The Heights

UGBC Condemns Racist Text Messages Targeting Black Students

Jack Beckman • November 10, 2024

Following reports of racist, anonymous texts targeting Black students, UGBC President Meghan Heckelman said student government has a responsibility to take a stand. “Different opinions are accepted,...

Mitchell Highlights Intergenerational Effects of Segregation at Critical Conversations and Student Voices Conference

Karyl Clifford and Olivia Joung • March 26, 2023

The United States is more segregated today than it was 100 years ago, according to Thomas W. Mitchell, the Robert Drinan, S.J., Professor of Law at Boston College.

Environmental Racism Panel Discusses Accountability, Awareness, and Solutions

Will Martino • December 1, 2022

The key to environmental justice is keeping conversation about environmental racism alive, according to Rev. Vernon K. Walker, program director of Communities Responding to Extreme Weather.

Leahy’s Leadership Is Not Jesuit: In Response to: “Complaints About Boston College Priest”

Letters • May 27, 2021

During his tenure at Boston College, University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., has made a big deal out of living one’s life in accordance with Jesuit values. Shortly after becoming...

Expulsion: The Only Acceptable Consequence

Judith Pedemonti Gundersen • February 24, 2021

As a Boston College nursing school graduate and as a former co-news editor (’65), as well as a fervent supporter of The Heights, I am writing to express my outrage at the leniency of token “sanctions"...

Students Demand Justice For Breonna Taylor, Protest Racism at Boston College

Alexa Sarci • September 25, 2020

Dozens of students protested on Thursday demanding racial justice after no officers with the killing of Breonna Taylor.

Virtual Faculty Conversation About Racism Draws 100 Participants

Emily Browder • August 3, 2020

The FACES Council hosted a Zoom event in which BC faculty discussed institutional racism and anti-racism techniques for the classroom. Over 100 attended.

In Response to Stories of Racism on Campus, BC Says It Is Listening

Scott Baker • July 8, 2020

BC posted on its Instagram that it is "listening" to student anecdotes of racism on the @blackatbostoncollege Instagram page.

Black History Month Mass Celebrated

Nadine Akkawi • February 10, 2020

BC celebrated the Black History Month Mass Sunday. The Mass, celebrated by Michael Davidson, was focused on overcoming racism, equality, and black history.

Student-Admin Forums Must Be Valued by Students, University

The Heights Editorial Board • February 25, 2019

"If students, faculty, and the University actually wish to combat racism, we must remember the event in December and be careful not to push the issue of racism aside."

Administrators Detail Hiring Process at Student Forum

Abby Hunt • February 25, 2019

Students and administrators discussed faculty and academic affairs at the second Student-Administrator Forum of the semester on Wednesday. The focus of the evening was the faculty hiring process.

At Community Gathering, Students Question Administrators About Leahy’s Stance, Institutional Racism

Abby Hunt and Jack Goldman • December 13, 2018

Students confronted a panel of administrators and students in the wake of Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, defacing walls, furniture, blinds, and a mirror in Welch Hall with racist epithets on Sunday.