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Class of 2025 Inattentive at Annual Convocation

Erin Shannon • September 10, 2021

Sherry Turkle spoke about the importance of conversation to the Class of 2025 Thursday evening at the annual Academic Convocation.

Moore, Kalscheur Appointed Co-Directors of Forum on Racial Justice

Megan Kelly • September 8, 2021

The appointment of Kalscheur and Moore, who also serves as executive director of the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success, follows the departure of the forum’s inaugural director and former BC Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau.

“Refreshing and Inimitable”: Régine Jean-Charles Leaves BC, Heads to Northeastern

Haley Hockin • September 5, 2021

Régine Jean-Charles—who spent 13 years as a professor, mentor, and colleague at Boston College—accepted a position as a full professor at Northeastern University this summer.

BC Faculty Send Letter to Administration Requesting Classroom Mask Mandate

Megan Kelly, Victor Stefanescu, and Julia Kiersznowski • September 2, 2021

More than 300 Boston College faculty signed a letter sent to the administration on Sunday requesting that the University instate a mask mandate in BC classrooms.

BC Receives Largest Donation in its 158-Year History

Julia Kiersznowski • September 2, 2021

Boston College received a gift of $75 million—the largest donation in the 158-year history of the University—from the estate of Joyce Robsham and Paul Robsham, LGSOE ’83, the University announced on Thursday.

Leahy Addresses BC Community at Annual Convocation

Julia Kiersznowski • September 2, 2021

University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. discussed the pressures that Boston College faces in the modern day, including an increasingly secular society and struggles within the Catholic Church, at BC’s 2021 University Convocation, according to University communications.

BC Dining Renovates Carney’s, Delays Reopening Certain Spots on Campus

Amy Palmer and Erin Shannon • September 2, 2021

Renovations in Carney’s dining hall in McElroy Commons, which is the main dining hall for freshmen living on Upper Campus, have been delayed until January. In the meantime, Carney’s has a new temporary layout.

Update: BC Reports 32 Undergrad Cases of COVID-19 During Pre-Semester Testing

Victor Stefanescu and Julia Kiersznowski • August 28, 2021

Boston College reported 32 undergraduate COVID-19 cases out of 8,723 tests during pre-semester testing, which took place from Aug. 16 to Aug. 29, according to a University release from Tuesday. There were 46 total positives out of the 15,878 total community tests, a positivity rate of .29 percent.