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Shea, Ebben Share Journeys to TV Careers

Hayley Rieman • October 12, 2019

Actor Jere Shea and WBZ-TV News anchor Paula Ebben, both BC '89, had a conversation about their career paths.

Zhu Traces Hollywood’s History with China

Mac McGee • October 11, 2019

hu, who is also the director for film and moving image research at the Academy of Film at Hong Kong Baptist University, came to Chestnut Hill as a result of her friendship with Professor Martha Bayles.

University Adds Members to Board of Trustees

Madeleine Romance • October 11, 2019

Boston College has added three new members to its Board of Trustees: Guido Barilla; Marc P. Seidner, BC ’88; and Elizabeth Eder Zobel, BC ’87.

Sorkin Accepts Plea Deals, Avoids Hate Crime Charge

Jack Miller • October 10, 2019

The judge ordered him to pen a letter of apology to the BC community, stay away from all BC campuses, and complete two classes at UNLV related to diversity or racially sensitive issues.

Suspicious Man Seen Looking Into Kostka Hall Windows

Owen Fahy • October 9, 2019

BCPD encouraged students to call the police if they see suspicious individuals and to not approach anyone they believe to be suspicious.

Blackstone CEO Talks New Book, Business Advice

Eric Shea • October 8, 2019

Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of financial services firm Blackstone and No. 42 on Forbes’ Most Powerful People of 2018, gave a talk hosted by the BC Chief Executives Program.

BC, Yonsei University Agree to Exchange Master’s Students

Owen Fahy • October 7, 2019

The program allows for two master’s students from each school to participate in an exchange program for up to a year in the dual degree program at either Yonsei or Boston College.

Women’s Center, UGBC, RHA Work to Expand Cura Personalis Period Intiative

Lauren Wittenmyer • October 7, 2019

Boston College’s Women’s Center, the Undergraduate Government of BC, and the Residential Hall Association (RHA) are working to expand the Cura Personalis Period initiative, which provides free menstrual hygiene products in women’s bathrooms around campus, to several more bathrooms this year.

Class of 2023 is 36 Percent AHANA+

Jack Miller • October 7, 2019

The Class of 2023 is the most diverse in Boston College history, with 36 percent of the 2,297 students identifying as AHANA+, according to statistics from a University release.

Lawsuit Documents Detail BC Assault Investigations

Andy Backstrom and Jack Miller • October 7, 2019

Recently released court proceedings pertaining to the overturning of a Boston College student’s suspension in late August revealed the number of investigations surrounding sexual assault allegations conducted at BC since 2011. The summary, presented in the testimony of Associate Dean of Students Corey Kelly, was split into two sections to reflect a change in the University’s conduct process.

University to Study Jesuit Commitment

Abby Hunt • October 6, 2019

Boston College has begun a self-study as part of an initiative by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), which has asked the 27 Jesuit colleges and universities across the country to assess their commitment to Jesuit traditions and values as part of the Jesuit Mission Priority Examen.

BC Sees Higher Sex Offense Reports Than Peer Schools in Recent Campus Crime Statistics

Abby Hunt • October 6, 2019

Twice as many rapes and four times as many fondlings per student were reported at Boston College than at the average of its competitor schools in 2018, according to data from campus safety reports.