After sexual abuse allegations were leveled against James David Christie in a Boston Globe investigation, a former artist-in-residence at the College of the Holy Cross and professor of organ at Oberlin College, organizations in the Boston area have been cutting ties with the organist the Globe described as “one of the greatest organists of his generation.” Christie has performed at the Boston College since at least 1989.
William Lytton of Scarsdale, New York was swimming laps 30 yards offshore of Longnook Beach, part of the Cape Cod National Seashore, adjacent to Truro, Mass., when a great white shark bit him. Its teeth punctured his left leg, just below the hip. He was able to yell “Shark!” and “Help me!” to get the…
“I think the buyer had the opportunity to own three very successful bars that bring in lots of money, at least as far as I can tell, due to the death of the previous owner,” said John Keith, a licensed broker who closely follows local real estate.
Amul Thapar, BC ’91, a 49-year-old judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, met with President Donald Trump on Monday.
An unnamed Boston College alumnus and his parents got a judgment vacated by the First Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday that had previously granted summary judgment in favor of the University in regards to a lawsuit brought by the alumnus. The alumnus was originally suspended for three semesters over a sexual assault allegation while…
“As a matter of policy, we do not rescind honorary degrees, which are given to individuals based on their accomplishments at the time of the award,” Dunn told The Boston Globe.
A number of Boston power brokers were against the decision to change the name of Yawkey, some of whom are closely associated with Boston College.
“It’s given us a really big lift to know that there is so much support, and it’s just another indication of how much of a growing movement graduate worker unionization is across the country—it’s not just something that’s happening on this campus,” said Gage Martin, a union member and Ph.D. student at BC.
Various aspects of President Donald Trump’s federal budget mimic the budget requests of his Democratic predecessor.
Catholic Extension, a fundraising organization that supports dioceses and parishes across the United States, gave University President Rev William P. Leahy, S.J., the honor.
