BC Reports Decline in AHANA+ Student Enrollment in Freshman Class for the Second Consecutive Year

Annika Engelbrecht • October 10, 2025

Thirty-five percent of students in the Class of 2029 identify as AHANA, marking a 2 percent decrease from the Class of 2028 and the second consecutive year of decline for Boston College, according to the Office of Undergraduate Admission website.

BC Reports Drop in Black Student Enrollment for Class of 2028

Annika Engelbrecht • September 17, 2024

During the first year of admissions without Affirmative Action, Boston College’s Class of 2028 experienced a slight dip in Black student enrollment and slight increases in Hispanic and Asian American student enrollment.

Students Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month With Speeches and Performances

Reetu Agnihotri • April 3, 2024

Coming to Boston College, Sophia Barrett hoped to find a more welcoming environment where she could navigate her Asian identity. Barrett said she found just that through the many student organizations that comprise the BC Asian Caucus.

Annual BHM Opening Ceremony Highlights Black Voices Through Art and Music

Angelina Li and Gigi Chu • February 2, 2024

Members of the Boston College community gathered on Thursday night for the annual Black History Month opening celebration, which was themed “Resistance Thru Art.”

Is Attending Boston College Something To Be Proud Of?

Helia Attar • November 19, 2023

The BC alumni network is regarded as one of the most robust alumni networks in the country. It seems as though all alumni are proud they went to BC and eager to help out a “baby Eag.”

“An Advocate, Trailblazer, and an Inspiration”: Remembering Donald Brown

Natalie Arndt • April 28, 2023

Donald Brown, former director of Boston College’s Office of AHANA Student Programs for 27 years, died on April 2, according to a University release. He was 75 years old.

Kong Emphasizes Using One’s Voice to Create Change in APAHM Opening Ceremony

Karyl Clifford • April 6, 2023

Despite ongoing discrimination like the rise of anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pacific community is not powerless to make change, according to Interim Director of the Office of Student Involvement Roatha Kong.

“Purpose Before My Pain”: Terrence Floyd Highlights Advocacy During UGBC Event

Lucy Freeman • February 15, 2023

In a sold-out auditorium on Tuesday night, Terrence Floyd shared the story of how he first met his brother George Floyd at a family gathering. Floyd said they were able to form a strong connection, but just four years after that day, in May of 2020, his brother was taken from him.

2023 Men of Color Conference Offers Career Development Advice for AHANA Students

Aditya Rao • February 12, 2023

The Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center held the 2023 Men of Color Conference in Gasson Hall on Saturday, offering a full day of networking, self-exploration, and a lineup of speeches about uplifting BC’s community of AHANA men. 

Directors of BAIC and Montserrat Coalition to Switch Positions at BC in 2023

Natalie Arndt and Sofia Laboy • December 1, 2022

Rev. Michael Davidson, S.J., director of the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center (BAIC), and Yvonne McBarnett, director of the Montserrat Coalition, will switch positions at Boston College in 2023, according to a University release.  

“Only as Catholic as You Make It…”

Benjamin Burke • October 2, 2022

When my tour guide said that Boston College is “only as Catholic as you make it,” they may have been reflecting a true reality for many students. As a Jew and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, it has not always been true for me. When I first learned that BC refused the creation of a student funded LGBTQ+ resource center on the grounds that doing so would compromise the University’s “Catholic values,” I was astonished.

SA Nominates and Confirms UGBC Executive Council Members for 2022–2023

Isabel Sullivan • April 24, 2022

The Student Assembly (SA) nominated and confirmed appointees to UGBC’s Executive Council for the 2022–2023 academic year during a Wednesday night meeting.