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Running for laptops
Lynch School of Education alumna Elizabeth Byron '06 takes on the 156-mile Marathan de Sables—called 'the toughest footrace on earth—to fund new laptops for her 6th graders at the Gardner Pilot Academy in Allston. BC Chronicle
MLK's unfinished struggle
A reflection by College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Mario Powell, S.J., now studying at the School of Theology and Ministry, on the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Jesuit Post
Intercollegiate poetry festival
Students representing 26 colleges and universities, including BC junior Helen Spica, shared their original poetry at the annual Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival on campus. BC Bookmarks | Boston Globe
Evolving business plans
Carroll School of Management Operations Management faculty member Greg Stoller discussed the ongoing evolution of the business plan on the nationally syndicated radio program 'Something You Should Know.'
New look for BC YouTube
A newly designed Boston College YouTube channel offers the combined content of the Office of News and Public Affairs and Office of Marketing Communications. New videos highlight BC freshman Chuda Rijal of Bhutan, who became a U.S. citizen at the recent naturalization ceremony on campus, and the narration by alumnus Chris O'Donnell of 'A Lincoln Portrait' at the University's Sesquicentennial Concert at Symphony Hall.
Bearing poetic witness
In his new book, I SAW IT: Ilya Selvinsky and the Legacy of Bearing Witness to the Shoah, Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer is the first to explore how Jewish-Russian poets became the earliest literary witnesses to the Holocaust. BC Bookmarks | Jewish Advocate
Play's the thing
The importance of play to children’s healthy psychological development and ability to thrive in life is underestimated by parents and educators, according to BC psychologist Peter Gray, author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life. BC News Release
Critical Language Scholars
Presidential Scholar Andrew Babbitt ’15 and Law School student Benjamin Barkley have been awarded U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarships for intensive foreign language study abroad this summer. BC News Release
BC honored for partnerships with Catholic schools
The Catholic Schools Foundation honored Boston College President William P. Leahy, S.J., and the University’s extensive partnerships with Catholic schools at the foundation’s 23rd annual Inner-City Scholarship Fund gala. BC News Release | Boston.com
Tech Trek 2013
BC students have a front row view of the tech industry through the annual Tech Trek to Silicon Valley for a week of sessions with senior executives, entrepreneurs, and venture partners, including numerous BC alumni. Tech Trek 2013 video highlights
BC a 'Changemaker Campus'
Boston College has been named a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka, a global association of leading social entrepreneurs. BC Chronicle
BC 150 at Symphony Hall
The University Chorale, the Boston College Symphony Orchestra, BC bOp! and the University Wind Ensemble took the stage March 23 at Boston's Symphony Hall for a Sesquicentennial concert featuring a guest appearance by actor and alumnus Chris O'Donnell, who narrated Aaron Copland’s 'A Lincoln Portrait.' Boston Globe
Papal reflections
Founders Professor of Theology James Keenan, S.J., reflects on the election of fellow Jesuit Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis, writing for National Catholic Reporter, while Theology Associate Professor considers the legacy of Benedict XVI in a piece for U.S. Catholic
Benefactors named to Irish America Hall of Fame
University benefactors Brian P. Burns and Robert M. Devlin have been named to the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame, which honors the extraordinary achievements of Irish-American leaders. BC News Release
94 new U.S. citizens
The U.S. welcomed 94 new citizens at a naturalization ceremony held at Robsham Theater March 21, hosted by the University and the Graduate School of Social Work. View a video glimpse of the event here | Boston.com slideshow
Portugal, Jesuits and Japan
'Portugal, Jesuits and Japan,' now on view at the McMullen Museum of Art, is deemed an 'exciting and informative exhibit' that may induce 'breathtaking wonder.' MetroWest Daily News
Chief Executives' Club
Peter Voser, chief executive of multinational oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell, addressed the latest gathering of BC's Chief Executives' Club of Boston. Sampling of coverage: Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dow Jones Newswires via Fox Business News
Night at the museum
Twenty three years ago this month, Richard Abath was thrust into the spotlight after the biggest art heist in history at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Psychology Associate Professor Joseph Tecce provided analysis of Abath's body language during his first interview about what happened that night. WBZ-TV Ch. 4 News
Olympics of Irish dance
Some 7,000 competitors from Ireland, the U.K., Canada, Australia and the U.S. participate in the 2013 'Olympics of Irish dancing'—the World Irish Dancing Championships in Boston—among them five BC Irish Dance members: freshmen Madeline Jacob and Bridget TeeKing, sophomores Taylor Laffey and Kiera Keller, and junior Stephanie Armstrong. BC Chronicle
Carroll School 6th in U.S.
