The Heights

BC Expands Cultural Diversity Core Requirement

Emma Healy • April 26, 2021

BC added two new pathways through which BC students can meet the cultural diversity requirement: Engaging Difference and Justice (EDJ) and Difference, Justice, and the Common Good in the United States (DJCG).

The Quality of a Core Curriculum

Kelly Christ • May 2, 2018

"By working to develop an open mind as a student, you will have a better time handling the challenges of the job market."

Bringing Us Closer to a Global Understanding

Michael Razis • September 30, 2017

"The individuals who conduct important world-changing work today, for the most part, have developed a multidimensional and all-inclusive worldview."

The Case for a Cooking Class at BC

Valerie Cherbero • January 22, 2017

"An elevation of the culinary arts would do more than ease the stress of the core. It would bring life to food on campus."

For 750 Freshmen, an Interdisciplinary Education

The Heights Editorial Board • November 7, 2016

"This was a great achievement by those involved and will hopefully lead to other interesting political figures coming to BC in the future."

Students’ Petition Calls for Changes in the Core

Shannon Longworth • April 27, 2016

Three BC students created a petition to make the core curriculum less Eurocentric as part of their class titled the Challenge of Justice.

University To Move Forward With Interdisciplinary Core Courses

Kelsey McGee • November 23, 2015

New course offerings will be available for students in the spring semester.

We’re Not Here To Learn: Problems With The Core

Alis Dicpinigaitis • April 29, 2015

Though Boston College prides itself on its core curriculum, it is the weakest part of the school's liberal arts program.

Courses That Would Prove More Useful Than The Language Core

Connor Mellas • February 2, 2015

BC's language requirements can be tortuous—instead, these courses would teach us everything we need to know.

BC Faculty Convenes At Town Hall Meeting To Discuss Core Renewal

Julie Orenstein • October 15, 2014

The renewal process for the University core curriculum at Boston College will continue this fall with a new short-term objective—creating and selecting proposals for pilot courses that will be implemented beginning in the 2015-16 academic year.

Proposal For New Core Unveiled

Samantha Costanzo • April 29, 2013

The Class of 2017 could begin taking new core classes as early as next spring, pending the approval of the latest core plan by University President Rev. William P. Leahy, SJ, and University Provost Cutberto Garza.

Plan For Core Renewal Expected By End Of April

Samantha Costanzo • March 14, 2013

After almost a year of exhaustive research, Boston College's core renewal committee has begun outlining plans for a more engaging and interdisciplinary core curriculum.