Odette Lienau will serve as the new dean of Boston College Law School starting in January 2023, according to a University release.
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BC To Increase Cost of Attendance to $80,296 for 2022-23 Academic Year
The Boston College Board of Trustees voted to raise undergraduate tuition to $62,950 for the 2022–23 academic year, a $2,420 increase from the previous year’s tuition, according to a University release.
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Former U.S. Senator and BC Law Visiting Professor Doug Jones to Guide Supreme Court Nominee
Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones, the current Jerome Lyle Rappaport distinguished visiting professor at Boston College Law School, will act as a “sherpa” for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, guiding them through the confirmation process in the Senate.
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STM Dean To Step Down Amid Battle with Cancer
Rev. Thomas D. Stegman, S.J., is stepping down as dean of the School of Theology and Ministry (STM) at the end of the spring semester due to his ongoing battle with glioblastoma, according to a University release.
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STM Professor, ‘Tenacious Advocate’ Francine Cardman Dies at Age 74
Francine Cardman, an associate professor at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (STM) and scholar of early Christianity and feminist theology, died on Jan. 21 at the age of 74.
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BC Establishes Two-Year College, Enrichment Program Under Pine Manor Institute
Boston College announced its plan to establish both Messina College and the Academy, a two-year residential college and a cost-free summer enrichment program for local middle and high school students, on Thursday.
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BC Professor Provides Inside Look at Criminal Profiling in New Book
Ann Wolbert Burgess explores these notorious serial killers, various other cases, and her career as a forensic psychiatric nurse with the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) in her new book, A Killer By Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind.
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James Woods, Longest-Serving BC Dean, Passes at 90
The decades-long tenure of Rev. James A. Woods, S.J., namesake of the Woods College of Advancing Studies, was marked by a forceful commitment to transforming the lives of the countless students who stepped into his office.
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University Heightens Penalties for Testing Noncompliance
Boston College students will now face possible sanctions and “privilege restrictions” for noncompliance with University COVID-19 surveillance testing, according to a Tuesday email from Vice President for Student Affairs Shawna Cooper-Gibson.
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BC To Enforce Residence Hall Capacity Limits, Continue Surveillance Testing in the Fall
Boston College will enforce a guest limit in residence halls and continue asymptomatic surveillance testing during the fall semester, according to an email sent to BC students on Thursday.
