Modern-day nuns are often thought of as out of touch with the rest of society, but this is untrue, according to Bernadette McCauley, associate professor of history at Hunter College of the City University of New York. “There is a frequent depiction of 20th-century American nuns as irrelevant, out of touch, and silly,” McCauley said….
Jonathan Metzl argued that the topic of mass shootings in the United States is incredibly complex and rooted in the nation’s identity. “This is a story not only of guns but of Americanness,” he said. The Boston College Park Street Corporation Speaker Series featured Metzl, a professor of sociology and psychiatry and director of the…
A federal judge approved a $330,000 settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that Boston College mismanaged employee retirement funds.
Zoe Bogan, founder and CEO of the female-focused investment firm, ZB Agency, advised college students eager to engage with the business world to surround themselves with the right people throughout their work. “What I always say to college students is to just keep going,” Bogan said. “But you have to put the work in. You…
Boston is experiencing a set of housing challenges that require innovative solutions, according to Sheila Dillon, chief of housing for the City of Boston and director of the mayor’s office of housing. “It’s become very difficult to build new housing in Boston,” Dillon said. “Lots of people want to be here. We’re not building enough…
QLC and Trans* Collective are working to provide greater transparency surrounding housing policies for transgender students on Boston College’s website this year, said Maeve Yurcisin, QLC policy coordinator, at the UGBC Senate meeting on Tuesday night. “I think communication is going to be the main thing we’re going to work on this year, so figuring…
In cases of cardiac emergency, the timely usage of an automated external defibrillator (AED) can make the difference between life and death. At Boston College, the Office of Emergency Management and BC Emergency Medical Services (BCEMS) hope to improve these chances of survival by tripling the number of AEDs located on University-owned properties. “We’ve had…
The upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election remains a top priority for the intelligence community, especially amid recent government reports suggesting that Russia, China, and Iran attempted to influence this year’s election, according to Stacey Dixon, principal deputy director of national intelligence.
Modern democracies are broken, but there is a way to fix them, according to Hélène Landemore. “I have good news and bad news,” Landemore said. “Bad news is electoral politics, it seems to me, is beyond repair. The good news is democracy isn’t, and you can fix it.” The Clough Center hosted Landemore and other…
The heightened divisions of the United States pose a serious challenge in the upcoming presidential election, according to Benjamin Ginsberg, Volker Distinguished Visiting Fellow and national counsel to the 2000 and 2004 Bush-Cheney presidential campaigns. “The challenge for this election cycle is that we are a really divided country,” Ginsberg said. “There is half the…
