The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) elected Stacy Grooters, the executive director of Boston College’s Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), as its new president.
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Woods College Establishes New Service Learning Program
The Woods College of Advancing Studies’ new service learning program—Woods For Others—aims to enhance the student experience, according to Jeanmarie Gribaudo, CSJ.
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One Billion Oysters, One Million People, One Mission: Pete Malinowski Talks Billion Oyster Project
The world can be saved one oyster reef at a time, according to Pete Malinowski, the executive director of the Billion Oyster Project.
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Former Alabama Senator Doug Jones Recounts Prosecuting Birmingham Bombing Case
Former Alabama Senator Doug Jones missed his law school classes one day in 1977 to watch the trial of Robert Chambliss, a Ku Klux Klan member and one of the perpetrators behind the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham that killed four young African American girls.
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Boisi Center Hosts Webinar Discussing Islam in the United States
On Feb. 1, Aziz joined a panel of three scholars on Zoom to discuss her most recent book, The Racial Muslim: Racism Quashes Religious Freedom. Boston College’s Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life hosted the event.
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College Democrats of BC Host Lecture on Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict are going to be long-lasting and devastating, according to Paul Christensen, a professor in the political science and international studies departments at Boston College.
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Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, BC Alum Karyn Polito Talks Career and Service
One of the first tests of the Baker-Polito administration was finding a solution to the public safety and economic crisis that arose in January 2015 due to the North American blizzard, according to Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Karyn Polito.
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Jonathan Laurence Named Director of BC’s Clough Center
Political science professor Jonathan Laurence was named the director of Boston College’s Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy on Feb. 17.
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Part-Time Faculty Member in BCSSW Releases ‘Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety’ on Tuesday
Yvonne Castañeda, a part-time faculty member in Boston College’s School of Social Work (BCSSW), said she hopes her new memoir will start conversations about mental health, addiction, and eating disorders.
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Prize-Winning Journalist Eli Saslow Reflects on His Book ‘Rising Out of Hatred’
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Eli Saslow shared how meaningful anti-racist movements can begin on campuses like Boston College’s.