The Carroll School of Management undergraduate program placed at 6th in the nation in the annual survey conducted by Bloomberg Business Week. BC News Release
Mary McAleese to be Burns Scholar in Irish Studies
Mary McAleese, who as president of Ireland helped bring about an end to 'The Troubles' she had known during her youth in Northern Ireland, will come to Boston College this fall as the Burns Library Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies, the university has announced. BC News Release | Boston.com, Boston Globe, AP, Boston Irish Reporter, Irish Central, Irish Echo
Holiness around us
Vice President and University Secretary Terrence Devino, S.J., talks of the signs, symbols, and invitations to holiness prevalent on the campus of a Jesuit university in a Lenten podcast highlighted by National Jesuit News
Delaying retirement
Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research, and Sloan Center on Aging and Work Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, discussed issues facing retirees with the New York Times | Munnell also was interviewed by the national financial news program 'First Business.'
The Irish of March
BC has its Irish up this month: a U.S. Embassy-Dublin historical video of the annual Shamrock ceremony at the White House features BC-Ireland Academic Director Mike Cronin, five BC students will compete in the upcoming World Irish Dancing Championships in Boston, and BC Libraries have mounted four Ireland-related exhibits, including one on the musical roots of Sullivan Artist-in-Residence Seamus Connolly, 10-time All-Ireland fiddle champion.
Francis, first Jesuit pope
Numerous Boston College Jesuits, faculty and students have been interviewed regarding the selection of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first pope from the Society of Jesus. Sampling: 'At Boston College, Jesuits Applaud Choice': University Mission and Ministry Vice President Jack Butler, S.J., Center for Ignatian Spirituality Director Joseph O'Keefe, S.J., Sociology Assistant Professor Gustavo Morello, S.J., BC junior Chris Knoth and seniors Shannon Greisser and Ben Martin: Boston Globe, Boston Globe video | Fr. Butler: USA Today | Fr. O'Keefe: Boston Herald and, with BC students Meg Stapleton Smith '13 and Ryan Burns '15: NECN | Fr. Morello: NECN | Canisius Professor and Jesuit Institute Director T. Frank Kennedy, S.J.: CBS News, LA Times | 'Boston College Celebrates Selection of New Jesuit Pope' - Philosophy faculty member Paul McNellis, S.J., Meghan Wenger '13, Chris Canniff '14, Victoria Schliep '16, Emily Kaiser '14; School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome and students Mary Kate Holman and Mike Quinn: WBZ-TV News/CBS Boston (two videos) | 'Boston College Excited for Jesuit Pope' - Fr. McNellis, Rev. Tony Penna, Colleen Donnelly '14, Alexander Duran '15, Liz Creamer '14, Meg Stapleton Smith '13: WHDH-TV 7News | 'Jesuits at Boston College Excited for New Pope' - Prof. Groome and BC students: WCVB-TV Ch. 5| 'The World Reacts to New Pontiff': NBC News | School of Theology and Ministry Professor James Bretzke, S.J.: NECN/AP, Reuters, Revolution Radio | Frs. Bretzke and Morello: Boston Herald | School of Theology and Ministry Professor Rev. Richard Lennan: NECN | School of Theology and Ministry Assistant Professor Hosffman Ospino: Wall Street Journal and Visiting Professor Drew Christiansen, S.J.: LA Times | Theology Associate Professor The Rev. James Weiss: Lead op-ed, Chicago Tribune | Fr. Weiss and Prof. Groome: NECN 'Broadside' | Prof. Groome: WBUR, NECN, Boston Herald | Artist-in-Residence and St. Ignatius Church Pastor Robert VerEecke, S.J.: Boston Herald and, just prior to the announcement, Theology Professor Stephen Pope: WBUR 'Here and Now' and Joseph Professor Richard Gaillardetz: PBS Newshour
Women and power
Center for Work and Family Executive-in-Residence Lauren Stiller Rikleen addressed issues raised by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's new book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead in an op-ed for the Boston Globe and on Fox News Boston. Director of Corporate Partnerships Danielle Hartmann discussed the topic on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'
The Syrian enigma
Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Arabic and Hebrew Franck Salameh writes on the artificiality of the modern Middle Eastern state-system, particularly as it relates to Syria, in an essay for The National Interest
A proactive Lent
Lent is about more than fasting. It provides Catholics with the opportunity to proactively work toward personal and social conversion, writes Theology Department doctoral student Kevin Ahern, guest blogger for America
The ghost writes back
English Associate Professor Amy Boesky reflects on being a ghostwriter, in particular for the popular 'Sweet Valley High' series, in an interview with NPR's 'Talk of the Nation' and an essay for the Kenyon Review
Ninth annual 'BC Idol'
This year's 'BC Idol,' won by Caroline Portu '16, raised $4,500 for St. Columbkille Partnership School in Brighton. View clips of her and other student student contenders here. | Also performing were members of the St. Col's community and the Jesuit judges. The event was featured by Boston.com