On Tuesday night, the Shaw Leadership Program, BC Hillel, the Emerging Leader Program, and the Sankofa Leadership Program hosted Holocaust survivor Rena Finder for the fifth consecutive year in the Murray Function Room of the Yawkey Center, where she discussed her upbringing in WWII Poland.
Administration, Featured Story, Academics, On Campus, News
BC Research Team To Head $19 Million Grant From National Institute Of Health
A team headed by professor David Burgess will lead the development of the National Research Mentoring Network as part of a five year, $19 million grant.
News, On Campus
BC College Democrats and UGBC Partner To Host Congressman Joe Kennedy And Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
On Monday evening, the College Democrats of Massachusetts, the College Democrats of Boston College, and UGBC partnered to sponsor an event featuring Congressman Joe Kennedy and Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick to discuss Democratic politics and the upcoming election season.
On Campus, News
BC Alum, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Talks Story Selection
“If it’s not something that I would tell my friend at a bar about, I’m probably not going do a story about it,”
On Campus, News
Renowned Author And Poet Stuart Dybek Featured At Lowell Humanities Series
Boston College welcomed author and poet Stuart Dybek to campus last night in Gasson 100 for the third installment of the Lowell Humanities Series, during which Dybek explored the art of short story writing in his new collection, entitled Ecstatic Cahoots.
On Campus, News
Former U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis Discusses Climate Change Solutions
On Tuesday night, former Congressman Bob Inglis, who served as a representative of South Carolina from 1993 to 1999 and then again from 2005 to 2011 came, to Boston College to speak about an economically conservative solution to climate change.
On Campus, News
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Infographics Designer Talks Data Presentation
The brightly colored infographic comparing the many styles of Justin Bieber projected on the wall of Devlin 101 on Tuesday evening was seemingly trivial. Pulitzer Prize-winner Gareth Cook’s message was not: the power of visual thinking can be harnessed to communicate where words and unorganized data fail.
On Campus, News
Harris-Perry Discusses Decade Of Challenges, Triumphs For African-Americans
As a screen behind her showed pictures of defining moments in history for black Americans, Harris-Perry commented on the struggles of freedom, as well as citizenship, integration, voting rights, inclusion, safety in public and private life, and justice.
News, On Campus
Former ‘General Hospital’ Producer Recalls Spiritual Journey
As an adult, Gerry Straub worked in the filmmaking industry. He became the network producer for General Hospital, and began working with many celebrities. Despite his career success, though, he said that he still felt that something was missing in his life.
News, Administration, Top Story, On Campus
Parents, University Join Together To Maintain Campus School
After months of deliberation over the future of the Campus School last semester, parents of Campus School students and University administrators have begun working together to keep the nearly 40-year-old program on BC grounds.
