Boston College
Commencement 2013
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny drew a standing ovation for his rousing address to the Sesquicentennial Class of 2013 at the BC's 137th Commencement Exercises on May 20. Commencement also was a milestone for graduate students and close friends Brittany Loring and Liza Cherney, both injured in the Boston Marathon bombing, who were present to receive their MBA degrees. Cherney accepted her degree at the main ceremony on behalf of their Carroll School of Management class. BC Chronicle | Full text of the Taoiseach's remarks | Sampling of media coverage: Boston Globe, AP, UPI, NBC News, Fox News Boston, CBS Boston, Irish Independent, Irish Times, Irish Central, RTE (video links to the left), Boston.com | Loring, who also will receive a juris doctorate from BC Law School, reflected on the weeks since the attacks, and on the future, in the Boston Herald | Op-ed: 'As BC graduates, Catholicism is alive and well on campus': Washington Post 'On Faith'
Prepacks, vultures, Chapter 22
Carroll School of Management Finance Associate Professor Edith Hotchkiss, whose research helped the popularize the phrase 'Chapter 22' for companies that file for bankruptcy a second time, discussed bankruptcy trends in a Q&A with Thomson Reuters
Udall Scholarship winner
Joseph Manning '14 has received a prestigious Udall Scholarship, awarded to students who have demonstrated a commitment to environmental careers. BC Chronicle
Eighth Annual Finance Conference
Thursday, June 6, 2013 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Fulton Hall, Room 511
Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan: Spiritual Beliefs and Earthly Goods
February 16 - June 2, 2013 | McMullen Museum, Chestnut Hill Campus
Making History Public: Books Around the World, 1400-1800
April 11 - December 1, 2013 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Stokes Hall South, 3rd Floor Lobby