With a week to go before their collective bargaining election, BC’s Graduate Employees Union held an event with U.S. Reps. Joe Kennedy and Mike Capuano.
UGBC Without VP of Diversity and Inclusion at Start of Year
Akosua Achampong and Tt King, both MCAS ’18, start this week as the first solely female president and executive vice president of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College, and have experienced some recent personnel changes.
Visa Processes and DACA Face Some Uncertainty
As DACA is extended for two years and fast-track processing for necessary visas resume for faculty, international students and faculty face some pending uncertainty as the future of DACA is pending and visa processes become more elaborate.
With Large Freshman Class, Financial Aid Reaches Record High
Despite the size of the freshman class, all first-year students who requested to live on campus were accommodated.
‘Lean On Me’ Text-Based Hotline Launching This Semester
Formed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016 after a number of suicides had occurred, Lean on Me (LOM) is an active network at five major universities across the country.
Former U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz Joins BC Law Faculty
With this wealth of experience from her time as U.S. Attorney, Ortiz hopes to impart many things to her students at BC Law.
BC Files Motion to Delay Grad Student Union Election
if successful, BC’s move could derail the union’s hopes of establishing a collectively bargained contract.
Williams, Hudson to Headline 25th Pops on the Heights
Williams will receive the President’s Medal for Excellence.
Justin Lloyd, MCAS ’18, Dies After Five-Year Battle With Cancer
Justin Lloyd, MCAS ’18, died last week after a five-year battle with a rare form of cancer called adenocarcinoma.
University Secretary Devino to Depart BC
Devino will become the retreat director at the Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, Mass.