The Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition by 2.51 percent to $60,530 for the next academic year, up from the current tuition of $59,050, according to a University release.
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BC Reports New Incident of Racial Bias, Suspends Student
BC has issued a summary suspension to a student who wrote racially offensive language on classroom chalkboards, according to a University email sent to students on Friday.
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EagleApps to Replace UIS for Course Registration
EagleApps, a new university information system with a modern user interface, will replace University Internal Services (UIS) as the platform where students register for courses later this spring, according to an email sent from the Office of Student Services on Wednesday.
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Bracher and Russi Win UGBC Pres., VP Election
Jack Bracher and Gianna Russi, both MCAS ’22, will be the next president and vice president, respectively, of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College. The team won 1,289 of 3,208 total votes, or 40 percent, in Tuesday’s election.
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BC Theology Department Chair Accused of Sexual Assault
In two YouTube videos released on Wednesday and Jan. 23, theologian Laura Grimes alleges that Richard Gaillardetz, chair of the theology department, sexually assaulted her twice—on Halloween and in early December of 1987—while the two were students in a theology doctoral program at Notre Dame.
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Johnson Says University-Initiated Quarantine Unlikely, Praises Testing and Student Efforts
Welkin Johnson, chair of the biology department and head of the Johnson Lab, said that while the University is currently not planning to enter into a lockdown, the administration monitors case numbers daily, as well as consults with leadership of other universities in the area, to ensure it is prepared to shut down if it becomes necessary or is mandated by the state.
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UGBC President Christian Guma Acquitted In Impeachment Trial
The Student Assembly acquitted UGBC President Christian Guma in a vote of 15 for conviction to 11 for acquittal, three votes short of the 18 required to convict and remove Guma from office.
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Off-Campus Students Face Persistent Break-Ins
Hannah Freehill, MCAS ’22, first realized someone had broken into her off-campus house on Radnor St. when she noticed something was wrong with her jewelry.
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BC Reports Highest Number of Undergrad Cases, Students in Isolation
Boston College has reported its highest number of undergraduate cases of COVID-19 in a single week with 75 positive cases out of 9,628 tests, a positivity rate of .78 percent, according to the University’s COVID-19 dashboard as of Sunday.
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Miller and Cullors Talk Intersection of Race and Gender at Women’s Summit
The summit also included eight workshops which focused on a variety of topics, including women in software engineering and the importance of self-compassion.
