University divestment from fossil fuels is not merely a symbolic move but an effective one, according to Lily Fleming, vice president of Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC). “Our endowment is approximately 3.5 billion [as of 2023],” Fleming, LSEHD ’25, said. “Fossil fuels investments were estimated to be about 7 percent of the endowment in…
From the teaching to the research, the field of psychiatry is ever-evolving, according to Ann Burgess, professor of nursing at Boston College’s Connell School of Nursing (CSON). “I think [psychiatry] changed a lot in terms of the education in itself,” Burgess said. “It has been wonderful to see that in not only the training but…
For over three decades, the Capstone Program at Boston College has enabled seniors to engage in self-reflection through a small fleet of highly demanded courses. But now, the program is expanding, offering more opportunities for seniors to take the introspective journeys the courses promise. “I think that the topics that will be found in these…
Nuclear war is a real and present danger, according to Ira Helfand, recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. “This is the danger in which we allow ourselves to live with every day, that we allow these weapons to continue to exist,” Helfand said. “We need to understand that these weapons do continue to exist—it…
The Boston College Puerto Rican Student Association (PRSA) issued a statement on Oct. 30, condemning remarks made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe. Hinchcliffe spoke at former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27. “There’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now—I think it’s called Puerto…
The Center for Digital Innovation in Learning (CDIL) is developing an AI chatbot to answer students’ questions about course registration and their degree audit.
Modern-day nuns are often thought of as out of touch with the rest of society, but this is untrue, according to Bernadette McCauley, associate professor of history at Hunter College of the City University of New York. “There is a frequent depiction of 20th-century American nuns as irrelevant, out of touch, and silly,” McCauley said….
Zoe Bogan, founder and CEO of the female-focused investment firm, ZB Agency, advised college students eager to engage with the business world to surround themselves with the right people throughout their work. “What I always say to college students is to just keep going,” Bogan said. “But you have to put the work in. You…
Modern democracies are broken, but there is a way to fix them, according to Hélène Landemore. “I have good news and bad news,” Landemore said. “Bad news is electoral politics, it seems to me, is beyond repair. The good news is democracy isn’t, and you can fix it.” The Clough Center hosted Landemore and other…
Boston College’s theology department is launching three new minors in partnership with the philosophy department and the Lynch School of Education and Human Development (LSEHD).
