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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

HanveyThe 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 award-winning Northern Ireland photographer Bobbie Hanvey (pictured) - will be digitized. More

 


US companies unprepared for a retiring workforce and subsequent talent drain, according to study

retirementA 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

 


Yom Kippur in Amsterdam by BC professor to launch Nov. 11

ShrayerYom Kippur in Amsterdam, a new collection of stories by noted author and Boston College Professor Maxim D. Shrayer, offers a captivating and distinctive perspective on the modern immigration experience and on Jewish-Christian relations. The book will be launched with a reading and book-signing at Boston College on Nov. 11, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in Devlin Hall 101. More


Hawthorne String Quartet marks a decade in residence at Boston College

violinThe internationally renowned Hawthorne String Quartet, which features Boston Symphony Orchestra violinists Ronan Lefkowitz and Si-Jing Huang, violist Mark Ludwig, and cellist Sato Knudsen, will next perform on campus on Wednesday, November 18 at 8 p.m. in Gasson Hall room 100. More

 


Oprah Book Club Author And Jesuit Priest Uwem Akpan To Talk About His Best-Selling Book At Boston College Nov. 12

bookcoverFather Uwem Akpan, author of The New York Times #1 Best Seller Say You're One of Them, a collection of short stories selected by Oprah Winfrey for her wildly popular book club, will talk about his book, the intersection of spirituality and art, and his life as a Jesuit priest and author at Boston College on Nov. 12. More

 

 


Boston College to dedicate new Veterans' Memorial on November 11

veterans dayBoston College will honor its 209 alumni who lost their lives while serving in the military during wartime with a 68-foot-long granite memorial wall that will permanently display the names of the deceased war veterans. More

 


Social media sites have ushered in the era of "Community Relations 2.0"

Companies must assess the risks and rewards of websites like Facebook and Twitter and devote resources to these emerging cornerstones of community engagement, write Carroll School of Management faculty Jerry Kane, Robert Fichman and John Gallaugher. More


Landmark report calls for overhaul of US immigration policy

Boston College Political Science Professor Peter Skerry is one of the authors of a new report, "Breaking the Immigration Stalemate: From Deep Disagreements to Constructive Proposals," that calls for eliminating or restricting certain types of visas and improving temporary worker programs. More

 


Women's Basketball Players Visit Dorchester School

Members of the Boston College women’s basketball team visited Dorchester’s Russell Elementary School to talk to students about setting goals to attend college and then working tirelessly to achieve their dreams, on behalf of the Step UP initiative. More | Video


Teacher Burnout Doesn't Have to Happen, According to Authors of The Mindful Teacher

Dennis ShirleyA Boston College professor and a Boston Public Schools teacher have co-authored The Mindful Teacher, a book that offers a new strategy to help overburdened teachers resolve the pressures that are driving them out of the classroom. More

 

 


BC remembers Jesuit murders in El Salvador, 20 years later

Fr. MonanUniversity Chancellor J. Donald Monan, SJ, who played a prominent role in the aftermath of the 1989 murders of six Jesuits in El Salvador, will take part in two events on campus in November marking the 20th anniversary. More

 

 


Obama's Clean Energy Speech

Boston College scientist and green energy expert Rev. Cyril Opeil, SJ, who will attend President Obama's speech about clean energy Friday in Cambridge, expects that the president will issue "a national call to action" to not only "make sacrifices, but to think in new ways." Fr. Opeil said, "If we turn the energy and talent of the scientific community toward solving this problem, we can do incredible things." More


Professor's collection of stories offers perspective on the immigration experience

Yom Kippur in Amsterdam by BC Professor Maxim D. Shrayer offers eight tales tracing the lives, obsessions and aspirations of accomplished and educated Jewish-Russian immigrants as they face the complex task of reconciling their European culture and traditions with their new lives in America. More

 

 


Portico course connects ethics, leadership and globalization for management students

