Michael Witmore, the seventh and current director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, which holds the world’s largest collection of the playwright’s works, connected William Shakespeare’s plays to civil society in his Wednesday Lowell Humanity Series lecture.
SASA Hosts Panel on Body Image
In honor of Love Your Body Week, the South Asian Student Association (SASA) hosted a panel on Nov. 5 to discuss the issues surrounding body image within South Asian culture.
Students Protest Koch Foundation Funding Proposal
Climate Justice at Boston College organized and led the protest, which featured students, faculty, and outside speakers.
Preservation Committee Passes Webster Woods Acquisition, City Council to Vote Soon
Seven out of eight committee members voted to provide the $15.7 million needed to acquire the land via eminent domain at Tuesday night’s CPC meeting.
Environment Focus of Tenth International Education Week
The theme came about after the International Education Committee looked at what students have shown interest in addressing in recent years.
Administrators Share Vision for Schiller at Forum
Tom Chiles, vice provost for Research and Academic Planning explained that the key principle at the heart of Schiller is “integration across disciplines.”
ResLife Begins Analyzing Survey Results
The Office of Residential Life has begun analyzing the executive summary from the Residential Life Assessment survey it conducted last spring—the first of its kind since 2008. Boston College plans to use the responses to compare its dorms to competitors universities’.
School of Social Work Wins Grants from LEGO Foundation
The LEGO Foundation recently awarded a grant of $3.2 million to the Boston College School of Social Work’s Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA) as part of the foundation’s Playful Parenting initiative.
Perrault Outlines Goals as Chair of Intersectional Experience Committee
Laura Perrault, MCAS ’21, discusses her goals as the new chair of the Intersectional Experience Chair for the Undergraduate Government of Boston College.
Olson Explains Fight For Climate Justice
Julia Olson spoke to a crowded room of Boston College students about her current lawsuit against the United States government on Oct. 24 at an event hosted by the environmental studies program, sociology department, and BC Law School.