Ken Kersch, an award-winning political science professor, made a lasting impact through his teaching and scholarship, according to Gerald Easter. “The Political Science Department was most fortunate to have a teacher and scholar of such high caliber,” Easter, chair of the Boston College political science department, wrote in a statement to The Heights. “Ken was…
At a Boston College conference that highlighted plastic pollution as a social justice crisis, participants presented a declaration to the United Nations advocating for a Global Plastics Treaty.
Vyas discussed how racial studies have been used to justify the inequitable treatment of minority groups in medicine at a Park Street Corporation Speaker Series lecture on Thursday.
Beginning in the fall of 2024, the Boston College German studies department relaxed its major and minor requirements, making the program more accessible to students of all class years. According to Nicholas Block, language coordinator for the German studies department, the department now allows courses starting at the elementary level to count towards the minor. …
Boston College will build a new School of Social Work building and athletic facility in Newton, BC spokespeople said at a meeting Thursday.
A federal judge ruled that former Boston College landscaper Avenir Agaj can move forward with a lawsuit alleging his 2021 firing for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine violated his First Amendment religious rights.
Happiness is not only a feeling, but also a skill that can be cultivated, according to Harvard Business School Professor Arthur Brooks.
The study abroad application process at Boston College is overly complicated and should be streamlined, student senator Alessandra Veveiros said at the UGBC Senate meeting Tuesday night.
With Gasson Hall glowing in green and red, Christmas carols filling O’Neill Plaza, and students braving the cold with hot cocoa in hand, the Boston College community kicked off the holiday season at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
The 2024 presidential election focused more on issues of identity and demographics more than substantive policy issues, said James Pindell, a political reporter for the Boston Globe.