This year every freshman entering Boston College's Carroll School of Management will enroll in Portico, a new core course that focuses on ethical decision-making in a global business environment. More


CHURCHILL GRANDDAUGHTER AMONG SPEAKERS, EVENTS MARKING 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Boston College is the only Boston-area university selected by the German Embassy in Washington, DC to participate in "Freedom without Walls"-- a national collegiate commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Events on campus include a lecture by Winston Churchill's granddaughter Edwina Sandys (pictured, left) and the screening of a documentary produced by BC filmmakers. More

 

 


BC's BURGESS HONORED BY INTERNATIONAL forensic nurses

Connell School of Nursing Professor Ann Wolbert Burgess, a pioneer in the field of forensic nursing, will be honored by the International Association of Forensic Nurses with an award that will bear her name. The inaugural IAFN Ann Burgess Forensic Nursing Award will be presented to Burgess on October 23. More


Nursing ETHICIST wins national Jesuit book award

Connell School of Nursing Associate Professor Pamela Grace is the recipient of a 2009 National Book Award from the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and Alpha Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society, for her book Nursing Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Advanced Practice. She is one of only four recipients nationwide. More

 


BC's VALETTE honored for humanitarian work FOR Haitian community

Romance Languages and Literatures Professor Emeritus Rebecca Valette and her husband were honored with an award for their humanitarian work by the Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation on October 14. More Video

 

 

 

 


$3M FROM SSA LAUNCHES Financial Literacy CENTER AT BOSTON COLLEGE

MunnellBoston College has announced the creation of the Center for Financial Literacy, with first-year funding of $3 million from the U.S. Social Security Administration. The new center's mission is to produce educational materials and programs that help people make reasonable financial decisions throughout their working lives and into retirement. More

 

 


BC Law Students aid in overturning curfew criminality

Two Boston College Law School students were a part of the legal muscle behind a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision to overturn a law that allowed criminal sanctions for minors who broke curfew in the city of Lowell, Mass. More

 


Theater's Luke Jorgensen premieres original play at BC

LukeLuke Jorgensen, an adjunct associate professor of Theater, has written a new musical comedy--titled "CodeMonkey"--which he is directing in its premiere at Boston College, Oct. 7-11. More

 

 


Twin temblors are uncommon, says BC earthquake expert

The 8.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the South Pacific region and launched a deadly tsunami upon the islands of Samoa and a second quake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra already have and will continue to be followed by a series of devastating aftershocks that will pose risks to rescue workers and survivors, according to Boston College Professor John Ebel, author of Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Past. More


Twitter, TripAdvisor Entrepreneurs Speak with Students at Tech Day

Entrepreneurs behind the successful launches of companies such as Twitter and TripAdvisor will share their insights with students from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College on Tech Day. More


Genzyme CEO Henri Termeer at BC

CEOGenzyme President and CEO Henri Termeer will be the featured guest of the Manager’s Studio program Sept. 30 at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. More

 

 


Haleh Esfandiari, noted scholar held captive in Iran, to speak at BC

book coverMy Prison, My Home author Haleh Esfandiari, whose arrest, interrogation and eventual incarceration in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison was viewed as an affront both to human rights and to academic freedom, will speak about her ordeal and U.S.-Iran relations on Sept. 30. More

 

 

 


Survey finds corporate citizenship weathers the recession

A survey of nearly 800 companies found most senior executives believe business should take on a greater role solving problems in health care, product safety, education, and climate change, according to a new report by the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and the Hitachi Foundation. More


NASDAQ OMX CEO Robert Greifeld at Chief Executives Club

CEORobert Greifeld, President and Chief Executive Officer of NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., the world’s largest exchange company, was the guest speaker at Boston College's Chief Executives’ Club of Boston luncheon on September 22. More

 


Sociologist receives award for best research article

SarkisianSociologist Natasha Sarkisian has been presented with the Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award from the American Sociological Association for the best research article in the sociological study of race and ethnicity. More

