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"A commitment to rigorous and regular strategic planning has been instrumental in Boston College’s ascendancy over the past half century. ‘Ever to Excel’ builds on that tradition and positions the University well for the opportunities that the next decade presents."

—University Provost David Quigley, speaking of BC's current 10-year Strategic Plan

BC Chronicle

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

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BC Bookmarks

Keep up with Boston College literary life with BC's blog highlighting campus author events and publications by members of the University community.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

Easter Triduum

A schedule of services for the Paschal Triduum from Boston College Campus Ministry.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

A colossal photocurrent

A discovery delivers the largest intrinsic conversion of light to electricity of any material, BC scientists report.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

The refugee experience

Center for Human Rights and International Justice event brings plight of refugees into plain view.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

The space environment

The U.S. Air Force selects BC's Institute for Scientific Research for a 5-year, $10.6-million ionospheric study.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Marathon man

This will be the 21st running of the Boston Marathon, and 54th marathon overall, for new BCPD Chief Bill Evans.

Campus & Community / Faculty

Team player

For one BC faculty member, the Boston Marathon is synonymous with helping the Martin Richard Foundation.

Campus & Community / Announcements

New alumni affinity groups

The Alumni Association establishes the LGBTQ+ alumni network and Arts Circle of New York.

Nation, World & Society / Social Work

Focus on older adults

A BC School of Social Work researcher seeks to improve emotional and physical health later in life.

Campus & Community / Students

Student survey results

Findings identify strengths, areas for improvement regarding the student experience at Boston College.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

Commitment and perseverance

Meet Puerto Rico native Carolina Tiru '21, winner of this year's Saint Oscar A. Romero Scholarship.

Nation, World & Society / International

Global migration conference

Two-day event will consider ways to protect the rights of non-citizens in the face of exclusionary politics.

Campus & Community / Students

A celebration of scholarship

The Woods College of Advancing Studies hosts its inaugural undergraduate research conference.

Art & Culture / Theatre

Theater and the wider world

A Q&A with Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Patrick Lonergan.

Campus & Community / Alumni

In Boston, six Eagles reporting live

Morrissey College alumnae are using their liberal arts degrees to keep the public informed.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

Agape Latte a national model

Agape Latte, BC's caffeinated faith conversation, is now emulated at colleges and high schools nationwide.

Campus & Community / Boston

A community partnership

BC's Corcoran Center builds on new service and outreach programs in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood.

Campus & Community / Students

'Envision' the future

How do experiences relate to a career? A BC program encourages undergraduates to explore possibilities.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

Beckman Scholars

BC sophomores Kaitlin Malley and Patrick McGeoghegan win premier undergraduate fellowships in the sciences.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

Innovation showcase

BC research projects, including a 3-D 'gamification' of James Joyce's 'Ulysses,' to be displayed at Smithsonian ACCelerate Festival.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

Indecision Under Pressure

BC physicists discover an unusual way in which a material conducts heat when compressed.

Campus & Community / Announcements

Uptrend in BC undergrad admission

Record number of applications for the Class of 2023, characterized by academic strength, diversity.

Nation, World & Society / International

New minor in global public health

Grounded in science, it will draw from BC's schools of arts and sciences, nursing, education, law, and social work.

Nation, World & Society / Law & Politics

Environmental rights award

An international honor for a BC Law School professor.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Laetare Sunday 2019

BC Vice President Casey Beaumier, S.J., will speak at the 68th annual Alumni Association event.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Launched

Meet engineer Lynn Capadona '99, NASA chief of science and space technology systems.

Art & Culture / Music

'Best Regards, Bruno'

A BC composer's new work honors both a lost family member and an important historical event.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

'The Human Element'

New film by noted environmental photographer James Balog '74 explores the impact of humans on nature.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

The future of housing

Twenty-eight student teams tackle the affordable housing crisis in the inaugural Corcoran Case Competition.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

Revitalizing the Church

Presidents of BC, Fordham, and Emmanuel will discuss Catholic Church reform and renewal at a C21 event.

Nation, World & Society / Education

National education honor

Lynch School Dean Stanton E.F. Wortham will be inducted into the National Academy of Education.

Campus & Community / Announcements

BC community mourns the death of Morrissey College senior

Patrick Gregorek '19 died suddenly at his home in Seekonk, Mass., on Sunday, March 24.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

The return of the eagle

VIDEO: A masterpiece is restored to the Heights.

