Boston College Residential Life Workers called for the establishment of a ResLife student workers’ union in an email sent to resident assistants (RAs) and graduate assistants on Sunday night.
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Lima Discusses Tackling Sexual Violence Amid Violent Conflict in Colombia
Jineth Bedoya Lima, a Colombian journalist, women’s rights advocate, and survivor of sexual violence, shared the difficulties in living with and learning to overcome trauma during an event on Wednesday.
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Convocation Keynote Speaker Highlights Jim O’Connell’s Life and Impact
In the minutes leading up to 6 p.m. on Thursday night, thousands of freshmen gathered on Linden Lane, readying to march down the street and head to Conte Forum for the 2023 Freshman Convocation.
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BC Economists Develop First Four-Way Liver Exchange
Boston College economics professors Tayfun Sönmez and M. Utku Ünver pioneered a matching system for the world’s first four-way liver transplant exchange program, which enabled two successful four-way exchanges within the past year.
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BC’s Roche Center Receives $2.5 Million Grant From Healey Education Foundation
The Healey Education Foundation awarded Boston College’s Roche Center for Catholic Education a $2.5 million grant, along with resources to establish a preK-12 Catholic school board training program. The grant will be dispersed over five years, providing the center roughly $500,000 per year.
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice To Join BC Law Faculty in 2024
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elspeth B. Cypher is set to join the Boston College Law School faculty after she retires in 2024.
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Gopuff Temporarily Loses Mass. Liquor License for Selling Alcohol to Underage BC Students
Massachusetts authorities revoked online delivery service Gopuff’s liquor license on May 18 for allegedly selling alcohol to underage Boston College students multiple times. One week later, a judge paused the state’s revocation of Gopuff’s license.
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BC Law Rises 8 Spots to No. 29 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023–24 Law School Rankings
Boston College Law School rose to No. 29 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023–24 law school rankings, an eight-spot increase from last year.
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“Take Action for What We Love”: Ukrainian Ambassador Addresses BC Graduates at Commencement
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova urged Boston College’s graduating Class of 2023 to ask, “What is it that gives us strength?” during her commencement address on Monday.
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CJBC Urges BC to Uphold Jesuit Values, Divest From Fossil Fuels During Protest
Members of CJBC and a crowd of students gathered at the entrance of O’Neill Library for the protest on Tuesday night.