 


Study: High quality child care can combat effects of poverty

Eric DearingChildren from low-income families who received high-quality child care achieved at similar academic levels as their more affluent peers, according to a Child Development article co-authored by Lynch School of Education Associate Professor Eric Dearing. More

 


Physics faculty and students participate in NSF's Research Experiences for Undergraduates

physicsThe Physics Department hosted 10 undergraduates from across the country this summer as part of the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates. BC seniors Conor Schlick and Bridget Salna were among the group who spent the summer conducting research with BC physics professors. More

 


BC Law scholar teaches schoolchildren about the Constitution

AlbertConstitutional scholar Richard Albert, assistant professor at Boston College Law School, offered a Constitution Day presentation to the students of Saint Columbkille Partnership School in Brighton on Sept. 17. More

 

 


Allston-Brighton/Boston College Community Fund Grants Awarded

Boston College President William P. Leahy, SJ, and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino presented checks to eight Allston/Brighton groups selected as recipients of the Spring 2009 Allston/Brighton-Boston College Community Fund grants. More


NIH has awarded a $3.5-million grant to the Tay-Sachs Gene Therapy Consortium

tomProfessor of Biology Tom Seyfried is a lead researcher with the Tay-Sachs Gene Therapy Consortium, which was just awarded a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to prepare for human clinical trials a gene therapy to halt the fatal genetic disorder, Tay-Sachs. More

 


BC McMullen Museum presents "First Hand: Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection"

Civil WarOn view Sept. 5 - Dec. 13, the exhibition showcases the largest private collection of Civil War era drawings, which have never been exhibited. More

 

 

 


BC's College Bound Program awarded $1.5M National Science Foundation grant

College Bound, the Lynch School of Education's pre-collegiate program, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to encourage careers in science and technology. More

 


Luxury brands can enter new product categories, according to BC Marketing Prof.'s study

HenrikLuxury brands can maintain their pricing and positioning strategies and leverage the emotional pay-off shoppers associate with their high-end goods to expand into new product categories, according to a study of consumer psychology co-authored by Henrik Hagtvedt, an assistant professor of marketing. More

 


BC physics researchers create device to guide electromagnetic waves around objects

PadillaBoston College Assistant Professor of Physics Willie Padilla (pictured) and researcher Nathan Landy have developed a space-mapping technique that delivers greater precision and efficiency guiding light along pathways previously considered too complex. More

 


Connell School of Nursing presents alumna Betsy Brown with inaugural Dean Rita Kelleher Award

SusanandBetsyAlumna Betsy Brown, director of clinical services at Partners Harvard Medical International, was honored for her commitment to excellence in international community nursing with the Connell School of Nursing's inaugural Dean Rita Kelleher Award. More

 


BC psychologist Elizabeth Kensinger honored by American Psychological Association

Elizabeth KensingerBC Associate Prof. Elizabeth Kensinger has been honored with the 2009 Springer Early Career Achievement Award. More



 

 


BC is among top 2009 "Teach for America" schools

With 35 new grads bound for posts with Teach for America, Boston College is ranked #8 among medium-sized colleges and universities contributing graduating seniors to the highly-selective program. More

 


BC hosts Carroll Center for the Blind College Prep Program

Carroll Center for the BlindSeven visually-impaired students who plan to pursue higher education will take part in "Transition to College" on the BC campus July 20-31. More

 

 

 


BC hosts Artsbridge, program that builds ties between Israeli & Palestinian teens

logoBoston College is hosting Artsbridge, an innovative program that brings together Israeli and Palestinian teenagers through arts-related activities to cultivate dialogue and fellowship. More

 

 


BC TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center awarded $11.5M

The TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College, under the direction of Lynch School of Education Profs. Ina V.S. Mullis and Michael O. Martin, has been awarded more than $11.5 million to conduct TIMSS 2011, the latest in a series of international assessments of student achievement in math and science. More