Nation, World & Society / Law & Politics

New Rappaport Fellows

BC Law students win three of the coveted summer public policy placements.

Campus & Community / Announcements

Aid for 'Eagles in Crisis'

A fund supported by Class of 1981 alumni to provide emergency aid for current students tops $240,000 in two years.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

'The Moment'

VIDEO: Congratulations, Boston College Class of 2023! What will be your moment?

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Boards of education

A wall-to-wall tour of the first drafts of scholarship.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

Top 20 for business research

'Financial Times' survey recognizes Carroll School of Management faculty scholarship.

Science, Tech & Health / Psychology

New major in neuroscience

Research-focused undergraduate degree program will explore connections between biology and behavior.

Art & Culture / Music

Sing it to the Heights

Tate Haynes '21 wins this year's competition, which raised $4,140 for Saint Columbkille Partnership School.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

The dual-purpose playbook

Corporate social responsibility from the sidelines is no longer enough, writes a Carroll School researcher.

Campus & Community / Students

Experiencing history

A Spring Break immersion trip brings the civil rights movement to life.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

New and improved, like me

How does personal self-improvement relate to improved products? A Carroll School researcher reports.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

A toothsome task

A BC biologist and undergraduates model an alpha predator of the sea.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

'Representation matters'

Inspired by the Jamaica Magis service trip, Thair Brown '20, winner of BC's 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship, seeks to open doors for others.

Campus & Community / Announcements

Tuition for 2019-20

The Board of Trustees has set undergraduate tuition, room, and board for the upcoming academic year.

Campus & Community / Announcements

In Memoriam: John T. Driscoll

Boston College’s first, and only, vice president for administration has died at age 93.

Athletics & Recreation / Sports

Practice squad

Meet the undergraduate men of BC women's basketball.

Campus & Community / Announcements

University statement

Boston College has issued a statement regarding the federal investigations into college admissions.

Campus & Community / Announcements

'Best Graduate Schools'

Boston College has a strong showing in the 2020 graduate program rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

Insights from Catholic media

Journalist John L. Allen Jr. and America Media head Matt Malone, S.J., will discuss revitalizing the Catholic Church at a C21 event.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

In whose interests?

When CEOs' personal tax liabilities go down, they tend to favor corporate risk-taking, a Carroll School researcher finds.

Science, Tech & Health / Technology

Threat 'wider than ever'

FBI Deputy Director David L. Bowdich addressed the third annual conference on cyber security organized by the agency and Boston College.

Campus & Community / Announcements

BC a research leader

Boston College retains its place among the top three percent of U.S. universities in terms of research activity.

Campus & Community / Alumni

An 'equal footing'

Jen Welter ’00, the NFL's first female coach, partners with adidas to launch flag football camps for underprivileged girls.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

Centennial Medalist

A Lynch School professor is honored for his outstanding contributions to international education.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

Diversity Scholarship winner

Bria Coleman '15, M.Ed. '17, J.D. ’20, recognized by law firm Ropes & Gray, has a long track record in diversity advocacy.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

BC a leader in student Fulbrights

The University is once again among the nation's top 25 Fulbright-producing research institutions.

Nation, World & Society / Education

Motherhood Across Borders

A Lynch School researcher's award-winning book on immigrants and their children.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Most popular majors

There's a new addition to this year's top 10.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

Awards of excellence

BC's Harry Potter-themed 'Special Delivery' video and 'Minds Behind Mindhunter' event win gold honors from CASE.

Athletics & Recreation / Department News

SBJ '40 Under 40'

William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond is recognized for the second time by Sports Business Journal.

Nation, World & Society / International

Intercultural Skills Conference

Forum will explore the impact of generational differences on international education.

Nation, World & Society / Law & Politics

MLK's vision, today

BC Law Dean Vincent Rougeau delivered the keynote address at the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship event.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Innovator of the Year

BC Dining draws accolades for its menu and venue updates, sustainability initiatives, mobile ordering, and other cutting edge initiatives.

Nation, World & Society / Law & Politics

For the record

Defying the odds, BC Law grad Randall McMillan emerges as a major influencer in America's music industry.

