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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
Community service honors
Boston College has been named to the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, a recognition from the highest levels of the federal government of the University’s commitment to service and civic engagement as exemplified in its nominated 2011-12 initiatives: BC Bigs, Appalachia Volunteers and PULSE. BC News Release
Spring Break service
Some 400 BC students spent their Spring Break in service, from Lynch School of Education students at Holy Family School in Natchez, MS to Appalachia Volunteers at work with Habitat for Humanity at a variety of sites. Sampling of coverage: Huntington, West Virginia Herald-Dispatch: Gallery 1, Gallery 2, Gallery 3, Gallery 4, Gallery 5 | NJ.com | WMDT-TV, Maryland | WJLA-TV, Washington, DC | Southern Pines Pilot (NC)
Renewing the core
The University's broad-based effort to revitalize the undergraduate core curriculum has made significant progress, renewal committee members say. BC Chronicle
New approach for Catholic schools' bilingual education
Lynch School of Education Roche Center for Catholic Education Executive Director Patricia Weitzel-O'Neill discussed the center's work on the Innovation Institute—a partnership with the National Catholic Educational Association that that develops novel programs for Catholic schools, including new approaches to bilingual education—on EduTalk Radio
Intellectual property protection
New Office of Technology Transfer and Licensing Director Jason Wen is on a mission to protect the University’s intellectual property, including any research activity that may result in a patent or copyright. BC Chronicle
Global theologian-in-chief
Noted theologians from four continents, including Founders Professor of Theology Rev. James Keenan, S.J., offer views on theological issues that may come to the fore in the first years of the new pontificate. National Catholic Reporter
The papal conclave
The most complex papal election since 1914 is now underway, writes Theology Associate Professor The Rev. James Weiss in an op-ed for the Boston Herald
Growing interest in science
Through an after-school program led by Lynch School of Education Associate Professor Michael Barnett, with funding from the National Science Foundation, Dorchester students are learning how to grow plants and vegetables using hydroponics. Boston.com
Work-life issues
It’s been 20 years since the Family and Medical Leave Act became law. Center for Work and Family Executive Director Brad Harrington discussed the topic with Minnesota Public Radio. | He also suggested a possible motivation for Yahoo!'s controversial telecommuting ban in a piece for the Huffington Post
Newton College Alumnae Chair
Theology Department Professor Catherine Cornille, an internationally acclaimed scholar in the field of comparative theology, has been named to the Newton College Alumnae Chair in Western Culture. BC News Release
In Memoriam: Norman J. Wells
Norman J. Wells, who taught medieval philosophy at Boston College for 42 years and whose research centered on the work of Descartes, died Feb. 26 at the age of 86. BC Obituary
'The End of the Point'
Set in a fictional summer community on Massachusetts’ Buzzards Bay, The End of the Point, the latest novel by English Professor Elizabeth Graver, is 'a beautifully orchestrated family symphony,' according to the Boston Globe | BC Chronicle | She discussed the book on the 'Leonard Lopate Show' on NPR-WNYC and with the Mass. Cultural Council
Retirees a threatened species?
Carroll School of Manangement Drucker Professor Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research, offers a sober perspective on the future for American retirees in an interview with U.S. News & World Report
Outlook for Boston philanthropy
The recent recession will resonate through the philanthropic sector over the next half-century, but even so, Greater Boston households and estates could give $600 billion to well over $1 trillion to charities between now and 2061, according to a new report by Center on Wealth and Philanthropy researchers John Havens and Paul Schervish, commissioned by the Boston Foundation. Boston Globe, WBUR 'Morning Edition,' Chronicle of Philanthropy | BC News Release
Alumnus nominated for U.S. Energy Secretary
President Barack Obama has nominated alumnus Ernest J. Moniz ’66 to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. Moniz, who earned his bachelor’s degree in physics, is currently the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems at MIT, as well as the director of the MIT Energy Initiative and the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment. BC News Release | Boston Globe
Change of course
Woods College of Advancing Studies faculty member Terri Giuliano Long—whose efforts in the field of independent publishing sold 125,000 copies of her first, award-winning novel and paved the way for a second due this spring—is among 'empty nesters' reinventing their lives highlighted by the Boston Globe
Raising children in the Church
School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome discussed the role of parents as primary religious educators of their children in a Q&A with U.S. Catholic. | He also commented on issues of secularism and offered tips for Catholic parents.
Challenging 'Perspectives'
Undergraduates who embrace the challenges of BC's signature 'Perspectives' program, guided by Philosophy Adjunct Associate Professor Brian Braman, relish its rewards. BC Chronicle
Engaging, advancing alumnae
The Council for Women of Boston College, chaired by Kathleen McGillycuddy NC '71, celebrates 10 years of leading alumnae to develop powerful connections with their alma mater. BC Chronicle
'Most Courageous' award
Friends, family members, co-workers and current and former BC athletes assembled to celebrate Sports Information Director Dick Kelley as he received this year's U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Most Courageous Award. Boston Herald, Boston Globe
How babies learn
The Infant and Child Cognition Lab directed by Psychology Assistant Professor Sara Cordes is featured by NECN
The papal transition
As Pope Benedict XVI steps down after 8 years in office, a number of BC theologians have been sought for commentary, including School of Theology and Minstry Professor Thomas Groome, who discussed the Church and its future leadership with WBUR 'On Point,' and Assistant Professor Hosffman Ospino, who reflected on Benedict's papacy for Our Sunday Visitor; and Theology Department Associate Professor The Rev. James Weiss, who discussed the papal conclave on the PRI/WNYC-New York Times-WGBH program 'The Takeaway with John Hockenberry.'
Questioning online gaming
Several states are rushing to establish a foothold in online gambling — an activity that federal officials were only recently trying to ban. Economics and Carroll School of Management Adjunct Associate Professor Rev. Richard McGowan, S.J., was interviewed on the subject by NPR's "All Things Considered."