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.
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.
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.
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.
Presented By
The Black Scholars Initiative, Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, Ensembles
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.
BSI students at a '22 fall community dinner enjoying community, joy, and food together.
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.
Image courtesy of the artist
Presented By
The Black Scholars Initiative and The Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice
The Black Scholars Initiative is excited to offer our current mentors and mentees a chance to come together for community and networking as the spring semester begins.
Current BSI mentees and entering Spring 2023 students who are interested in joining the Black Scholars Initiative can RSVP here:
In collaboration with the Black Scholars Initiative, Tyren Freeman, assistant director of career engagement and advising, and Grace Bush, career services advisor, will be leading an engaging career consultation session for the Africana Studies Living Learning Community students in which they will answer students career questions.
Photo by Elizabeth Friar
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The Black Scholars Initiative and Counseling Services
BSI students are invited to join Lina Thelismond and Katherine Sparks from Berklee Counseling in an interactive wellness session discussing the difference between healthy versus unhealthy stress and how it presents in the Black creative community.
