The 30th Annual Pops on the Heights gala will star acclaimed musician Jon Batiste along with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and student groups.
News, Top Story, Administration
BC Administrators and Faculty Talk Monkeypox, How To Stay Safe On Campus
Monkeypox is not an African disease nor is it a gay disease, according to Welkin Johnson, chair of the biology department at Boston College—it is an infectious disease.
Sports, Football, Top Story, Fall
BC Cracks Under Pressure in Fourth, Falls to Rutgers in Season Opener
Rutgers scored on a 96–yard drive late in the fourth quarter to defeat BC 22–21 in both teams’ season opener.
News, Top Story, Administration
Erick Berrelleza Named Inaugural Dean of Messina College
Erick Berrelleza, S.J., will serve as the inaugural dean of Messina College starting in September, according to a University release.
News, Top Story
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…
News, Top Story
Devlin Evacuated Due to Smoke, Elevator Closed for Rest of Day
Students and faculty evacuated Devlin Hall on Wednesday afternoon due to smoke.
News, On Campus, Top Story
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…
News, Top Story, Administration
University To Require On-Campus Students To Isolate in Residence Halls or at Home for COVID-19
Boston College will now require on-campus students who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate in their residence halls or at their permanent residence, according to an email sent to the BC community.
News, Top Story
‘Her Loss Will Be Felt Worldwide’: Friends and Colleagues Remember Patricia Doherty
For many, Patricia Doherty was much more than the director of Boston College’s Institute for Scientific Research (ISR). For Associate Director Keith Groves, she made the ISR a family.
Features, Long-term Features, Long-form Features, Top Story
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.