BC Lynch School of Education hosts inaugural Catholic School Leadership conference

Principals, pastors and administrators from 25 Boston-area Catholic schools attended a Lynch School conference on best practices in Catholic identity formation, fundraising, alumni relations, recruitment and enrollment management. More


BC Prof. Philip O'Leary honored by NUI, Galway

Philip O"LearyBC English Prof. Philip O'Leary has been awarded an honorary degree from National University of Ireland, Galway. More

 

 

 


Fr. Tony Penna to direct BC Campus Ministry

Tony PennaBoston College has named Fr. Anthony Penna, a popular and respected campus minister for the past 17 years, as its next director of campus ministry. More

 

 


BC Prof. John Baldovin, SJ honored by Catholic Press Association

John BaldovinSchool of Theology and Ministry Prof. John Baldovin, SJ, has received the First Place Award in Liturgy from the Catholic Press Association for his book, Reforming the Liturgy: A Response to Critics. More

 

 


Grief to Hope" exhibit of quilts and poetry at Burns Library

quilt"Finding God: A Visual Journey from Grief to Hope," an exhibit of quilts and poetry by School of Theology and Ministry grad student Monique Cerundolo, is on display at Burns Library. More

 

 


Honors for Sociology grad student and alumnus

A. Javier Treviño, who earned his Ph.D. in sociology from BC, has been elected president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, and Sociology Ph.D. candidate Jared Del Rosso was named 2009 Recipient of the Best Graduate Student Paper Award. Read full news release


Final Approval for Master Plan

BC sealBC's Master Plan has gained final approval from the City of Boston. Read full news release

 

 


Human eye inspires BC computer scientists' technique for advancing computer vision

Inspired by the behavior of the human eye, BC computer scientisits Hao Jiang and Stella X. Yu have developed a technique that lets computers see objects as fleeting as a butterfly with nearly double the accuracy and 10 times faster than earlier methods. More 


BC's Marilyn Cochran-Smith named to National Academy of Education

Marilyn Cochran-SmithThe Lynch School's Cawthorne Millennium Professor of Teacher Education for Urban Schools has been named to the prestigious National Academy of Education. More

 

 


BC biologist Patrick Autissier to ride in 2009 Race Across America

P_AutissierHe joins some 30 other ultra-distance athletes in one of the most grueling athletic events in the world: the 3,000-mile Ride Across America. More

 

 

 


National summit at BC to address uncertainties in world of philanthropy

Economists, researchers, philanthropists, wealth managers, fundraising professionals, CEOs, non-profit leaders and others in the philanthropy arena will convene at Boston College for a second national summit on the state of wealth and giving during an economic crisis, on June 9-10, 2009. More


Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos to deliver keynote at BC Center for Asset Management Conference

Financial industry watchdog Harry Markopolos, Freddie Mac CEO Richard Syron and Putnam Investments CEO Bob Reynolds highlight the Carroll School of Management's Center for Asset Management Conference, June 4-5. More


Nursing grad awarded National MS Society Fellowship

BC Connell School of Nursing alumna Megan Scully has received the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's John Dystel Nursing Fellowship in MS. More


Fed Chair Ben Bernanke addresses BC Law grads

Ben BernankeFederal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke was the featured speaker at the 2009 Boston College Law School Commencement on May 22. More

 

 

 


Nursing graduate Lauren Fadely receives Boston College's top undergraduate award

fadely,elleLauren "Elle" Fadely, a member of the Boston College Class of 2009 who spent her childhood on Mercy Ships that brought health care to the world's poor, was presented with Boston College's highest undergraduate honor, the Rev. Edward H. Finnegan, SJ, Memorial Award. More

 


Nurse advocate for homeless Cheryl Kane addresses nursing convocation

Cheryl KaneCheryl Kane of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program addressed BC's Connell School of Nursing Class of 2009 at convocation on May 17. More

 

 


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