Since the announcement that the CSOM Honors Program (HP) would stop accepting students admitted after the Class of 2021, a group of CSOM HP members has been working to create a new program for the incoming freshmen. The group established the Fulton Leadership Society (FLS), a new club with a mission of furthering “high achieving”…
“Some of those schools I think we fare very well against … and there are others where we have our work cut out for us to be positioned in the minds of students if they have that choice,” Grant Gosselin, director of undergraduate admissions, said.
‘You know, we’ve seen a hundred of these police departments around the country do these videos, when is BC going to do one?’” said BCPD Lt. Jeffrey Postell. “And I’m not one to back down from challenges.”
John Mahoney, BC ’79, who served as director of undergraduate admission for 28 years until his promotion in March to dean of undergraduate admission and financial aid, has been promoted to vice provost for enrollment management, according to a press release from University Communications. Nanci Tessier, BC ’82, previously held the position, but she left…
The newest addition to the Boston College Libraries’ inventory of resources available for students on campus is a subscription to The Wall Street Journal with no monthly charge to student subscribers. BC Libraries has paid a fee so that students do not have to pay extra for access to the Journal. BC also offers access…
University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. spoke to Boston College’s faculty and staff Wednesday as part of University Convocation. In his speech, Leahy shared his thoughts on the University’s place in the world, and commented more specifically on the renewed revelations of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Leahy committed to formulating a response…
Lionel Richie will headline the 2018 Pops on the Heights gala, according to marketing materials for the event. Scheduled for Sept. 28, Boston College Board of Regents chair and Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish will co-chair the gala with his wife, Cyndy. Last year’s event, the 25th since its inception, raised a record $14 million,…
Starting this fall, all students living in on-campus housing will have access to the Xfinity on Campus streaming service. BC Information and Technology Services (ITS) announced the addition in late June alongside upgrades to the Boston College G Suite and fixes to security issues. Through Xfinity on Campus, students can both stream from over 100…
Boston College ranked 50th in the Forbes “America’s Top Colleges” list this year, falling only one spot from the previous edition. BC suffered a 27-place drop in last year’s Forbes rankings, moving from No. 22 to No. 49. Each year, Forbes also releases the methodology and logic behind the rankings. In 2018, rankings were weighted…
Michael Davidson, S.J., was named director of the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center (BAIC) by Joy Haywood Moore, interim vice president for student affairs, this week. According to a press release, his tenure will begin on Aug. 27. He succeeds Ines Maturana Sendoya, who left the University to take a position at Wellesley College…
