The Heights

Civil Discourse: A Bad Deal for Higher Education and BC

Helen Nyugen and Addison Walsh • October 26, 2025

This is the second installment of Civil Discourse, a column where columnists Helen Nguyen and Addison Walsh share their perspectives on a political story or event covered by The Heights. This second column is a response to “White House asks 9 universities to sign agreement to ensure access to grants and other federal benefits.”

Newton’s Finance Committee Approves Funds for Homeless Student Transportation, Public Schools’ Stabilization Program

Riley Del Sesto • November 17, 2024

Newton Finance Committee approved $338,119 for Homeless Student Transportation and $2 million for Newton Public Schools’ Stabilization Fund

Winthrop Park School Institute Offers Summer Leadership Program

Brendan O’Friel • April 16, 2024

The Winthrop Park School Institute, an educational nonprofit, will offer a three-week program for high school students to promote leadership.

We Need More Male Teachers, and BC Can Help

Peter Coquillette • October 15, 2023

Boys don’t see nearly enough male teachers. Female teachers outnumber male teachers three to one in the U.S. K-12 education system. And when looking at the figures for elementary school teachers, the divide is even more dramatic: Men make up only 19.5 percent.

The Culture War’s Trojan Horse

Joseph Baldwin • March 30, 2023

The frontlines of the American “Culture War” continue to grow, as school districts across the country sweep books off the shelves amid pressure from parents, the state, or school boards.

Boston College Needs to Take Advantage of AI, Not Run Away From It

Peter Coquillette • March 19, 2023

Just like the internet, computers, television, and telephones before it, AI has untapped potential to change our lives for the better—no matter how much we resist it at first.

Letter to the Editor: Resolution Defending Academic Freedom As It Relates to Teaching About Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Critical Race Theory

BCAAUP • April 7, 2022

Co-sponsored by the BC chapter of the AAUP and University partners: Since its founding in 1915, the AAUP has steadfastly opposed political interference in the conduct of this country’s institutions...