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The Boston College Chronicle is the University's newspaper for faculty and staff, published biweekly from September to May.

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2018 Romero Scholar

Jorge Mejía bridges academia and advocacy to serve the needs of the Hispanic/Latino community

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

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Campus & Community / Around Campus

Schiller Institute info session

April 21, 2018

Faculty and staff can learn about BC's innovative Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society on April 23.

Campus & Community / Students

TedxBostonCollege

April 20, 2018

In revealing what he hid, Carroll School of Management freshman Kofi Nimo won the student speaker slot.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

Gift of Coptic textiles

April 19, 2018

The McMullen Museum has acquired an important private collection and extensive related library from Donald and Barbara Tellalian of Newton.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

Scholar-athletes honored

April 18, 2018

Two seniors receive ACC postgrad scholarships for distinction in classroom, sports, and community.

Humanities / Literature

Undergrad poetry festival

April 17, 2018

A celebration of student poets from some 20 Boston-area colleges and universities, including Walker Halstad '18.

Campus & Community / Faculty

'The Dating Project'

April 17, 2018

BC's Kerry Cronin talks to the Washington Post about the new film based on her popular philosophy course.

Campus & Community / Alumni

'Rescue & Jessica'

April 16, 2018

New children's book by Boston Marathon bombing survivors honors the life-changing friendship of a service dog.

Campus & Community / Students

A marathon effort

April 15, 2018

Pre-med senior Sarah Pilgrim runs the Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Campus School.

Campus & Community / Alumni

The antidote is love

April 15, 2018

It will always triumph over hate, writes alumnus Patrick Downes, a survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Athletics & Recreation / Department News

Harrington Athletics Village

April 14, 2018

BC dedicates new Brighton Campus fields for trustee associate, alumnus, and parent John L. Harrington.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

2018 Truman Scholar

April 13, 2018

Lynch School junior Natalee Deaette wins prestigious national award recognizing public service leadership.

BC Events / Commencement

Commencement 2018

April 12, 2018

Archbishop of Atlanta Wilton D. Gregory, the nation's highest-ranking African American bishop, will speak at BC’s 142nd Commencement.

Athletics & Recreation / Sports

New coach for women's hoops

April 10, 2018

Albany's Joanna Bernabei-McNamee joins the Eagles as head coach of women's basketball.

Nation, World & Society / Education

Seeding the future

April 09, 2018

A Lynch School agricultural tech project will engage low-income high school students in STEM fields.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

Alpha Sigma Nu Teacher of the Year

April 08, 2018

Chemistry's Neil Wolfman is recognized by BC's chapter of the Jesuit honor society.

Nation, World & Society / Law & Politics

Pro bono, on the road

April 07, 2018

BC Law students fan out across the U.S. for spring break service efforts.

Art & Culture / Music

Silver symphony

April 06, 2018

A concert at Boston's Symphony Hall celebrates John Finney's 25 years leading the University Chorale.

Humanities / History

New Burns Scholar

April 05, 2018

Historian Jason Knirck is the first American to serve as the Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies.

Campus & Community / Students

'Envision' the future

April 04, 2018

A new career program to help first-year students clarify their academic and professional goals.

Campus & Community / Students

Meeting of the Minds

April 03, 2018

BC will host the signature ACC event highlighting undergraduate research on April 6-8.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

Physicist-priest is this year's Gasson Professor

April 02, 2018

Francis Xavier, S.J., global vice president of Jesuit Worldwide Learning, is at the crossroads of religion and science.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

The dance and the chance

April 01, 2018

The Boston Globe reviews 'Cao Jun: Hymns to Nature' at the McMullen Museum.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

History in a muddy pond

March 31, 2018

Researchers find evidence of New England's strongest recorded earthquake, Cape Ann's temblor in 1755.

