Hansen is the author of Desperadoes, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Mariette in Ecstasy, Atticus and Hitler's Niece, and a recent collection of essays, A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction.
Boston College will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its national football
championship at Saturday's game against Pittsburgh in Alumni Stadium.
The University will retire the jersey of Gene Goodreault, an end on the 1940
team that followed up an undefeated regular season with a memorable win over
Tennessee in the 1941 Sugar Bowl, staking a claim to the national championship.
The Office of AHANA Student Programs will sponsor a Community Forum series next week to discuss the quality of life for AHANA students at Boston College.
Administrators, faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the forums, which will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Oct. 22-25. The first three events will take place in the Walsh Function Room, and the final forum in the Heights Room of the Lower Campus Dining Hall.
For more information, contact the Office of AHANA Student Programs at ext.2-3358.
The documentary "South Africa: Beyond a Miracle," co-produced by Prof. John Michalczyk (Fine Arts), will be broadcast by WGBH-TV at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28.
Shot on location in Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria, Capetown, Port Elizabeth,
and Durban, the one-hour documentary features interviews from witnesses - representing
various geographical areas and professions - to the rebirth of South Africa.
"Beyond a Miracle," which had its premiere last April at the Museum
of Fine Arts, is the third installment of a conflict resolution documentary
series for PBS television produced by Boston College and the Boston Theological
Institute.