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.
The Lessons We Take With Us When We Leave BC
It is well known that the ideals of BC impact students significantly on campus. It is reassuring to hear that BC alumni take these lessons with them post-graduation.
The Collegiate Crisis of Truth
Before we come to college, we think we have the truth, only to be confronted with a crisis of understanding not long after classes begin. Even when we are lacking the objective facts we want, we must not stop searching.
LTE: Yet Another Holocaust Lesson
When I went to see Holocaust survivor Rena Finder speak at BC last week, I was pleasantly surprised to find a room full of attentive students.
We Hate This Snow (But Love Democracy)
It’s November, it has started snowing, and we are bitter about it. Luckily, we live in America, where we have elections, baskets of Godiva chocolates, and trail mix.
The Choice To Live Adventurously
Making the decision to study abroad can be both scary and exciting, but in the end, has to be made by you.
The Power At My Fingertips
Writing columns is a privilege not to be taken lightly due to the power and influence that comes with it.
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.
LTE: Addressing Sexual Violence
The following letter is in response to “BCPD chief talks Clery crime figures,” an article by Connor Farley, originally published on Oct. 9, 2014: As national attention remains focused on the issue of sexual violence occurring on college campus across the U.S., those of us responding to incidents at Boston College are grateful for and…
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.