Boston College jumped two spots to No. 37 in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 rankings of the best national universities in a tie with Tufts University.
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UGBC Senate Weighs in on CSOM Curve
Student senators discussed potential downsides to the grading guidelines adapted by the Carroll School of Management (CSOM) at the UGBC Senate meeting on Tuesday night.
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BC Names Finance Department in Honor of Trustee Marc Seidner After Major Donation
The finance department will be renamed the Seidner Department of Finance following a major donation—the largest in the Carroll School of Management’s 86-year history—from Boston College trustee Marc Seidner, according to a University release.
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Has the Ivy League Lost Its Luster? BC Makes the List of ‘New Ivies’ in Forbes Ranking
As employers’ eyes drift from the illustrious Ivy League, a mix of public and private universities, dubbed “New Ivies,” are rising in its place. Among them is Boston College.
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BC Law Earns 10th Highest Bar Exam Pass Rate Nationally
Boston College Law School had the 10th highest first-time bar exam pass rate in 2023, at 95.88 percent, according to a ranking by Reuters.
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Kross Dissects the Psychology of the Inner Voice
We as humans spend between one-half and one-third of our waking hours not focused on the present moment, according to Ethan Kross, professor of psychology and management & organizations at the University of Michigan.
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BC Law Rises One Spot in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024–2025 Law School Rankings
Boston College Law School rose to No. 28 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024–2025 law school rankings, a one-spot increase from last year.
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BC To Offer New Psychological Humanities Minor This Fall
Coming this fall, the Lynch School of Education and Human Development (LSEHD) will offer a new minor in psychological humanities, open to all students.
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BC’s Most Popular Majors and Minors: Finance Remains on Top
For the second consecutive academic year, finance is the most popular major at Boston College, totaling 1,461 enrollees, according to the BC Fact Book—an annual release of University facts and figures compiled by the Office of Institutional Research & Planning.
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BC Delegates Share Takeaways from COP28 Conference in Schiller Symposium
There is incremental progress made at every United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP), according to Edwin Ward, Boston College COP28 delegate and BC Law ’24.
