Jonathan Metzl argued that the topic of mass shootings in the United States is incredibly complex and rooted in the nation’s identity. “This is a story not only of guns but of Americanness,” he said. The Boston College Park Street Corporation Speaker Series featured Metzl, a professor of sociology and psychiatry and director of the…
Historians and geologists view natural and human history from two differing perspectives, according to Dipesh Chakrabarty, a professor of history and South Asian languages and civilizations at the University of Chicago.
The most impactful way to effect change in children’s nutrition is through legislative action that impacts their food choices at school, according to Marlene Schwartz.
Damon Tweedy delivered a lecture as part of the Park Street Corporation Speaker Series, which brings speakers to campus to discuss the theme of the common good.
Paul Farmer, co-founder and chief strategist of international non-profit organization Partners in Health, will be speaking at BC on March 22 to talk about controversies in healthcare.
