Co-sponsored by the Boston College School of Social Work, the Office of Global Engagement, Catholic studies program, and international studies program, the Church in the 21st Century Center hosted a discussion Thursday night about Catholic peacebuilding in an increasingly fractured world.
BC Community Celebrates Black Excellence at BAIC’s Annual BHM Opening Ceremony
The Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center’s annual Black History Month Opening Ceremony, which celebrated the theme “Stronger Together” this year, featured a lineup of guest speakers and performers.
Seyla Benhabib Argues for a Return to Cosmopolitanism
In the wake of increasingly strained global politics, Seyla Benhabib argues for a return to the old political theory of cosmopolitanism.`
Newton Prom Set To Return This Weekend After Three-Year Pause
This weekend marks the long-awaited return of Newton Prom after a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BC Faculty Members Discover and Digitize 400-Year-Old Music Book
A team of Boston College faculty members journeyed to Portugal over Spring Break in search of a 400-year-old song book created by an accomplished, yet silenced female composer, according to Michael Noone.
Claire Johnson Allen Talks Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors, CARE Week
No one is immune to sexual violence, accoridng to Claire Johnson Allen, associate director of the Boston College Women’s Center.
Clark Talks Negative Media Portrayals of African Americans, Research Frameworks
Meredith D. Clark, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Communication Studies at Northeastern University, discussed the impacts of negative media portrayals of African Americans in the New Directions series.
Boisi Center Hosts Webinar Discussing Islam in the United States
On Feb. 1, Aziz joined a panel of three scholars on Zoom to discuss her most recent book, The Racial Muslim: Racism Quashes Religious Freedom. Boston College’s Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life hosted the event.
Describing BC in Five Letters: Student Creates BC-Themed Wordle
Lyons. Upper. Vandy. Leahy. What do these words have in common? All were answers to BCWordle—the five-letter guessing game with terms unique to all things Boston College.
‘Tik Tok Meets Hinge’: BC Alum Creates Humor-Based Dating App
Hoping to spark romantic connections through humor, Boston College alum Melissa Mullen designed the interactive dating app Smile to match users based on a shared sense of humor.