Have we lost touch with our most important sense?

In this episode of Pulled Up Short, Dean Stanton Wortham and Richard Kearney explore why touch may be our most important—and most neglected—human sense.

Learning Engineering Alumna Wins Design Challenge

Carolina Alí, M.A. ’22 (Learning Engineering), received the Gold Award at the 2022 World Usability Day Design Challenge for “Curiously,” an app mockup and guide for caregivers and families seeking to create learning experiences in nature for young children.

What is the complexity in simplicity?

Everyone has heard the mantra: keep it simple. Why make something more complicated than it needs to be? In this episode, expert psychologist Howard Gardner reflects on the complexities inherent in simplicity via the global uptake of his famous theory of multiple intelligences.

A Lynch School seminar leads alum, Chukwuma Ekwelum to found a school in Rwanda

After graduating from the Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars Program Dr. Chukwuma "Chuks" Ekwelum has devoted his career to reshaping the global landscape of teaching alongside his family in Rwanda.

Do witches exist?

In this episode, Stanton Wortham is joined by Usha Tummala-Narra, Program Director of the Ph.D. Program in Counseling Psychology. Together, they draw on anthropological research to illustrate why a belief in witchcraft is rational.

Monan Professor Matthias von Davier named a 2021 AERA Fellow

AERA Fellow status recognizes significant scientific or scholarly contributions.

Thomas Miller named Campus School interim director

He brings to the role nearly 50 years of experience in special education instruction, program direction, and service advocacy.

A new perspective

Former NHL player Ben Smith steps off-ice to the next stage in his career

Campus School at Boston College and Kennedy Day School to form collaborative partnership

The arrangement will allow both schools to serve their special needs students more effectively.

An excess of stress

The virus itself isn't the only negative health consequence of the pandemic, says a Lynch School Professor Jim Mahalik. Here are tips to help deal with the stress.

Update on fall semester

A letter from Boston College President William P. Leahy, S.J.

Challenges of working remotely

Lynch School Professor Usha Tummala-Narra, a licensed psychologist, talks about reducing stress and anxiety on Boston 25 News.

Investigating progressive public schools in South Korea

A Lynch School research project examines South Korean schools that promote democracy-based education and humanism, eschewing the widespread focus on testing and grades.

Wortham inducted into NAEd

International partnership fosters collaboration

Boston College and the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) establish a collaborative exchange with a memorandum of understanding

Are public displays of emotion from politicians indicators of empathy?

“More people want to have a sense that our leaders understand the experiences of the people they serve,” says Professor Jim Mahalik. He explains that we perceive politicians who cry and who display emotions publicly as more empathetic. Will our perception of relatability change in the coming years with the change of leadership?

Lynch School welcomes alumnus to faculty

Earl J. Edwards ’10 focuses his scholarship on the impact of structural racism on public institutions, and how K–12 students whose families are homeless navigate schools.

An educational experience like no other

Led by Matt DelSesto ’12, Boston College undergraduates are learning side-by-side with incarcerated students at a local prison, with mutually beneficial results

Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet

BC Institute for the Study of Race and Culture Director Alex Pieterse, a faculty member in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, will be the keynote speaker at this year's scholarship event.

Lynch School launches Catholic Education Research Initiative

Professor Shaun Dougherty leads the Lynch School's brand-new Catholic Education Research Initiative (CERI).

Lynch School doctoral student celebrated in ILA's 30 under 30

Doctoral candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program, Kierstin Guinco lands a spot in the International Literacy Association's 30 under 30.

Boston College graduate named Mass. Secretary of Education

Patrick Tutwiler is a Ph.D. alumnus of the Lynch School of Education and Human Development

BC's Lynch School takes center stage

Two major conferences draw education leaders from across the nation and around the world

BC summit explores role of Hispanic educators in Catholic schools

The Boston College Roche Center for Catholic Education and School of Theology and Ministry hosted a groundbreaking conference this fall on the role of Hispanic educators in Catholic schools, drawing more than 125 Catholic school leaders, theologians, and researchers.

A. Lin Goodwin as the new Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education

A. Lin Goodwin, a globally renowned teacher-education expert and the former dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, has joined the Lynch School of Education and Human Development.

Reviving the College Dreams of Afghan Women

Boston College, through the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, is one of a handful of American universities offering online, graduate-level education courses this fall for young alumni of Asian University for Women.

WHAT I'VE LEARNED: Mary Walsh

The founder of City Connects and executive director of BC's Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children discusses her journey.

Living with Purpose

In a new book, Lynch School Professor Belle Liang helps readers navigate school, work, and life.