“You have to be careful in bringing in new faculty, because once you commit to them, they could be here 30, 40 years,” said Vice Provost of Faculties Billy Soo.
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Political Science Majors Outgrow Faculty Numbers
“We certainly think it is a problem, but not a problem that is insuperable,” said Susan Shell, chair of the political science department.
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Wake Forest Provides a Model for BC to Implement Engineering Program
“Our world/society truly needs ‘liberal art’ engineers to lead with character and technical acumen.” said Olga Pierrakos, chair of the Wake Forest engineering program.
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CSOM Students, Faculty React to Grade Inflation Report
“I think having general principles and boundaries is a good policy, but there should be always room for flexibility depending on the circumstances and particular cases,” said Juan Montes, assistant professor of the practice in CSOM.
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Minors in Finance, Accounting, and Marketing to Be Offered to All Undergrads
Starting in the fall of 2018, students outside of the Carroll School of Management (CSOM) will be able to declare minors outside of the current options available to students, according to Ethan Sullivan, associate dean in the undergraduate program of CSOM. Students will be able to minor in finance, marketing, accounting for CPAs, and accounting…
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BC Among Top 20 Fulbright-Producing Research Institutions
“The fact that Boston College is once again among the top Fulbright producing research universities is a testament first and foremost to the quality of our students, to their inventiveness, breadth of interests, and hard work,” said Paul Christensen, director of the student fulbright program at BC.
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Students Propose Legal Studies Minor, Distribute Survey to Gauge Interest
“This minor would be the perfect way to get exposure, because you’re not committing yourself to anything, and you’re still learning about the law,” said Nishant Varma, MCAS ’21.
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Journalism Minor Unveiled, Application Open for Prospective Students
The idea behind the minor was to combine a liberal arts education of Boston College with the global perspective that journalism entails.
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CSOM Honors Students Plan Proposal, Hope to Create New Organization
Andrew Kearney, CSOM ’18, hopes to have an approved, fully vetted, organization ready to go by the end of the semester.
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Lynch Students Nominated for Prestigious National Scholarships
“There’s just a tremendous amount of incredibly strong undergraduate level scholarly work going on [in the Lynch School],” said Julia DeVoy, the school’s associate dean of undergraduate students.
