Formative education thriving at Boston College
Efforts to promote and support a formative experience for students persevere—and flourish, survey shows.
Faculty & Research
Where Inquiry Meets Action
We’re committed to conducting inventive research—work that informs solutions to complex social problems and promotes the common good.
Graduate and undergraduate students can research alongside our world-renowned faculty, whose expansive initiatives improve communities and influence local, national, and international education and policy. As they put their analysis into action, faculty members help guide students’ growth as critical thinkers, reflective leaders, and engaged citizens.
A Leader in Research
The Lynch School accounts for the largest percentage of research grant revenue among schools at Boston College—31.8% of the University’s total research dollars.
Meet Our Faculty
Our leading scholar-practitioners and dedicated mentors improve practice, shape policy, and prepare students to serve diverse populations around the world.
Research by the numbers
31.8%
of the University’s total research dollars
2019–20
$21.9M
research funding
2019–20
12
books published by faculty
2019
Transformative Research
Lynch School faculty tackle the most pressing educational issues facing children, schools, and communities. Through an impressive range of studies and approaches, our faculty promote healthy lives filled with meaning and purpose.
College Bound Program
Local high school students participate in College Bound, the Lynch School’s pre-collegiate enrichment program, led by Catherine Wong, Director of Urban Outreach Initiatives.