Nation, World & Society / Social Work

Solar entrepreneurship in India

March 30, 2018

A new interdisciplinary course offered by BC's Carroll School of Management and School of Social Work.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

New sports leadership program

March 29, 2018

BC's M.S. in Sports Administration degree program blends academic and industry insider perspectives.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Art and 'The Americans'

March 28, 2018

The canvases of alumna Alyssa Monks are integral to the final season of the FX spy drama.

Campus & Community / Announcements

John Mahoney named dean

March 27, 2018

Director of Undergraduate Admission John Mahoney Jr., will be dean of undergraduate admission and financial aid.

Nation, World & Society / Education

New laboratory school

March 26, 2018

The designation will enhance teaching and research collaboration between BC and Saint Columbkille Partnership School.

Humanities / Literature

The public humanities

March 25, 2018

Academics consider writing in different registers for different readerships in a course taught by BC's Carlo Rotella.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Recycling Works forum

March 24, 2018

BC's Dining Services and Sustainability Office host a major college and university forum on recycling .

Art & Culture / Music

Tribute to Fr. Kennedy

March 24, 2018

A concert and book launch will celebrate the memory of the late, internationally noted Jesuit music scholar.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

A river runs through it

March 23, 2018

Removing dams causes changes to riverside plant communities, a BC student and faculty research team finds.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Special Delivery

March 23, 2018

The making of the Harry Potter-themed welcome video for the Class of 2022.

Campus & Community / Students

Eagle eyes 'Idol'

March 22, 2018

Meet Will Supple '20, a contestant this season on ABC's 'American Idol.'

Nation, World & Society / International

'State of the World'

March 22, 2018

An address by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power at BC's Clough Colloquium.

Campus & Community / Announcements

'Best Graduate Schools'

March 21, 2018

Boston College programs showed continued strength in U.S. News and World Report's 2019 survey.

Campus & Community / Students

Song for a good cause

March 21, 2018

Sing it to the Heights celebrates student talent and raises funds for St. Columbkille Partnership School.

Faith & Religion / Ministry

BC seminar on impact of migrants

March 20, 2018

The School of Theology and Ministry event will examine migrants’ contributions to social development and innovation.

Humanities / Literature

A writer's reading

March 19, 2018

A Q&A with Pulitzer Prize winner, upcoming Lowell Humanities Series speaker Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Athletics & Recreation / Athletes

National Player of Year

March 18, 2018

BC's Daryl Watts is the first freshman ever to win the USA Hockey Foundation's Patty Kazmaier Award.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Think critically, act lovingly

March 17, 2018

Have the vision of giraffes, writes alumnus and documentary filmmaker Jeremy Zipple, S.J.

Nation, World & Society / Education

'A rare gem'

March 16, 2018

Retiring Lynch School, BC Law professor Diana Pullin concludes a remarkable career merging dual professional expertise.

Campus & Community / Announcements

BC Trustees announce 2018-19 tuition, budget

March 15, 2018

The board has set tuition and need-based financial aid for the coming academic year.

Science, Tech & Health / Chemistry

A catalyst for clean energy

March 14, 2018

BC chemist Dunwei Wang leads an international team in a discovery toward clean energy harvesting.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

1984: Stop Making Sense

March 13, 2018

Jonathan Demme’s frenetic Talking Heads concert film inspires a new exhibit.

Nation, World & Society / Education

City Connects expands

March 12, 2018

The Lynch School student support program enters eight more Springfield schools.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Laetare Sunday 2018

March 11, 2018

The annual alumni gathering will feature remarks by William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Yak Girl

March 10, 2018

A new memoir recalls a childhood in remote Nepal and a life-changing encounter with a BC family.

Nation, World & Society / Sociology

Clues to cognitive health

March 09, 2018

Sara Moorman's NIH-supported research tracks early social factors that may influence later-life decline.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

'The Holy City'

March 08, 2018

An exhibit co-curated by a BC alumna promotes healing in the aftermath of tragedy.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

The cyber threat

March 07, 2018

Innovation and collaboration are needed to combat digital warfare, FBI Director Christopher Wray tells cybersecurity conference at BC.