Campus & Community / Students

Latino Family Weekend

A celebration of Latin American culture and tradition for Boston College students and their families.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

Sloan Research Fellowship

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Masayuki Wasa is recognized for his work developing and improving life-saving molecules.

Art & Culture / Theatre

'Hamlet' at Robsham

Performances of Shakespeare's classic will be followed by 'The Identity Project,' and '9 to 5: The Musical.'

Campus & Community / Students

The power of three

First-year nursing students Alexa, Jaclyn, and Kylie Russell are believed to be the first BC triplets to have the same major.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

'Multiformity'

AT BC's Gallery 203, an exhibit challenges preconceived notions of heritage, diversity, and culture.

Campus & Community / Faculty

'Crucial contributors'

Boston College welcomes a strong cohort of new faculty to its popular International Studies program.

BC Events

MLK banquet

BC Law Dean Vincent Rougeau will deliver the keynote at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Banquet.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Night life

Scenes from the campus that never sleeps.

Nation, World & Society / Education

'A great moment' for Lynch School

Benefactor Peter S. Lynch ’65 joined in celebrating the name enhancement of the Lynch School of Education and Human Development.

Campus & Community / Alumni

In Memoriam: Jefferson Crowther

The father of 9/11 hero Welles Crowther '99, who continued to share his son's story to inspire others, has died at age 73.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

Paths to priesthood

BC graduates share formative experiences that led them to their vocation.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Three steady voices

The return to action of the bells of Newton Campus.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

Surface effect

Physicists from Boston College and Brookhaven National Laboratory modify a Mott insulator.

Athletics & Recreation / Sports

Mr. Mayor

Game day with Boston College athletic director Martin Jarmond.

Faith & Religion / Theology

Classroom with no limits

A BC Jesuit explores Christian mysticism, Catholic theology, and other topics through a multimedia lecture series.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

'We Are BC Dining'

A Boston College poster campaign marks a decade of recognizing exemplary workers.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

BC international population up

Bucking national trends, the number of international students has increased by more than seven percent.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

'Eaglemania'

Exhibition of Japanese art celebrates and contextualizes BC’s iconic 'golden eagle.' Also on view: 'Cuenca: City of Spanish Abstraction.'

Campus & Community / Faculty

Water born

Nineteen freshmen, a coastal oceanographer, and an art historian study life by the sea in two great cities.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Civil discourse in politics

Mass. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito '88 will speak as part of BC's Civic Engagement Initiative.

Humanities / Literature

Lowell Humanities Series

A new season for the esteemed lecture series brings to campus writers, scholars, an anthropologist, and a former border patrol agent.

Nation, World & Society / International

Destination MENA

Fellowships inspire BC undergraduates and graduates to explore Arab societies and the Islamic world.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

Vision for global health

New program plans new undergraduate minor and major, plus an ambitious five-year research agenda.

Nation, World & Society / International

Public health in Rwanda

In the African nation, BC's Global Public Health director speaks on threats related to urbanization and development.

BC Events

BC Women's Summit

Project VOICE founder Sarah Kay will keynote the event, which focuses on empowering women to rise together and enact change.

Science, Tech & Health / Psychology

Regulating negative memories

Psychology researcher Maureen Ritchey studies cognitive reappraisal with support from a Young Investigator Grant.

Science, Tech & Health / Earth, Environment & Sustainability

Ice Age still at work

It continues to shape sea level variations along the East Coast, BC researcher Carling Hay and colleagues report.

Science, Tech & Health / Nursing & Healthcare

'Biobehavorial profiling'

At the National Institutes of Health, a Connell School researcher shares his innovative approach to studying chronic illness.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Up for the challenged

Meet Marianne Riggio '75, M.Ed.'76, advocate for the world's deafblind.

Science, Tech & Health / Physics

Kagome discoveries

BC physicists on an international team report new discoveries in the kagome magnet.

Campus & Community / Announcements

New editor for 'Boston College Magazine'

Veteran writer and editor John Wolfson takes the reins.

Faith & Religion / Ministry

The priesthood, reexamined

After a two-year study, BC scholars issue a statement on renewal of priesthood and ministry for a contemporary Catholic Church.

Campus & Community / Announcements

BC to launch Early Decision for undergrad admission

The program will go into effect for the 2019-20 undergraduate admission cycle.

Nation, World & Society / International

BC in the world

A new report explores opportunities, challenges, and resources, with a blueprint for advancement.

