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New Writing Center for Undergraduates Opens
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New Writing Center for Undergraduates Opens

The Boston College English department opened a new writing center for undergraduate students on Oct. 1. The center, which is located in room 418 of Stokes Hall South, houses 10 peer mentors, who offer appointments for students hoping to improve the strength and quality of their general writing skills. The main coordinators of the writing…

BC Launches Prison Education Program
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BC Launches Prison Education Program

Boston College opened up its latest satellite campus this fall in a less-than-traditional location: the Massachusetts Correctional Institute, a men’s correctional institute in Shirley, Mass., (MCI-Shirley), where 16 men are currently taking classes through the University’s new Prison Education Program. The program is modeled on and supported by the Bard Prison Initiative, which has offered…

ABLED@BC Brings Faculty With Disabilities Together
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ABLED@BC Brings Faculty With Disabilities Together

Boston College recently established a new affinity group for faculty and staff members with disabilities, Awareness Benefiting Leadership and Employees about Disabilities, or ABLED@BC. Affinity groups at BC serve as a way for staff and faculty members to promote education and awareness for a common interest in order to sustain an environment that celebrates inclusion. …

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