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Graduation Leader: Twenty-one Boston College sports teams received a perfect Graduation Success Rate score of 100, according to data released by the NCAA. That figure represents the most teams with a perfect 100 score of any intercollegiate Division I athletics program in the country. More

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BC Lynch School Prof. Audrey Friedman named Mass. Professor of the Year

Boston College Lynch School of Education Associate Professor Audrey Friedman has been named "Massachusetts Professor of the Year" in recognition of her commitment to preparing the next generation of classroom teachers by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education. More

Boston College digitizes massive collection of Northern Ireland photos  

The John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College has announced that a massive collection of photographs documenting personalities and life in Northern Ireland during and after "The Troubles" - taken by prominent Northern Ireland photographer, writer and musician Bobbie Hanvey (pictured) - will be digitized. More

US companies unprepared for a retiring workforce, according to BC study

A new of the study by The Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College finds that U.S. employers are unprepared for the imminent retirements of millions of Baby Boomers in the next few years. More

BC remembers Jesuit murders in El Salvador, 20 years later

University Chancellor J. Donald Monan, SJ, who played a prominent role in the aftermath of the 1989 murders of six Jesuits in El Salvador, will moderate a discussion between Jon Sobrino, SJ and Noam Chomsky on Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m. in Robsham Theater for an event marking the 20th anniversary of the murders. Visit the Robsham Theater Box Office for free tickets. More | Flyer

The Mindful Teacher book signing: Nov. 21

There will be a book signing of The Mindful Teacher with co-authors Dennis Shirley, a professor at the Lynch School of Education, and Elizabeth MacDonald, a veteran Boston teacher, on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 1-4 p.m. at the restaurant Rocca, 500 Harrison Ave., in Boston’s South End. More about the book

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9/11 Trial in NYC

"Civilian courts are not the proper forum within which to try terrorists," says Boston College Law School Assistant Professor Richard Albert, who specializes in constitutional law and democratic theory. More

Bullying Legislation Needs More Resources 

“Schools need to be appropriately resourced to handle bullying. That would include at least a school nurse in every building, and, ideally, a school counselor as well, who have been trained in this area. In our research, students have repeatedly told us that they want adults to take action,” said bullying expert Judith Vessey, the Leila Holden Carroll Professor in the BC Connell School of Nursing. More

Open U.S. Senate Seat

Boston College professors are available to comment on candidates seeking to fill the open seat in the US Senate. More

President Obama & Afghanistan

Boston College Political Science Professor Marc Landy is an expert on the presidency and available for comment. More

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