University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., is leaving the Heights in the summer of 2026, ending the longest tenure of any University president in Boston College history.
News, Academics
BC Law Earns 10th Highest Bar Exam Pass Rate Nationally
Boston College Law School had the 10th highest first-time bar exam pass rate in 2023, at 95.88 percent, according to a ranking by Reuters.
On Campus, News
“Tap Please”: BC Community Raises Over $25,000 for Beloved Dining Staff Member
As Boston College students scrolled through Instagram on Sunday, many encountered a link to a GoFundMe for Boston College Dining staff member Gloria Garcia Revolorio, raising money to support her in her battle against basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer.
Top Story, Features, Long-term Features, Long-form Features
Resources in Close Quarters: Co-Founder of AHANA and Current Students Express Concern Over LGBTQ+ Resources at the BAIC
“To me, it was a limitation of addressing [LGBTQ+] needs by tagging it on to the AHANA context,” Lewis-Mosley said. “They have a big enough endowment to where they could have broadened meeting the needs of both our AHANA legacy and established an even broader in development for the LGBTQI community.”
On Campus, Top Story, News
Marty Walsh Nominated to USPS Board of Governors by President Biden
President Joe Biden nominated Marty Walsh, former mayor of Boston and BC ‘09, to serve on the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Board of Governors, the White House announced in a statement on Thursday.
News
Spirituality, Humanity, and Purpose: Joy Harjo Shares Her Life Through Poetry
Poetry transcends individual identity and serves as a vessel for greater meaning, according to Joy Harjo.
Features, Long-term Features, Long-form Features, 2024 Celebrating Black Voices
Black Women Matter Initiative Cultivates Black Joy and Community at Boston College
“This was someone’s big idea … and now it’s become something that’s tangible and possible,” Louis said. “BC has incredible resources—use those resources. Come up with the idea and make the plan.”
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Chairman of Panera Brands Talks Green Initiatives, Community Impact
Business leaders should use their positions of power to enact positive change in the world, according to Niren Chaudhary, chairman of the board of Panera Brands.
On Campus, News
Heatherton Dissects Research Process for Global Radicalism Book
In contradictory social spaces, different radical traditions can be forced together, eventually producing new ideas, according to Christina Heatherton.
News
CEO of ExxonMobil Talks Sustainability, Oil and Gas Industry
According to CEO Darren Woods, ExxonMobil is a leader in the oil and gas industry, bringing innovative solutions to the field that other companies cannot. “Anyone that’s out there that needs to work with companies in our industry sees us as the preferred partner in spreading innovative solutions, using our technology to provide solutions that…
