UGBC Senate Shares Summer Updates on LGBTQ+ Resources, Fills Vacant Positions

Reetu Agnihotri • September 3, 2025

UGBC senators researched the resources and policies in place for LGBTQ+ students at other Jesuit universities, shared at the first Senate meeting of the 2025–26 academic year.

UGBC Senate Explores Ways To Support LGBTQ+ Students

Reetu Agnihotri • April 23, 2025

Following concerns raised during the public comment period of last week’s UGBC Senate meeting by Gabriel Hallberg, associate director of the Queer Leadership Council (QLC) and MCAS ’26, student senators revisited the issue at their meeting Tuesday night, discussing ways to better support LGBTQ+ students on campus.

Student Voices Concern Over Recent Dismissal of LGBTQ+ Center at UGBC Senate Meeting

Annika Engelbrecht • April 16, 2025

Gabriel Hallberg, the associate director of the Queer Leadership Council (QLC) and MCAS ’26, criticized Boston College’s policies for LGBTQ+ students and Rev. John “Jack” Butler, S.J., for his comments regarding the establishment of a standalone LGBTQ+ center on campus during the public comment portion of the UGBC Senate meeting on Tuesday night.

LGBTQ+ Resource Center Unlikely, Says Next President of BC

Nikita Osadchiy • April 14, 2025

Consistent with Boston College’s vision for integrated LGBTQ+ resources, incoming University president Rev. John “Jack” Butler, S.J., all but ruled out the possibility of a standalone LGBTQ+ resource center.

BC Must Move Further and Faster With New LGBTQ+ Programming

The Heights Editorial Board • October 15, 2023

Boston College has a long way to go in creating a comfortable environment for queer students on campus. The University’s recent rollout of new resources for LGBTQ+ students is a step in the right direction. But, the administration took months to publicize this rollout.

Loudly and Proudly Calling Upon BC To Create an LGBTQ+ Center

Christian Olenoski • July 8, 2023

A resource center is an essential requirement for providing LGBTQ+ students a sense of belonging on campus in the face of administrative opposition.