Boston College has promoted two professors to newly introduced leadership positions within the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences.
News, On Campus
QLC Members Create Home for Trans Students Through Trans* Collective Group
Mengel and QLC Policy Coordinator H Edwards co-founded the Trans* Collective student group at the beginning of this semester. Run by and for transgender students at BC, the collective aims to increase visibility and make a home for trans students on campus.
News, On Campus
BC Muslim Student Association Hosts Prayer for Palestine
Mahmoud El-Rifai asked a crowd of Boston College students, faculty, and student groups to reflect on the rising numbers of deaths in Gaza during the “Prayer for Palestine” event on Thursday night.
On Campus, News
Senate Meeting Highlights Montserrat Laundry Subsidy Program
UGBC Vice President Meghan Heckelman praised the success of the Montserrat laundry subsidy program in the Tuesday night Senate meeting, citing the efforts of Montserrat Student Representative Alexis Thomas and Senate Intersectionality Committee Chair Katie Garrigan, MCAS ’25.
News, On Campus
“The Error and Injustice Was My Church”: Ex-Priest Discusses LGBTQ+ Rights and the Catholic Church
Theologian and former priest Krzysztof Charamsa visited Boston College—exactly eight years after the Vatican fired him following a public announcement where he came out as gay—to deliver a lecture on the relationship between Judeo-Christianity and LGBTQ+ rights.
Administration, News
UGBC Senate Discusses Efforts to Publicize Upcoming Project Life Visit
UGBC’s Senate discussed its efforts to publicize Project Life’s upcoming visit to Boston College on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 during its meeting on Tuesday night.
News, Administration
Global Ethics and Social Trust Program Launches at BC
Boston College’s Program on Global Ethics and Social Trust (GEST) officially launched last week. The two-year international pilot initiative focuses on cultivating conversations about global issues among university faculty around the world.
News, On Campus, Top Story
Convocation Keynote Speaker Highlights Jim O’Connell’s Life and Impact
In the minutes leading up to 6 p.m. on Thursday night, thousands of freshmen gathered on Linden Lane, readying to march down the street and head to Conte Forum for the 2023 Freshman Convocation.
News, Academics
BC Professor Receives Grant to Research Role of Gut Microbes in Type 1 Diabetes
The Beatson Foundation awarded assistant professor of biology Emrah Altindis a two-year, $275,000 grant to support his lab’s research on how gut microbes affect Type 1 diabetes. The grant is only awarded to five U.S. research teams each year.
News, On Campus
CJBC Urges BC to Uphold Jesuit Values, Divest From Fossil Fuels During Protest
Members of CJBC and a crowd of students gathered at the entrance of O’Neill Library for the protest on Tuesday night.
