Charting a Course

From flipping fish to chasing Soviet spy ships to managing private wealth, Dan Holland—the new chair of the dean’s advisory board—relishes a challenge.

Generations of Grit: The Popolo Family

With his family, Joe Popolo, supporter of entrepreneurship and athletics at BC, picked up where his grandfather left off.

Investing in Entrepreneurship at Boston College

Carroll Alum Receives AICPA's Elijah Watts Sells Award

The NFL’s First Female Coach, a Carroll School Alumna, Launches a Girls’ Football Camp

Cold Cuts and the Courage to Fail

CEO alum speaks candidly of “unmitigated disasters” as part of the popular Lunch with an Entrepreneur series.

The (Bike) Path to Wellness

While promoting fitness and nutrition, a young alumna empowers the teens in her community.

Alums Counted Among “30 Under 30”

Last month, Forbes unveiled its annual “30 under 30” list of America’s most important young entrepreneurs, and two graduates of the Carroll School made the cut, along with four other Boston College alums.

The Accidental Restaurateur

An alum took a chance, found an industry he loved, and is now one of its biggest players

Connors Honored as an Inspired Leader

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate conferred its Award for Inspired Leadership on Jack Connors Jr. ’63, philanthropist and Hill Holliday co-founder.

Student Entrepreneurship Highlighted at Strakosch Venture Competition

At Shea Center celebration, winners are announced in the competition newly named for Greg ’84 and Peggy ’85 Strakosch

Finance by Day, Pro Soccer by Night

He was ready to hang up his cleats upon graduation. But one professor encouraged the varsity soccer goalkeeper to keep playing the sport for as long as he could.

The Rainmakers: New Alumni-led VC Firm Invests in Campus-bred Startups

“Powerful Woman” Karen Lynch ’84 Cites Role Model Who Made the Best of Hard Times

Fortune and Modern Healthcare ranked Aetna president Karen Lynch ’84 in their roundups of the “50 Most Powerful Women” and the “Top 25 Women in Healthcare,” respectively.

MBA ’09 Alum “Barks Up” a Bestseller

Extroverts are always more successful than introverts. Nice guys do finish last. Eric Barker, M.B.A. ’09, takes on these widely held beliefs in his first book, recognized as a national bestseller.

Jin and Wedell Named Among the Nation’s 100 “Best and Brightest”

A School Grows in Tanzania

Two Alums Use BC Network to Innovate Globally

A Hollywood Star Returns to the Heights to “Espresso” His Faith and Values

Some might say that Chris O’Donnell ’92 hasn’t done all that much with his marketing degree from Boston College. But returning to his alma mater this fall, the NCIS: Los Angeles and Grey’s Anatomy star showed a skill at marketing the values inculcated by a Jesuit education.

Alumni Spotlight: Monica Chandra, M.B.A. ’88

Calling Mom Every Morning in India, and Other Lessons for Business and Life

A Journey from Combat to Classroom to Company

A Conversation in the “6th or 7th Inning” of the Real Estate Cycle

Taking the field for the NFL

A dozen Carroll School alums among those in the pros

Exercising Muscles—and Social Conscience

’86 Alum and Merrill Lynch VP shakes it up with “Zumba for a Cause"

A “Window Cleaner” Reflects on His Chosen Path

There are a number of reasons why Chris Rall ’09 went into the cleaning business—apparently none of which is that he likes to clean.

Whether It’s Failed Schools in D.C. or a Failed State, Carroll School Alum Is the Fixer

From the Heights to Hamilton

Nick Scandalios on the Business of Theater, and the Joke He’ll Never Again Make

Marvin Chow ’95 Explains What “Big Data” Can—and Can’t—Do

Returning to the Heights, Marvin Chow ’95—Google’s marketing chief—praised Big Data. But he also buried the notion that data alone can give people what they really need.

Flying the Flag in Bogotá

Carroll School Class Turns Light on BC-Bogota Connection

Dashing into the Forbes “30 under 30”

Forbes magazine recently unveiled its annual “30 under 30” list of America’s most important young entrepreneurs, and 28-year-old Carroll School alum Phil Dumontet ’09 made the cut.