The proposal calls for a 1.4 percent excise tax on the endowments generated by large, private institutions, such as BC. The University announced in September that its endowment had reached $2.4 billion.
News, Administration, Top Story
Academic Deans Release Statement Denouncing DACA Decision
They join University President William P. Leahy, S.J. in condemning President Donald Trump’s decision.
News
What Martin O’Malley Learned Teaching at BC Law This Semester
“I believe that darkness makes a great canvas,” he said of Democrats’ efforts to rebuild after the 2016 election.
Opinions, Column
Authoritarianism in Vogue
“The rise of illiberalism is nothing new, but its resurgence is a tour de force, and a scary one at that. And as President Donald Trump has just received his 100-day report card, we would be wise to consider his similarities with the aforementioned cohort.”
Opinions, Column
A New Approach in Syria
“Many instantly connect the strike with a policy of regime change, and I don’t see why this should be the case.”
Opinions, Column
Trump’s Dangerous Diplomacy Ditch
“You can’t just overfund the military and use it to make bad things go away. It isn’t zero-sum, and we can’t solve our problems with a stick alone.”
News, On Campus, Featured Story
Panel Predicts Bleak Future for Political Landscape After Trump’s Election
Tracy Regan, associate professor of economics, found it interesting that Trump did not publically back the American Health Care Act, contrasting it with his usual tendency to use his name for marketing.
Opinions, Editorials
BC Must Support Diversity Amid Changing Visa Policies
“Regardless of what this administration believes, diversity is what already does, and always will, make this country great.”
Opinions, Column
Mending Attitudes and the Wage Gap
“This inequality is real, and it is harmful and insulting to half of the American population, a half that works just as hard as the other.”
Opinions, Column
The Arrival of Disruptive Technology
“What’s certain is that these changes will bring disruption and displacement. They will test humans’ adaptability, especially since we cannot necessarily envision or conceptualize what they mean at this point in time.”
