Dame Louise Richardson, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, urged the Class of 2025 to confront the world’s ongoing crises using the skills they gained at Boston College, comparing them to superheroes in her commencement address Monday morning.
Employees, students, faculty, and community members gathered across from St. Ignatius Church Wednesday afternoon to call on Boston College to raise wages and increase training funds for facilities workers amid ongoing contract negotiations.
The UGBC Senate confirmed incoming executive positions and Senate roles during its final meeting of the 2024–25 academic year Tuesday night. Newly inaugurated UGBC Vice President Reagan Marino, MCAS ’26, presided over the Senate for the first time.
Boston College students joined Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC) and FACES for a rally on the Quad on Monday, calling on both the University and the federal government to take stronger action on climate change.
Provost and Dean of Faculties David Quigley was named the inaugural Robert L. and Judith T. Winston Provost and Dean of Faculties following a major gift from Bob and Judy Winston.
Boston College President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., joined over 440 academic leaders in signing a statement denouncing political interference in higher education, marking BC’s first direct rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape university policy.
For the third consecutive year, finance is the most popular major at Boston College, according to the 2024–25 BC Fact Book—an annual compilation of University data released by the Office of Institutional Research & Planning.
As students excitedly woke up on Marathon Monday after returning to campus from Easter break, the buzz of celebration was interrupted as phones lit up with notifications—Pope Francis had died.
Following concerns raised during the public comment period of last week’s UGBC Senate meeting by Gabriel Hallberg, associate director of the Queer Leadership Council (QLC) and MCAS ’26, student senators revisited the issue at their meeting Tuesday night, discussing ways to better support LGBTQ+ students on campus.
Holly VandeWall, professor of the practice of philosophy at Boston College, has been named the 2025 Ascione Faculty Formation Fellow in recognition of her contributions to formative and holistic education at the University.
