Orientation for the incoming Class of 2024 will be held online over the course of the summer, with on-campus programming taking place the week prior to fall classes.
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First Term of Summer Session to be Held Online
The first term of summer classes at Boston College will be fully online, according to Dean of BC Summer Session Karen Muncaster.
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Census Bureau Issues Guidelines for College Students Amid Campus Closures
Students who normally live in on-campus housing will still be counted in the 2020 census through their universities, even if they are temporarily living in another place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students who normally live off campus are still responsible for responding to the census manually.
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BC Students Share Experiences With Testing Positive for COVID-19
By the time BC began its first day of online learning, two students found themselves taking a trip to UHS to get tested for the novel coronavirus.
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BC Student Creates Platform to Help Those Affected by COVID-19
Cooped up in her house in Randolph, N.J., junior Isabel Litterst watched the news in despair as it told stories of the many lives turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BC Mission and Ministry Cancels In-Person Mass Services
Senior Adriana Watkins set candles up around her laptop at the table in her living room to watch Rev. Casey Beaumier, S.J., deliver the Candlelight Mass.
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Petition Calls For BC to Hold In-Person Commencement
In the four days following the announcement that Boston College would be moving online for the semester, seniors wrapped up their time on campus by cramming in final Mod parties and barbecues, watching the sunrise at the reservoir, and saying their final goodbyes to some of their classmates. One event that was absent from the…
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BC Accepts 24 Percent of Class of 2024 Applicants
Of the 29,400 students who applied this academic year, 24 percent were admitted—a 3-point drop from the 27 percent acceptance rate BC has held for the past two years.
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Student Living on Campus Tests Positive for COVID-19
BC has also now received 19 self-reported cases from students who are not on campus, according to Associate Vice President of University Communications Jack Dunn.
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UPDATE: Individuals to Be Notified of Exposure to 12 BC Students With COVID-19
Ten Boston College students have self-reported cases of COVID-19, according to an update on the University’s coronavirus website on Saturday.
