Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, connected the fight against climate change to human rights in her Wednesday Lowell Series lecture.
News, On Campus
Career Fair Draws Over 2,000 Students
The 2019 Boston College Fall Career and Internship Fair drew over 2,000 students and 152 companies to Conte Forum on Thursday, according to Associate Vice President for Career Services Joe Du Pont.
News, On Campus
Moyer-Nocchi Serves Up a Taste of Culinary History
Food historian professor Karima Moyer-Nocchi provided an audience gathered in Gasson’s Fulton Room an overview of how pasta—once a staple of the Neapolitan poor—garnered an international reputation as the centerpiece of Italian identity.
News, Top Story
Earth and Environmental Sciences Adds Doctoral Program
The doctoral program will join the master’s program, undergraduate major, and undergraduate minor currently offered by the department.
Off Campus, News
Evans Issues Advice After Off-Campus Break In
In response to the incident, BC Police Department Chief Bill Evans advised students new to off-campus living to be careful with home security, especially early in the semester.
News, On Campus, Featured Story
UGBC Restructures Student Senate
The Undergraduate Government of Boston College reformed its Senate ahead of the 2019-20 academic year, a change that included a redistribution of student representatives and a reorganization of committee structure.
News, Off Campus
U.S. News Places Boston College at No. 37 in New 2020 Rankings
The 2020 U.S. News college rankings named Boston College the No. 37 best national university, a one-spot improvement from last year’s placement.
News, On Campus
Chris Wilson Continues His Master Plan
Growing up during the ’80s and ’90s in Washington D.C., Convocation speaker Chris WIlson was no stranger to the dangers of abuse, assault, and gun violence.
News, On Campus
‘Wall Street Journal,’ ‘Times Higher Education’ Place BC 59th in College Rankings
BC moved up eight spots, from 67 to 59, in this year’s Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (WSJ/THE) College Rankings—the highest ranking BC has been given in the four years that the two publications have jointly released a rankings list.
News, Featured Story, Administration
Study Abroad Application Process Adjusted Based on Student Feedback
After making adjustments to the study abroad application process last year, the Office of International Programs (OIP) will no longer require students to list a fall program on their study abroad applications and will now ask students to list six programs, instead of three, when they apply.
