The Heights

Convocation Keynote Speaker Highlights Jim O’Connell’s Life and Impact

Karyl Clifford • September 8, 2023

In the minutes leading up to 6 p.m. on Thursday night, thousands of freshmen gathered on Linden Lane, readying to march down the street and head to Conte Forum for the 2023 Freshman Convocation.

Hafley and Grant Were BC’s Highest-Paid Employees in FY22

Natalie Arndt • September 7, 2023

Football head coach Jeff Hafley and men’s basketball head coach Earl Grant were the highest-paid employees at Boston College during the 2022 fiscal year (FY22), according to the University’s 990 tax filings.

UGBC Senate Holds First Meeting of 2023–24 Academic Year

Will Martino • September 6, 2023

UGBC’s Senate held its inaugural meeting of the 2023–24 academic year on Tuesday night, highlighting plans to enact change within the organization and around Boston College’s campus.

A Newton Campus Campaign: BC Law Student Running for Mayor of Marlborough

Will Martino • September 3, 2023

Samantha Perlman—a third-year student at BC Law pursuing a dual degree in urban and environmental policy and planning from Tufts University—is running for mayor of Marlborough, Mass.

BC Economists Develop First Four-Way Liver Exchange

Lucy Freeman • September 3, 2023

Boston College economics professors Tayfun Sönmez and M. Utku Ünver pioneered a matching system for the world’s first four-way liver transplant exchange program, which enabled two successful four-way exchanges within the past year.

BC Professor Receives Grant to Research Role of Gut Microbes in Type 1 Diabetes

Karyl Clifford • August 31, 2023

The Beatson Foundation awarded assistant professor of biology Emrah Altindis a two-year, $275,000 grant to support his lab’s research on how gut microbes affect Type 1 diabetes. The grant is only awarded to five U.S. research teams each year.

BC’s Roche Center Receives $2.5 Million Grant From Healey Education Foundation

Lucy Freeman • August 9, 2023

The Healey Education Foundation awarded Boston College’s Roche Center for Catholic Education a $2.5 million grant, along with resources to establish a preK-12 Catholic school board training program. The grant will be dispersed over five years, providing the center roughly $500,000 per year.

Leahy Issues Statement Critiquing the Supreme Court’s Decision on Affirmative Action

Natalie Arndt • June 29, 2023

University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., released a statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down race-based affirmative action in college admissions this morning, calling the ruling a “frustrating departure” from decades of judicial precedent.