Research Professor Philip Altbach discusses the awakening of Indian universities to the challenges of the 21st century in The Hindu and assesses the country’s strategies for transforming its universities in an op-ed in Times Higher Education. Altbach and Professor and Center for International Higher Education Director Hans de Wit write about the sudden rise in nationalism and populism in many countries and the resulting implications for higher education in Inside Higher Ed.
Professor David Blustein received the National Career Development Association’s highest honor, the Eminent Career Award, for outstanding service to career development through contributions to theory, practice, leadership, and scholarship. Read more in BC News »
Professor Maria Brisk coordinated the 45th Annual International Systemic Function Congress at the Lynch School in July. The event—a gathering of linguistics, sociology, and anthropology scholars as well as college, high school, and K–8 educators from around the world—was last hosted in the US in 1983. Read more in BC News »
Julia DeVoy, Ph.D. ’06 (Applied Development and Educational Psychology), was named associate dean of undergraduate students in the Lynch School. DeVoy was selected as the Global Opportunities and Threats: Oxford University awardee for research addressing complex issues of fresh water scarcity using stochastic network modeling technology in 2018.
Professor Hans de Wit, director of the Center for International Higher Education, is co-author of a perspective on the initiative of the Indian government to attract 200,000 international students to Indian university campuses by 2023. Read more in Inside Higher Ed » de Wit also wrote about the evolution of international student flows over the past decade, and assesses important trends, in a piece for University World News »
Anderson J. Franklin, the Honorable David S. Nelson Professor of Psychology and Education, delivered a keynote address at Nelson Mandela University’s colloquium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The event was held in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mandela’s birth. Read more in BC News »
Augustus Long Professor Janet E. Helms, director of the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, received the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Lifetime Mentorship Award from the American Psychological Association for her contributions to the promotion of ethnic minority issues. Read more in BC News » Helms is also among influential psychologists asked to identify critical questions the discipline must answer in a cover story for the American Psychological Association’s magazine, Monitor on Psychology »
Professor Maureen Kenny received the Scientific Award at the Healthier Societies Fostering Healthy Organization conference at the University of Florence in August and September 2018.
Professor Larry Ludlow co-authored two articles in CBE—Life Sciences Education with Todd Reeves, Ph.D. ’14 (Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation): “Pathways over Time: Functional Genomics Research in an Introductory Laboratory Course” and “Does Context Matter? Convergent and Divergent Findings in the Cross-Institutional Evaluation of Graduate Teaching Assistant Professional Development Programs,” both in spring 2018. Ludlow also co-authored “The Development and Psychometric Validation of the Ethical Awareness Scale” in the Journal of Advanced Nursing and “The Child Adolescent Bullying Scale (CABS): Psychometric Evaluation of a New Measure” in Research in Nursing and Health, March 2018.
Former Lynch School Dean and Professor Joseph O’Keefe, S.J., received the 2018 President’s Award from the National Catholic Educational Association in October. He is a fellow in the Center for Catholic School Leadership and Faith-Based Education and a scholar-in-residence in the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University, where he also serves as rector of Ciszek Hall and the community for young Jesuits in formation studies.
Assistant Professor Gabrielle Oliveira provides a perspective on the consequences of maternal migration, based on more than three years of ethnographic research, in her book, Motherhood across Borders: Immigrants and Their Children in Mexico and New York (NYU Press, 2018). Read more about Motherhood across Borders »
The Council on Anthropology and Education selected Assistant Professors Gabrielle Oliveira and Jon Wargo as Concha Delgado Gaitán Presidential Fellows, an early-career honor bestowed on scholars to support their professional development. Read more in BC News »
Associate Dean Ana M. Martinez Alemán, Associate Professor Heather Rowan-Kenyon, and Mandy Savitz-Romer, Ph.D. ’04 (Higher Education), co-authored Technology and Engagement: Making Technology Work for First Generation College Students (Rutgers University Press, 2018), in which they discussed how digital tools help ensure the academic success of students who are first in their families to go to college. View video featuring the authors » and Read an op-ed the three wrote for Inside Higher Ed »
Roche Center for Catholic Education Executive Director Patricia Weitzel-O’Neill, Director for Professional Development Kristin Melley, and School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino comment on when and how Catholic elementary and high school faculties will begin to reflect the demographic changes of students. Read the article in America » and read where Weitzel-O’Neill and Ospino’s 2016 study was cited in a related America editorial »
Catherine Wong, director of Urban Outreach Initiatives; Ramon De Jesus, M.A. ’12 (Higher Education); and former Donovan Scholars Alison Mann, M.Ed. ’09 (Curriculum and Instruction); Donkor Minors, M.Ed. ’10 (Secondary Education) and M.Ed. ’15 (Moderate Special Needs); Marcus Penny, M.Ed. ’13 (Curriculum and Instruction); and Sam Texeira, M.Ed. ’14 (Curriculum and Instruction) were featured on a WCVB-TV CityLine feature on diversity in Boston Public Schools. The show highlighted the program’s work to recruit, retain, and support educators of color. Read the article and view videos »
Video: Recruiting educators of color in the Boston Public Schools
Video: Hiring and retention
Video Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars program
Members of the Boston College Police Department enthusiastically greeted students from the Campus School at Boston College upon their arrival for a new school year, delivering a “High Five Friday” start for the 42 enrollees. View video on BC News; learn more about Campus School »
A comprehensive, coordinated, and school-based effort to connect students to specific district supports, enrichments, and services has shown promise in promoting low-income students’ academic achievement and life chances, according to a report issued by the Center for Optimized Student Support. Read more in BC News »
New research indicates that elementary-age students who participated in the Lynch School’s City Connects comprehensive support intervention program had a lower high school drop-out rate than non-participating peers, according to a study in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Educational Research Association. Read more in BC News »
For 30 years, the College Bound enrichment program has provided resources and support to Boston public high school students from underserved communities, who otherwise might not have considered higher education. View video of the program on CBS Boston »
The Lynch School and Urban Catholic Teacher Corps launched a pilot program at a Jesuit high school in the Federated States of Micronesia. Read more in BC News »