The 2019-2020 Fact Book details $93.3 million decrease in endowment, a two-acre expansion of campus, and an increase in AHANA+ undergraduates.
Annual Unity Breakfast Celebrates MLK
The Black Faculty, Staff, and Administrators Association (BFSAA) hosted its annual Unity Breakfast celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday morning.
BC, Union Sued for Religious Discrimination
Ardeshir Ansari, a Boston College electrician, filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the University and his union in November.
BC Partners With Low-Income Recruitment Organization
Boston College will partner with QuestBridge, a nonprofit organization that helps low-income students apply to college, beginning with the class of 2025.
Petition Against Koch-Funded Program Circulates
A petition urging BC not to accept funding from the Koch Foundation that was signed by over 1,000 people was sent to administrators on Dec. 13.
OIP Cancels Three Hong Kong Programs
OIP has also terminated the upcoming Spring 2020 programs, offering students alternative programs elsewhere or simply a return to Boston College.
DiversityEdu Updated After Student Feedback
The diversity education module has now gone through its second round of students after undergoing some changes based on student feedback.
Administrators Share Vision for Schiller at Forum
Tom Chiles, vice provost for Research and Academic Planning explained that the key principle at the heart of Schiller is “integration across disciplines.”
ResLife Begins Analyzing Survey Results
The Office of Residential Life has begun analyzing the executive summary from the Residential Life Assessment survey it conducted last spring—the first of its kind since 2008. Boston College plans to use the responses to compare its dorms to competitors universities’.
School of Social Work Wins Grants from LEGO Foundation
The LEGO Foundation recently awarded a grant of $3.2 million to the Boston College School of Social Work’s Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA) as part of the foundation’s Playful Parenting initiative.