Nation, World & Society / Education

Universal child care improves language skills

March 06, 2018

It can also narrow achievement gaps, a Lynch School-led study of Norway's child care system shows.

Humanities / History

Cityscaping Damascus

March 05, 2018

Historian Dana Sajdi will study prose topographies of Syria's capital as a fellow at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

New minor in management

March 04, 2018

The Carroll School of Management program will be open to all Boston College undergraduates this fall.

Campus & Community / Announcements

New continuing ed offerings

March 03, 2018

New courses and workshops in law and social work for alumni, profressional communities, and the public.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

APS Fellow

March 02, 2018

The selective honor recognizes physicist Ziqiang Wang's outstanding contributions to condensed matter physics.

Nation, World & Society / International

Boston College hosts global engagement town hall

March 01, 2018

Discussion centered on opportunities and challenges related to increasing the University's global presence.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

BCCS 2018

March 01, 2018

FBI Director Christopher Wray will deliver the keynote address at the second Boston Conference on Cyber Security, at BC today.

Faith & Religion / Theology

BC ranked 6th worldwide in theological studies

February 28, 2018

Global survey ranks BC sixth among the world's top universities, first among Catholic institutions.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

BC receives Beckman Scholars funding for undergraduate research

February 28, 2018

Beckman Foundation award will support student fellowships in the sciences.

Faith & Religion / Papacy

Cover story

February 27, 2018

At the Vatican, BC faculty members make a presentation to Pope Francis.

Humanities / Communication

New minor in journalism

February 26, 2018

The interdisciplinary, two-year pilot program will be open to undergraduates across the University.

Nation, World & Society / Education

International collaboration

February 26, 2018

The Lynch School of Education partners with the foremost education university in South Korea.

Art & Culture / Music

Sing it!

February 26, 2018

BC's annual Sing It to the Heights talent competition will benefit St. Columbkille Partnership School.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

Online Spanish-language course on 'Amoris Laetitia'

February 25, 2018

A free, online discernment course on the apostolic exhortation, offered by BC STM at the request of Pope Francis.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

All about campus events

February 25, 2018

A Q&A with BC Event Management Director Jason McClellan.

Nation, World & Society / Law & Politics

Dangerous trade

February 24, 2018

Political scientist Jennifer Erickson wins a national award for her book on the Arms Trade Treaty.

Campus & Community / Alumni

International service

February 23, 2018

Boston College ranks 16th among medium-size schools in producing Peace Corps volunteers.

Campus & Community / Announcements

New LRSA head

February 23, 2018

Michael A. Harris joins BC as director of Learning Resources for Student-Athletes.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

BC a top producer of student Fulbrights

February 22, 2018

With 17 awards, BC is among the nation's top 20 Fulbright-producing research institutions.

Athletics & Recreation / Athletes

Gold!

February 22, 2018

Five BC Eagles are Olympic champions as Team USA brings home the gold in women's hockey.

Nation, World & Society / International

On global engagement

February 21, 2018

Committee co-chair Alberto Godenzi discusses the initiative to expand BC's international presence.

Campus & Community / Alumni

PyeongChang 2018

February 20, 2018

NBC Olympics coverage includes a K-Pop spotlight with international star Eric Nam '11.

Art & Culture / Music

Gaelic Roots begins

February 20, 2018

BC's acclaimed series will focus on traditional Irish music for its three events this season.

Faith & Religion / Papacy

Understanding 'Amoris Laetitia'

February 20, 2018

U.S. Catholic bishops gather for a seminar on the papal exhortation on the family.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

HEALTHY YOU a winner

February 20, 2018

Boston College is recognized for exemplary worksite health promotion.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

The politics of shopping

February 19, 2018

How does ideology come into play at the mall? New research from BC Carroll School.

