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Climate Journalism Panel Examines Connections Between Climate Change and Public Health

Ollie Lloyd • October 3, 2025

Climate change impacts far more than just the environment, affecting all aspects of human life, particularly in public health, according to Patrick McGroarty.

Messina College Partners With Commonwealth Financial Network To Offer Students Paid Internships

Helen Austin and Geo Elasmar • October 1, 2025

Messina College has partnered with Commonwealth Financial Network—a Waltham-based financial services firm—to offer 10 paid internships for its second-year students.

Students Criticize UGBC’s Response to ICE Sighting, Note Disconnect With Student Body

Reetu Agnihotri • October 1, 2025

Students called on UGBC to reflect on why its work doesn't always resonate with the student body, noting that it hasn't issued a statement in response to an ICE vehicle sighting near campus.

Jack Dunn Talks Forgiveness and Faith at Agape Latte

Ollie Lloyd • September 28, 2025

Dunn kicked off Espresso Your Faith week with the first Agape Latte talk of the 2025–26 academic year Tuesday night. In his deeply personal talk, Dunn reflected on how loss, faith, and the act of forgiving himself and others have shaped his life.

Annual Report Records Five Rape Cases at BC in 2024, 70 Percent Year-Over-Year Decrease

Annika Engelbrecht • September 28, 2025

Boston College reported five cases of rape in 2024, according to the University’s annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report, marking a decline from the 17 reported offenses in 2023. The report...

Former Ambassador to China Warns of Competitive Loss to China if U.S. Fails To Unify

Alexa Allers • September 24, 2025

Former U.S. ambassador Nicholas Burns warned Tuesday that the United States risks political disadvantages against China if it fails to resolve internal divisions and build national unity.

Students Urge UGBC To Issue a Statement Following ICE Presence Near Campus

Reetu Agnihotri • September 24, 2025

Dragstedt and Weiss encouraged the UGBC Senate in a public comment to release a statement in solidarity and in support of students, condemning the presence of ICE near campus.

UGBC Highlights Resources for Students Amid Increased ICE Activity in Boston

Reetu Agnihotri • September 17, 2025

UGBC President Cami Kulbieda highlighted OGE's global engagement gateway as a resource offering students guidance and support amid increased ICE activity in Boston.

BC Places No. 22 on LinkedIn’s List of Best Colleges for Long-Term Career Success

Asha Woerner • September 16, 2025

Boston College ranked No. 22 in LinkedIn’s inaugural list of the top 50 colleges for long-term career success.

BC Celebrates Start of Hispanic Heritage Month With Focus on Community

Annika Engelbrecht • September 16, 2025

Cheers erupted in Gasson 100 as students carried flags representing each Hispanic country across the room, kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month at Boston College.

De Waal Discusses “Weaponized Starvation” During Israel-Hamas War

Amelia Alexopoulos • September 14, 2025

The ongoing famine in Gaza is the consequence of Israel's deliberate attempt to use starvation as a weapon of war, according to Alex de Waal, the executive director of the World Peace Foundation and research professor at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

BC Rebrands Office of Institutional Diversity, Renames DEI Web Pages

Nikita Osadchiy • September 12, 2025

Boston College quietly replaced the Office for Institutional Diversity (OID) with the new Office of the Vice President for Human Resources (OVPHR), according to archived versions of the University website.