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C21 Convenes Panel of ‘Lay Business Leaders’

Owen Fahy • May 12, 2019

A panel of three “lay business leaders” and Boston College alumni discussed problems plaguing the Catholic Church and their potential solutions at the Church in the 21st Century Center’s fourth...

Jinoo Song, MCAS ’20, Wins Aquino Scholarship

Owen Fahy • May 9, 2019

Jinoo Song, CSOM ’20, received the 2019 Benigno and Corazon Aquino Scholarship on April 29. He was one of five finalists for the award, which comes with a $20,000 tuition scholarship and $1,000 gift certificate to the bookstore.

BC Researchers to Demo New Retirement Planning Tool

Celia Carbone • May 7, 2019

BC's Center for Retirement Research will demo a new retirement planning tool, created in partnership with First Eagle Investment Management and Upstatement.

Post-graduation Placement Remains Steady at 96 Percent for Class of 2018

Abby Hunt • May 7, 2019

Ninety-six percent of the Class of 2018 are employed; in graduate school; partaking in service or volunteering; or have a fellowship, scholarship, or grant.

Female Founders of Boston-based Businesses Offer Advice to Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Celia Carbone • May 7, 2019

Four female founders of Boston-based businesses discussed their paths to success and offered advice to young entrepreneurs at a panel on April 10.

Osaghae and Brooks Inaugurated as President, VP of UGBC

Abby Hunt • May 7, 2019

Michael Osaghae, MCAS ’20, and Tiffany Brooks, MCAS ’21, were inaugurated president and vice president of the UGBC on Wednesday.

Olympian and Advocate Aly Raisman Hosts Q&A

Madeleine Romance • May 5, 2019

Six-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman came to speak to Boston College students at Robsham Theater on Tuesday.

BC Professors Call for Changes in the Church

Grace Christenson • May 5, 2019

The Church in the 21st Century Center hosted a panel of Boston College professors to discuss how the Church can be a more effective institution and restore its credibility in the wake of scandal.

‘The New England Classic’ Protests to Abolish UGBC

Kaylie Ramirez • May 3, 2019

'The New England Classic' criticized UGBC's large budget, lack of efficacy, quarter zips, and low voter turnout in a public demonstration on Wednesday.

University to Create Engineering Department

Jack Miller • May 2, 2019

Vice Provost for Research and Academic Planning Tom Chiles referenced the new department at an information session regarding the upcoming Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society.

Administrators Reveal Details About Schiller Schedule, Effects on Campus

Jack Miller and Abby Hunt • May 2, 2019

The meeting addressed the project’s effects on traffic, parking, and noise, as well as confirmation of a new engineering department—the first public indication of any such plans.

Mahoney Discusses Future of Financial Aid

Abby Hunt • April 29, 2019

Vice Provost for Enrollment Management John Mahoney, BC ’79, discussed the current landscape of cost and financial aid in higher education.