Last year’s march occurred with the intention that the University would do something in response.
LTE: In Response to “Students Hold Die-In on Quad on Anniversary of Silence is Still Violence
While Boston College students have expressed a need for more comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion programs for decades, the events of last fall made it painfully clear that the University still has a long road ahead.
LTE: A Response to “Sixteen Minutes at Stokes”
“If this were a flash mob, if we decided to lie in the snow for the Vine, no one would care. But if we do it because we’re passionate about a civil rights issue, because we care about social justice … suddenly it’s against University policy?”
Sixteen Minutes at Stokes: With Die-In, A Call to End Police Brutality
On Monday evening, 31 BC students and faculty laid in snow-covered Stokes Lawn to protest racial injustice and police brutality.
LTE: A Letter From Chris Marchese To Barb Jones
In response to a recent Letter to the Editor from Vice President of Student Affairs Barbs Jones, Chris Marchese has a statement to make about free speech on BC’s campus.
Jesuit Institute Spearheads Semester-Long Initiative On Race In Response To Student Protests
Rev. James Keenan, S.J., and the Jesuit Institute are spearheading an initiative that will promote student-faculty dialogue on topics of race.
A Letter On St. Mary’s Protest From Boston College Faculty And Alumni
Over two hundred members of the BC faculty and University alumni wrote a letter in support of the protesters in St. Mary’s Hall.
Asian American Studies Program Statement on the St. Mary’s Protest
The Asian American Studies Program made its statement on the St. Mary’s Protest.
Students And Faculty Stage ‘Die-In’ Protest In St. Mary’s
In St. Mary’s, over 60 students and faculty members protested police violence against people of color.