Sixty-five volunteers took part in the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF)’s Day of Service on Sept. 7. The next Days of Service will be on Nov. 8 and 9.
Philosophy Course Takes Students on 150-mile Pilgrimage Through Europe
While everyone else sorts out plans for summer jobs, classes, or internships, a group of 10 students is being selected to start their summer off on a different path—literally.
Sorkin Accepts Plea Deals, Avoids Hate Crime Charge
The judge ordered him to pen a letter of apology to the BC community, stay away from all BC campuses, and complete two classes at UNLV related to diversity or racially sensitive issues.
NLRB Proposal Strips Graduate Students of Unionization Rights
The change would officially leave graduate worker unions such as the Boston College Graduate Employees Union without any legal recourse.
Lynch School Offering Two New Online Master’s Programs
The Lynch School of Education and Human Development launched its first two online degree programs in January—a master’s program in educational leadership and policy and another in global perspectives: teaching, curriculum and learning environments.
Judge Questions BC’s Investigatory Model in Sexual Misconduct Cases
Recently released court documents suggests that the Mass. District Court believes that BC’s investigatory model in matters of sexual assault is fundamentally unfair.
Title IX Lawsuit Could Reshape Sexual Assault Investigations
The lawsuit comes as courts across the country work to clarify how colleges and universities should conduct sexual assault investigations.
Leahy Signs Letter Expressing Concern Over Visa Delays
The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts, of which BC is a member, sent the Sept. 16 letter to the state’s congressional delegation.
Jury Considers Basic Fairness in Trial for Alumnus Lawsuit
Jurors were to consider only whether administrators improperly interfered in the hearings through two key communications.
Trial for 2012 Alumnus Lawsuit Begins with Conflict Over Scope
Judge Denise Casper told jurors to consider only whether administrators improperly interfered with the disciplinary hearing panel.