In light of a recent report released by The Boston Globe, some of the largest educational nonprofit institutions across Boston, including Boston College, are opting not to submit these voluntary payments, which the city uses to fund municipality services.
Parents, University Join Together To Maintain Campus School
After months of deliberation over the future of the Campus School last semester, parents of Campus School students and University administrators have begun working together to keep the nearly 40-year-old program on BC grounds.
BC To Host Pulitzer Prize-Winning Alum At English Department Event
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Will Hobson, BC ’06, is scheduled to speak with students on his investigative writing experiences as formed during his academic career at an event moderated by English professor Carlo Rotella.
O’Neill Library Develops New Digital Studio On Second Floor
In an effort to replace and concentrate the resources formerly housed in the Campus Technology Resource Center (CTRC), Boston College Libraries and Information Technology Services (ITS) have partnered to form the new BC Library Digital Studio—an early-stage media lab in soft launch phase on the second floor of O’Neill Library.
BCPD Responds To Increase In Reported Sexual Assaults In 2013
The latest figures reported in the University’s Annual Disclosure of Crime Statistics—a public report federally mandated under the Clery Act—show an increase in the number of forcible sexual assaults reported at Boston College in 2013.
Shwayze To Headline Homecoming Concert, William Bolton To Open
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) has officially confirmed that rapper Shwayze will headline this year’s Homecoming Weekend concert on Thursday, Oct. 16. Boston College-based musician William Bolton, A&S ’16, will open for the hip-hop artist.
University Concludes Search For New Dean Of Students With Villanova’s Thomas A. Mogan
At the end of last week, the University announced that Thomas A. Mogan current director of the Office of Student Development at Villanova University, will be joining Boston College as the new Dean of Students beginning Jan. 5, 2015.
Six-Figure Grant To Fund Additional Training for GSSW Students
Marylou Sudders, an associate professor in the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) has earned a $664,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for her work in the field of health services and mental health advocacy.
BCTalks Lecture Series Returns For Fall Semester
The application submission window for this semester’s installment of BCTalks has officially opened.
University Creates New Institute For Advanced Jesuit Studies
After its launch this summer, the newly formed Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College will finalize its residence at 9 Lake St. on Brighton Campus in November after a temporary stay in Stokes Hall.