Arts and Sciences Honors Program
The Arts and Sciences Honors Program, one of the oldest in the country, provides a select group of undergraduates with a grounding in the classics of Western thought through a rigorous curriculum. It is marked by small classes, discussion seminars and close interpersonal contact between students and instructors who also act as academic advisors.
news and events
Scholarship Opportunity. The Phi Beta Kappa Association of Boston, a local affiliate of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished collegiate honorary society, seeks to award scholarships in the amount of $500 to students at local colleges featuring Phi Beta Kappa chapters. The scholarship is NOT restricted to members of Phi Beta Kappa. Info.
Run of the Charles. Once a proud tradition of the A&S Honors Program, Run of the Charles is making its return to Boston College through teamed up efforts from the Honors House Council and the A&S Honors Program. New England's largest canoe race, for years, has provided an opportunity for students and faculty of the Honors Program to foster a sense of community and create lasting bonds. The students will compete against other class years to prove that their own class is the best among all. The 24-mile, five-leg relay race will be held on Sunday, April 29th. All A&S Honors students and Honors House residents (Medeiros, 66 Comm. Ave., and Gabelli) are eligible to participate. SIGN UP via Google Doc. Please direct any questions or concerns to Kathleen Maher (kathleen.maher@bc.edu) or Katherine Yu (yukl@bc.edu).
Call for Submissions. Dianoia, the undergraduate philosopy journal of Boston College, is now accepting submissions. More
National Book Award. Andrew Krivak, an A&S Honors faculty member, has been nominated as a National Book Award finalist for his novel The Sojourn. More | More Prof. Krivak will give a talk to Honors Program juniors about the book and his experience writing it. This meeting for all sections will be held in Gasson Commons, the late lamented Honors library, from 7-8:30 p.m., on Wednesday, April 18. Refreshments will be served.
Fulbright Winners. Recent Arts and Sciences Honors Program graduates Lake Coreth, Anna Kozlowski, Kelly McCartney, Elizabeth Muller and Caitlin Rowe, all class of 2011, were among this year's Boston College recipients of Fulbrights. More
Information about fellowship and scholarship opportunities for undergraduates.
arts and culture
Tickets to the Arts. Consult the Honors Program Events Calendar for free tickets (often including transportation) to Boston-area arts events.
Boston Symphony College Card. The Honors Program will underwrite 100% of a limited number BSO College Cards for Honors Program students. The College Card acts as a free ticket for many, although not all, of the Orchestra's concerts. More
MULTIMEDIA
lectura dantis
VIDEO FROM FRONT ROW
Dante Alighieri's commedia is the culminating text of the first year of the Honors Program curriculum. Boston College is in the final years of a decade and more canto-by-canto reading of the poem. Faculty, students and members of the university community gather three times each semester for a reading of a canto in Italian followed by a lecture and discussion about it: a lectura dantis. One of the participants was Robert Pinsky, at that time poet laureate of the United States, an appropriate commentator on the man who would have been happy to return to Florence had the city made him poet laureate (Paradiso xxv.1-6).
Resolved
VIDEO FROM @BC
A&S Honors student Nora Lopopolo '11 is featured in this short video about the 118th Annual Fulton Prize Debate. More
The Last Lecture
VIDEO FROM FRONT ROW
Mary Joe Hughes, adjunct professor, offers this "last lecture" in which she discusses thoughts prompted by the recent death of her husband. More
SLIDESHOW
About 150 talented students from all over the country enter the Arts and Sciences Honors Program each year. Meet just a few of them. View slideshow
Honors Thesis
In many cases, seniors in the Arts and Sciences Honors Program will write senior theses, typically on a topic related to their majors. In 2010, 24 seniors submitted their theses for posting on the Boston College Libraries Web site. View 2011 theses
places for undergrads to publish their scholarly work
Elements
The Undergraduate Research Journal of Boston College. Info
Dianoia
The Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Boston College. Questions? bcdianoia@gmail.com
Al-Noor
The Boston College Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Journal. Info
Agora
Journal for Undergraduate Scholarly Papers. Info