Nation, World & Society / International

Former UN Secretary-General to speak at BC

February 19, 2018

Ban Ki-moon will speak on 'Human Welfare and Global Citizenship' in Robsham Theater.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

Top U.S. Catholic colleges

February 18, 2018

Boston College is among the nation's top three in a Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

Digital disruption?

February 17, 2018

There's risk in not responding to it, says Carroll School IS prof Jerry Kane.

Campus & Community / Students

Company man

February 16, 2018

He founded it as a freshman. Now Carroll School senior Riley Soward has sold his market research startup.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

New MLK scholar

February 15, 2018

Faith-based resiliency, inner strength, and a scholarly mien characterzie winner Anthony Malick Smith '19.

Athletics & Recreation / Sports

Three-peat!

February 14, 2018

Women's ice hockey takes its third straight Beanpot title.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Lenten menu options

February 13, 2018

BC Dining offers a number of meatless choices for Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent.

Campus & Community / Announcements

Update on graduate student unionization

February 13, 2018

A letter to the BC community from Vice President for Human Resources David Trainor.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Powerdriver

February 12, 2018

Meet energy innovator Stafford Sheehan '11.

Faith & Religion / Theology

Fresh perspectives

February 11, 2018

The multidisciplinary work of new faculty on religion and the African Diaspora.

Athletics & Recreation / Athletes

Eagles at the Olympics

February 11, 2018

Six current or former BC hockey players represent the USA at the 2018 winter games in South Korea.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Sharing Haiti's story

February 10, 2018

An evening of Haitian perspectives and cuisine at a BC 'pop-up' dinner.

Campus & Community / Students

Apps up for BC 2022

February 09, 2018

Totals for both early action and regular decision applications to Boston College rose this year.

Science, Tech & Health / Psychology

Approach or avoid?

February 08, 2018

Why do we react as we do to others in distress? New insights from a BC neuropsychology researcher.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Associate dean for nursing research

February 07, 2018

Cardiovascular nurse scientist Christopher Lee joins the Connell School of Nursing.

Campus & Community / Announcements

Learning outcomes

February 06, 2018

Faculty and staff join a broad initiative to continuously improve teaching, learning, and the student experience.

Nation, World & Society / Education

Focus on student success

February 05, 2018

BC's City Connects program, a national model in student success, is featured by National Catholic Reporter.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

'Hymns to Nature'

February 05, 2018

The McMullen Museum presents the first U.S. exhibition of works by contemporary Chinese artist Cao Jun.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

A global society

February 04, 2018

Boston College is a home to young Jesuits from across the world.

Nation, World & Society / International

Faithfully yours

February 03, 2018

A window to the front lines of the Civil War in an Irish immigrant's letters home.

Nation, World & Society / International

BC Global

February 02, 2018

Explore a new website that highlights BC's present and future international vision.

Nation, World & Society / International

World of possibilities

February 01, 2018

A significantly expanded, coordinated effort to enhance Boston College’s international presence.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

Papal audience

February 01, 2018

BC professor Rafael Luciani discussed School of Theology and Ministry initiatives with Pope Francis.

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Campus & Community / Students

A marathon effort

April 15, 2018

Pre-med senior Sarah Pilgrim runs the Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Campus School.

Campus & Community / Alumni

The antidote is love

April 15, 2018

It will always triumph over hate, writes alumnus Patrick Downes, a survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Special Delivery

March 23, 2018

The making of the Harry Potter-themed welcome video for the Class of 2022.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Think critically, act lovingly

March 17, 2018

Have the vision of giraffes, writes alumnus and documentary filmmaker Jeremy Zipple, S.J.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

The cyber threat

March 07, 2018

Innovation and collaboration are needed to combat digital warfare, FBI Director Christopher Wray tells cybersecurity conference at BC.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

BCCS 2018

March 01, 2018

FBI Director Christopher Wray will deliver the keynote address at the second Boston Conference on Cyber Security, at BC today.

