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Members of the Boston College Class of 2012 processed into Alumni Stadium for the 136th Commencement Exercises. (Photo by Caitlin Cunningham) For more BC Scenes visit the University Flickr stream.
Passion, Faith, Service, Love—Bob Woodruff Offers BC Class of 2012 Words to Live By
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Award-winning network journalist Bob Woodruff told the approximately 4,400 undergraduate and graduate students at the university’s 136th Commencement Exercises to let passion, faith, service and love guide their lives more »
Honorary Degree Citations
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The University presented awards to five honorary degree recipients at Commencement Excercises on May 21 more »
O'Connor Was Historian for Boston and BC
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Thomas H. O’Connor, Boston College’s University Historian and long-popular professor emeritus of history who was widely considered “the dean of Boston’s historians” died at his Milton home May 20 more »
$5 Million Gift for Hockey Is a Tribute to Jerry York
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Boston College has received a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor to endow its men’s ice hockey head coaching position, the largest gift ever in support of a BC athletics team more »
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Approximately 4,400 undergraduate and graduate students attended the university’s 136th Commencement Exercises Monday. Here, the graduates of the Lynch School of Education celebrate, along with some of their student from Saint Columbkille Partnership School, who attended the festivities. (Photos by Caitlin Cunningham) Full story For more photos, visit the Boston College Flickr page To see more campus events, check out the Boston College Chronicle YouTube Page
Four Decades Without a Bad Day
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In four decades, Reid Oslin says, he has never dreaded the prospect of coming to work at Boston College — “except maybe for the commute” — whether in the Admission Office, the Athletics Department or, for the last 14 years, the Office of News & Public Affairs. more »
Sardella and Doherty Among BC Retirees
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Both Dennis Sardella, professor of Chemistry, and Paul Doherty, Associate Professor of English will be missed for their remarkable service at BC. They shared a few words about their time at Boston College. more »
BC's Grigsby Nets NSF Honor
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Assistant Professor of Mathematics J. Elisenda Grigsby has received a CAREER award, the National Science Foundation’s most important prize for junior faculty, in support of her work in low-dimensional topology. more »
Alem Wins Fr. Joyce Award
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In her native Ethiopia, Feven Alem’s first name is translated as “God’s Gift.” Already, the newly minted graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences has more than fulfilled that endearing appellation. more »
Coming To Terms With Cultural Heritage
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Rising senior Krystle Jiang is this year’s recipient of the Benigno and Corazon Aquino scholarship, which honors students who represent the highest ideals and aspirations of the University and the Asian American community. more »
16 Earn Fulbright Awards
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Sixteen new and recent Boston College graduates have earned prestigious Fulbright awards, which support a year’s post-baccalaureate study abroad more »
Q&A: A Few Minutes with Paul Christensen
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Chronicle spoke with Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science Paul Christensen, who completed his first year as BC’s Fulbright program administrator. more »