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U.S. Department of Education Awards BC $1.3 McNair Grant
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U.S. Department of Education Awards BC $1.3 McNair Grant

The U.S. Department of Education awarded Boston College’s Learning to Learn Office the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Grant—a $1.3 million sum over the next five years.  “[This grant] means we can continue to serve our students from first-gen, low income, and underrepresented backgrounds who are interested in pursuing research and graduate education,” said Chasneika…

BC Researchers Publish Study Uncovering Air Pollution’s Deadly Toll in Massachusetts
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BC Researchers Publish Study Uncovering Air Pollution’s Deadly Toll in Massachusetts

A recent study published by researchers at Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health revealed that around 2,780 people die in Massachusetts each year due to air pollution.  “This was a study that was designed to be scientifically robust, but at the same time, very deliberately intended to present information that would trigger people to…

From 1973 to 2022: The Abortion Debate at BC
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From 1973 to 2022: The Abortion Debate at BC

Across the country and at BC, both abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates are processing the Dobbs decision, which overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, establishing that the U.S. Constitution does not recognize a federal right to an abortion. Although not physically together on campus, students, alumni, and professors are grappling with what this decision means for the future of abortion in the United States.

“Frustrating, draining, and frankly horrible”: How Title IX Policy in the White House Shaped Universities’ Reponses to Sexual Assault
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“Frustrating, draining, and frankly horrible”: How Title IX Policy in the White House Shaped Universities’ Reponses to Sexual Assault

“The process is so frustrating, it’s so draining and frankly it’s horrible,” they said. “…it’s so overwhelming because you have some people tell you, ‘yes, report, speak up’… and then other people telling you, ‘yeah, this is gonna take like months or years potentially to get anywhere with it.’”

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