The Heights

Convocation Speaker Liz Hauck Challenges Students to ‘Show Up’ and Volunteer

Thomas Coder and Sofia Laboy • September 9, 2022

Led by ROTC students, band members, and cheerleaders, over 2,000 first-year Boston College students paraded down Linden Lane with several hoisting banners plastered with their dorm names for the first time in two years on Thursday.

BC Dining Rolls Out New Initiatives, Moves Sushi from The Rat

Haley Hockin • September 8, 2022

Boston College students were greeted with multiple BC Dining changes as they returned for the 2022–23 academic year. One controversial adjustment, however, was the decision to relocate sushi from Lyons to CoRo Cafe.

Student Assembly Confirms Representatives to New Roles in First Meeting

Beth Verghese • September 6, 2022

UGBC’s Student Assembly nominated and confirmed members to their new roles in the organization during its first meeting of the academic year on Tuesday.

BC Administrators and Faculty Talk Monkeypox, How To Stay Safe On Campus

Amy Palmer • September 4, 2022

Monkeypox is not an African disease nor is it a gay disease, according to Welkin Johnson, chair of the biology department at Boston College—it is an infectious disease.

Erick Berrelleza Named Inaugural Dean of Messina College

Sofia Laboy and Beth Verghese • September 1, 2022

Erick Berrelleza, S.J., will serve as the inaugural dean of Messina College starting in September, according to a University release.

U.S. Department of Education Awards BC $1.3 McNair Grant

Natalie Arndt • September 1, 2022

The U.S. Department of Education awarded Boston College’s Learning to Learn Office the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Grant—a $1.3 million sum over the next five years. “[This...

Devlin Evacuated Due to Smoke, Elevator Closed for Rest of Day

Amy Palmer and Erin Shannon • August 31, 2022

Students and faculty evacuated Devlin Hall on Wednesday afternoon due to smoke.

BC Researchers Publish Study Uncovering Air Pollution’s Deadly Toll in Massachusetts

Eliza Hernandez • August 14, 2022

A recent study published by researchers at Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health revealed that around 2,780 people die in Massachusetts each year due to air pollution. “This...

University To Require On-Campus Students To Isolate in Residence Halls or at Home for COVID-19

Amy Palmer • August 10, 2022

Boston College will now require on-campus students who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate in their residence halls or at their permanent residence, according to an email sent to the BC community.

BC SSW Launches Interdisciplinary Certificate in Humanitarian Assistance

Sofia Laboy • August 9, 2022

The Boston College School of Social Work’s (BCSSW) launched its new Interdisciplinary Certificate in Humanitarian Assistance (ICHA) this summer, aiming to bring a personal focus to humanitarian issues, according to Thomas Crea, the BCSSW assistant dean of global programs and chair of global practice.

‘Her Loss Will Be Felt Worldwide’: Friends and Colleagues Remember Patricia Doherty

Amy Palmer • August 9, 2022

For many, Patricia Doherty was much more than the director of Boston College’s Institute for Scientific Research (ISR). For Associate Director Keith Groves, she made the ISR a family.

BC-Led Working Group Releases National Guidelines for Integrated Student Support

Erin Shannon • July 29, 2022

A Boston College–led working group released the first national guidelines for integrated student support on June 28.