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare Fellow

School of Social Work Professor Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes is recognized for distinguished accomplishments as researcher and practitioner.

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Campus & Community / Students

A celebration of scholarship

The Woods College of Advancing Studies hosts its inaugural undergraduate research conference.

Campus & Community / Alumni

In Boston, six Eagles reporting live

Morrissey College alumnae are using their liberal arts degrees to keep the public informed.

Science, Tech & Health / Biology & Genetics

Beckman Scholars

BC sophomores Kaitlin Malley and Patrick McGeoghegan win premier undergraduate fellowships in the sciences.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Launched

Meet engineer Lynn Capadona '99, NASA chief of science and space technology systems.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Happy returns

Innovation after innovation, James Reinhart '01 is reinventing the clothing industry.

Campus & Community / Announcements

Aid for 'Eagles in Crisis'

A fund supported by Class of 1981 alumni to provide emergency aid for current students tops $240,000 in two years.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

The return of the eagle

VIDEO: A masterpiece is restored to the Heights.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

'The Moment'

VIDEO: Congratulations, Boston College Class of 2023! What will be your moment?

Campus & Community / Honors & Awards

Awards of excellence

BC's Harry Potter-themed 'Special Delivery' video and 'Minds Behind Mindhunter' event win gold honors from CASE.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Three steady voices

The return to action of the bells of Newton Campus.

Athletics & Recreation / Sports

Mandarin Minute

A student-produced YouTube series brings BC hoops to China.

Campus & Community / Students

Learning to lead

Video: Meet Connell School of Nursing senior Caitlin Keenan, Army ROTC.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

'O Holy Night'

Video: Merry Christmas from Boston College.

Faith & Religion / Jesuit, Catholic

'Why I Remain a Catholic'

Faculty and students discuss the strength of their faith at a time of turmoil for the Catholic Church.

Campus & Community / Students

Meet BC 2022

The academically excellent new class continues BC's trend toward an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student body.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

High fives, warm feelings

BCPD volunteers bring warm welcomes to students at the Campus School.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Jack's back

One of BC's most storied 'alumni' returns to the screen in the new Amazon series 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.'

Nation, World & Society / International

Truth and memory

'Yesterday, 42 years ago to the day, I was half dead.' A seminar to Latin America immerses faculty in human rights and reconciliation.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Battle for Boston

The police lip sync challenge that has taken over social media news feeds across the country has arrived in Boston.

Campus & Community / Alumni

Time for Juice

Watch the BC-born band of seven alumni perform live on NBC 'Today.'

Campus & Community / Students

Happy, but never satisfied

Biochem major, Presidential Scholar, volunteer, swim captain, ACC postgrad scholarship winner. What drives Dan Creighton '18?

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Campus & Community / Alumni

In Boston, six Eagles reporting live

Morrissey College alumnae are using their liberal arts degrees to keep the public informed.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Boards of education

A wall-to-wall tour of the first drafts of scholarship.

Athletics & Recreation / Sports

Practice squad

Meet the undergraduate men of BC women's basketball.

Campus & Community / Around Campus

Night life

Scenes from the campus that never sleeps.

Art & Culture / Fine Arts

'Eaglemania'

Exhibition of Japanese art celebrates and contextualizes BC’s iconic 'golden eagle.' Also on view: 'Cuenca: City of Spanish Abstraction.'

BC Events

Let there be light

Festivities surround the lighting of the Boston College Christmas tree.

What's Happening

Questions about Commencement?

University Commencement for the Class of 2019 is May 20. Find everything you need to know—and download the app to stay updated—on the Commencement 2019 website.

Also in the News

The CDC reports more than 500 confirmed cases of measles in 20 states. Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam discussed the outbreak on NECN 'The Take.'

Eight centuries of priceless history were consumed as fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome was interviewed by NECN; Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor of History Julian Bourg by CBS News Boston.

Pope Benedict XVI, who expressed his intent to 'remain hidden' following his abdication of the papacy in 2013, issued a letter on the clergy sexual abuse crisis. Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gailardetz commented in National Catholic Reporter.

Professor of Biology Philip Landrigan comments on the stymying of the EPA's chemical carcinogenicity and toxicity assessments: The Lancet.

University Notices

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Read about The University’s 10-year strategic plan.