UGBC’s Senate discussed expanding transportation options to Upper Campus for students with disabilities during its meeting on Tuesday night.
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BC Drops Three Spots to No. 39 in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Rankings
Boston College dropped three spots to No. 39 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 rankings of the best national universities. Prior to this year’s rankings, BC had held steady at No. 36 for two years.
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Global Ethics and Social Trust Program Launches at BC
Boston College’s Program on Global Ethics and Social Trust (GEST) officially launched last week. The two-year international pilot initiative focuses on cultivating conversations about global issues among university faculty around the world.
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BC High Renames McElroy Building Citing Founder’s Slavery Ties, BC Not to Follow
Boston College High School is renaming McElroy Hall, the school’s first building, citing Rev. John McElroy’s, S.J., historical ties to slavery. Boston College has no plans to rename McElroy Commons—also dedicated to John McElroy—in light of BC High’s decision.
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BC Community Members Shares What the Constitution Means to Them at Clough Event
Co-sponsored by the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, the Clough Center hosted its second annual forum, “What the Constitution Means to Us,” in celebration of Constitution and Citizenship Day on Thursday evening. Members of the BC community shared what the words of the Constitution mean to them.
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BC Celebrates Community at Annual Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff
Silence filled a crowded room in Gasson Hall on Friday night as colorful flags and golden balloons lined the front of the room. Students and faculty bowed their heads as Yvonne McBarnett, director of the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center (BAIC), led a prayer to begin the Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month celebration. McBarnett’s prayer kicked off a lineup of speakers and performances to commemorate the first day of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, which is celebrated each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
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Author of George Floyd Biography Highlights Impact of Societal Standards on Lives
Samuels spoke to Boston College students and faculty on Sept. 13 about his journey documenting the contours of George Floyd’s life and his attempts to bring light to who Floyd was as a human being. The event was part of the Lowell Humanities Series at BC, co-sponsored by the Forum on Racial Justice in America and the African and African diaspora studies program.
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UGBC Senate Talks Community Engagement
UGBC’s Senate discussed new approaches to communicating with the Boston College community at its meeting on Tuesday night.
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Email, Instagram Account Announce Plans to Form ResLife Student Workers Union
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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Remembering Chemistry Professor Jeffery A. Byers
Chemistry professor Jeffery A. Byers, who taught at Boston College for 13 years before he died in August, was a world-class scientist, according to Dunwei Wang.
