Provost and Dean of Faculties David Quigley announced the change at Faculty Convocation on Wednesday. Students have been able to pursue a minor in the subject since 1985.
News, On Campus, Top Story
New UGBC Budget Set at $343,225
UGBC’s budget for the upcoming academic year is set at $343,225, an increase of $14,087—or 4.3 percent—over last year’s allocation.
News, Administration, Featured Story
Lynch Teaching Fellows to Maintain Full Health Care Coverage
A previous policy change, made in early August, announced that fourth- and fifth-year teaching fellows would not be eligible for coverage in the upcoming academic year.
Top Story, News
BC Advances Nine Spots in 2019 Forbes Rankings
This iteration of the list is also the first since 2016 to name BC one of its top 25 colleges in the Northeast, placing it at No. 24.
Top Story, News
Charles F. Smith, First Tenured Black Professor, Dies at 86
Smith arrived on the Heights as an instructor of social studies methods and the director of the Teachers Corps Program.
Top Story, On Campus, News
‘Technical Glitch’ Leads to Housing Confusion
Many students in the Boston College class of 2023 did not receive their requested roommates and dorms on Friday.
Top Story, Off Campus, News
Class of 2023 GroupMe Vacated Due to Racist Messages
Incoming Boston College students vacated a private GroupMe after one member’s account spammed racist epithets.
Politics, Metro, News, Featured Story
Pemberton, BC ’89, Launches Senate Primary Against Markey, BC ’68
Steve Pemberton, BC ’89, announced his challenge against sitting Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, BC ’68 and BC Law ’72, in a launch video Tuesday.
On Campus, News
Rebecca Cegledy Named Associate Athletics Director for Campus Recreation
Former associate director of facilities and operations Rebecca Cegledy will now serve as the associate athletics director for campus recreation.
Featured Story, Academics, On Campus, News
Computer Science Department Gains New Chairman, Hires
Professor Howard Straubing took the reigns of Boston College’s computer science department earlier this summer. Straubing, a 35-year veteran of the department, will serve as chairman for the next three years, succeeding Professor Sergio Alvarez.
