Thirty-one years after it was founded, the Boston College Women’s Center is experiencing a growth spurt of sorts.
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University Ranked No. 31 By ‘U.S. News & World Report’
Boston College retained its place as the No. 31 university in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual listing of top national universities, released on Tuesday.
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Panel Rules In Favor Of BC In Lawsuit Over Website Name
Over the summer, Boston College entered into arbitration over the use of the domain name bostoncollege.us. According to the decision issued by the National Arbitration Forum (NAF)—a body that resolves disputes over the use of top-level domains—BC claimed that the owner of the website violated BC’s trademark rights and used the name “Boston College” in bad faith.
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James Burns Named Dean Of Woods College Of Advancing Studies
After being named interim dean of the Woods College of Advancing Studies (WCAS) in 2012, Rev. James P. Burns, IVD has been appointed dean of the Woods College on a permanent basis, assuming the role on Sept. 1.
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Class of 2018 Reflects Higher Yield, Applicant Interest
This past fall, 23,223 prospective students applied for undergraduate admittance to Boston College. Of those who applied, 7,875 were offered admission.
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University To Release Belfast Project Tapes To Interviewees
After several years of legal difficulties, BC announced that it will be returning the interviews conducted as a part of the Belfast Project to the interviewees.
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BC Evaluates Sexual Assault Resources In Light of White House Report
By: Mary Rose Fissinger
The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault released a report on Tuesday aimed at helping colleges and universities address, respond to, and prevent sexual assault on campus. The report includes guidelines for how these institutions can identify the climate surrounding sexual violence on their campuses, employ prevention programs, ensure that victims get the support they need, and investigate crimes.
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Kalscheur Named Interim A&S, GA&S Dean
The University announced last Thursday that Rev. Gregory Kalscheur, S.J., was named the interim dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, effective June 1.
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University Advances Master Plan
By: Mary Rose Fissinger
Less than a year and a half after the opening of Stokes Hall, the memory of daily encounters with the towering skeleton of the halfway-constructed home to the humanities is fading, and with it, chatter about BC’s Master Plan and what it holds for future classes is becoming a rarity.
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Leo Sullivan To Step Down From Human Resources
By: Connor Farley
After decades serving in the human resources department at Boston College, Leo Sullivan, vice president for human resources, will be stepping down this spring to assume his new position as senior advisor to the president.