Campus & Community / Students

A marathon effort

April 15, 2018

Pre-med senior Sarah Pilgrim runs the Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Campus School.

Campus & Community / Alumni

The antidote is love

April 15, 2018

It will always triumph over hate, writes alumnus Patrick Downes, a survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Nation, World & Society / Education

New laboratory school

March 26, 2018

The designation will enhance teaching and research collaboration between BC and Saint Columbkille Partnership School.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Special Delivery

March 23, 2018

The making of the Harry Potter-themed welcome video for the Class of 2022.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

The cyber threat

March 07, 2018

Innovation and collaboration are needed to combat digital warfare, FBI Director Christopher Wray tells cybersecurity conference at BC.

Campus & Community / Students

Winning endeavor

January 30, 2018

How do you connect a liberal arts education with career planning? BC's on it.

BC Events

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2017

VIDEO: Scenes from the season at the Heights.

BC Events

Deck the Heights

December 23, 2017

Photos and video from BC's annual Christmas tree lighting.

Nation, World & Society / International

Refugee experience

December 17, 2017

A traveling portal enabled members of the BC community to connect with and learn about refugees abroad.

Athletics & Recreation / Sports

Eagles soar!

December 09, 2017

BC downs No. 1 Duke in front of a sellout crowd at Conte Forum.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

College admission primer

November 30, 2017

Insights from BC Director of Undergraduate Admission John Mahoney on WBZ's annual college panel.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

Art and science

November 30, 2017

In a new podcast, BC environmental studies profs discuss 'Nature's Mirror,' on view at the McMullen Museum.

Campus & Community / Students

Meet the Class of 2021

November 15, 2017

Statistics show continued success in BC's efforts to enroll a student body that is academically excellent as well as diverse.

Campus & Community / Announcements

New Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society

November 03, 2017

The multi-disciplinary, collaborative research institute is named in honor of BC Trustee Phil Schiller ’82 and his wife, Kim Gassett-Schiller.

Nation, World & Society / Social Work

Rohingya Muslims crisis

October 18, 2017

Is the world ignoring ethnic cleansing? BCSSW's Westy Egmont discusses the mass slaughter in Myanmar on NECN.

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Campus & Community / Students

Song for a good cause

March 21, 2018

Sing it to the Heights celebrates student talent and raises funds for St. Columbkille Partnership School.

Faith & Religion / Papacy

Cover story

February 27, 2018

At the Vatican, BC faculty members make a presentation to Pope Francis.

Campus & Community / Alumni

The Illusionist

February 01, 2018

Chris Doyle '81 creates fantastical, gently provoking public art.

Art & Culture / Music

Milestone for a maestro

December 31, 2017

BC's John Finney reflects on 25 years leading the University Chorale.

BC Events

Deck the Heights

December 23, 2017

Photos and video from BC's annual Christmas tree lighting.

Campus & Community / Students

The art of study

December 18, 2017

BC's McMullen Museum provided an inspiring backdrop during study days.

Also in the News

Why is there no 'liberal Tea Party'? An op-ed co-authored by Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins: New York Times.

Associate Professor of Theology James Weiss was interviewed for several installments of CNN's six-week series "The Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History." For a sampling, view the trailers for the segment on Pope Benedict IX during the Middle Ages and on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

School of Social Work Professor of Macro Practice Tiziana Dearing discussed how Catholic innovation is helping migrants in an interview with NECN 'The Take.'

Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of the Practice of Finance Richard McGowan, S.J., weighed in on the prospect of Wynn Resorts selling its partially-built casino in Everett, Mass. to MGM on NPR's 'All Things Considered.'

Initiatives that place Boston College Dining Services at the frontier of colleges and universities amping up convenience for students are highlighted by the Boston Globe.

Small business hiring is reportedly up, but it's also harder to find people to fill the jobs. Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy weighed in on the findings for Marketplace Radio.