In recent years, there has been a trend in higher education nationwide toward employing more adjunct faculty. This is problematic for both the adjunct faculty members and the students they teach.
Opinions, Editorials
Voluntary PILOT Payments To City Of Boston Are Nonprofits’ Prerogative
In its current form, the PILOT program is not the most just method for the city to seek revenues from Boston’s nonprofits, and these institutions should not be shamed for not paying the requested amount in full.
Editorials, Opinions
BC Takes The Lead In NIH-Funded Program
Biology department’s Burgess will lead groundbreaking research network to remedy disparity in NIH grant funding to minorities.
Opinions, Editorials
BC Improves Sexual Assault Policy
Over the summer, BC revised its sexual misconduct policy to define important terms, such as “consent,” and to change the model of investigation and adjudication of sexual assault cases. These changes are improvements in the University’s policy.
Editorials, Opinions
Augmenting Elementary Education In The Arts With Student Volunteers
Mentorship Through the Arts, a volunteer program founded by junior Meredith Smith, helps local public schools provide an arts education by putting BC students in art workshops for K-4 students, a valuable service for schools that have seen arts funding cut.
Opinions, Editorials
An Improved Outlook For The Campus School
After a semester of tense relations between the Campus School parents and BC’s administration regarding the school’s future, the parents and the University have commendably collaborated on securing the Campus School on BC’s campus for the future.
Opinions, Editorials
Bringing Social Justice Conversations Into A Public Forum
At a university with a commitment to social justice, the Social Justice Coalition successfully creates a needed forum for specific clubs to meet, exchange ideas, and collaborate.
Opinions, Editorials
U.S. Should Not Tie Federal Aid To College Ratings
In an attempt to contain the ever-increasing cost of college, President Barack Obama has announced a plan to rate colleges based on value with the ultimate goal of tying federal financial aid to those rankings. In both methodology and impact, this plan is flawed.
Editorials, Opinions
Expanding Access To Digital Resources
The new Digital Studio in O’Neill offers students many musical and design-based resources to which they might not otherwise have access.
Opinions, Editorials
BC Has Begun To Address On-Campus Accessibility, But Has Further To Go
The University made some significant changes to the campus to improve campus accessibility over the summer, but students and faculty have concerns that have not been addressed.
