

 

Exterior of the 160 Massachusetts Avenue building
Black Scholars Initiative
Community Dinner Series: Open Mic
Canceled

Join the Black Scholars Initiative on March 30, 2023 for a night of good food, fun, and music.

Panel Discussion: The Black Queer Experience

Courtesy of BSI

Black Scholars Initiative & Diversity and Inclusion
The Black Queer Experience
Library Lab
150 Massachusetts Avenue, Library (2nd Floor)
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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The Black Scholars Initiative and Diversity and Inclusion team present a panel discussion, The Black Queer Experience, for BSI students. Please join us in Library Lab 2. 

BSI students listening to a presentation.

Courtesy of BSI

Black Scholars Initiative & Diversity and Inclusion
Community Conversation Series: Intersectionality in the Black Community
United States

The Black Scholars Initiative and Diversity and Inclusion team present a safe space for BSI students to come together and discuss intersectionality in the Black community. In this one hour session, students will be joined by two community leaders from BSI and DEI in a space where they can share their experiences with each other. The community leaders will be there as a support and to help start the discussion.

A performance inside of the Red Room at Cafe 939
The Black Scholars Initiative and The Career Center
BSI Scholars and Disney Television Luncheon
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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The executives from Disney TV are coming to our Boston campus for lunch on Wednesday, February 22 from 1-2:30 p.m. in The Loft.

They’re excited to share opportunities for BSI students who are songwriters and composers to create music for their shows and networks, in addition to careers in various business areas at the Disney studio.