Steve Pemberton, BC ’89, announced his challenge against sitting Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, BC ’68 and BC Law ’72, in a launch video Tuesday.
Administration, News, Top Story
Mara Hemano Appointed New VP for Institutional Research and Planning
Mara Hermano takes over for Kelli Armstrong, who left BC this month to serve as president at Salve Regina University.
On Campus, News
Rebecca Cegledy Named Associate Athletics Director for Campus Recreation
Former associate director of facilities and operations Rebecca Cegledy will now serve as the associate athletics director for campus recreation.
News, On Campus, Top Story
BC Names Joy Moore VP for Student Affairs
After leading the division of Student Affairs on an interim basis since last August, Joy Moore, BC ’81, has been named the vice president for Student Affairs.
Featured Story, Academics, On Campus, News
Computer Science Department Gains New Chairman, Hires
Professor Howard Straubing took the reigns of Boston College’s computer science department earlier this summer. Straubing, a 35-year veteran of the department, will serve as chairman for the next three years, succeeding Professor Sergio Alvarez.
News, On Campus, Top Story
Margot Connell Recreation Center Opens Its Doors
In a July 2 email outlining the timeline for the structure’s soft opening, the University said that not all of the four-story facility’s spaces will be available right away.
News, Top Story
Sorkin Receives $1,000 for Further Psychological Evaluation, Next Hearing Delayed Until August
New documents in the pending criminal case against Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, revealed that Sorkin was granted $1,000 by the Newton District Court on June 21 to cover expenditures related to generating further psychological reports. Sorkin continues to pursue a defense strategy that suggests he had a lack of criminal responsibility—more commonly known as an insanity plea—at the time of his alleged crimes last December.
News, Metro, Top Story, Administration, Boston
Boston City Council Holds Hearing on Graduate Student Unionization
The Boston City Council Committee on Jobs, Wages, and Workforce Development questioned graduate students from Boston College, Northeastern University, Boston University, and Harvard University.
News, Top Story, Off Campus
Warren and Sanders First Two Presidential Candidates to Propose Student Debt Relief
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders became the second Democratic presidential candidate to release a plan to address the student debt crisis on Monday—Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren released her own plan in late April.
News, Top Story
Brendan Rockett, MCAS ’21, Dies in Hometown of Fall River
A graveside memorial service will take place on July 2 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Fall River, according to Joy Moore’s letter.
