The University reported 28 new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of the 3,903 undergraduate tests since the Thursday update of its COVID-19 dashboard, a positivity rate of 0.72 percent.
News, Academics
Glenn Gaudette Named Inaugural Chair of BC’s Engineering Department
Gaudette, who will officially begin his role on Jan. 1, currently serves as a professor of biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?: BC Community Grapples With Post-Thanksgiving Plans
When Boston College announced its plan for the Thanksgiving break on Oct.19, students faced the choice of either remaining on campus or within Massachusetts over Thanksgiving break, or returning home and completing the remainder of the semester remotely. For many students, weighing the benefits of in-person instruction and on-campus life against spending the holiday with their families was no easy task.
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Hargreaves and Gardner Discuss Education, Social Mobility
Research professor Andy Hargreaves and developmental psychologist Howard Gardner spoke about issues relating to education, social mobility, class, and more at an event hosted by the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College on Nov. 17 over Zoom.
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Queeley Shares Experiences in Sustainable Urban Development
David Queeley outlined his organization’s process of planning and enacting projects in the Codman Square Neighborhood of Dorchester at the virtual 2020 Jane Jacobs Lecture on Nov. 17.
News, On Campus, Top Story, Coronavirus Updates
BC Records Highest Number of Students in Isolation, Cites Student Behavior
Boston College reported 17 new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of the 2,257 tests performed, a positivity rate of .75 percent, in its Thursday update of its COVID-19 dashboard.
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George M. Johnson Talks Black Queer Experience, Struggles with HIV
Johnson, an activist, journalist, and author of the memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue, spoke to the BC community in a panel on Thursday over Zoom.
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Panelists Discuss Influence of Bloody Sunday 1920
According to Sunday Times sports writer Michael Foley, attendees of a Dublin Gaelic football match expected a Sunday afternoon of fun and excitement, not a massacre.
News, On Campus, Top Story, Coronavirus Updates
Seventy-Six BC Students in Isolation Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday
Seventy-six undergraduates were in isolation housing as of Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19, the largest number since Sept. 17, when 85 students were in isolation.
News, On Campus, Academics
BC Professors Reflect on Teaching During a Pandemic
With approximately half of the University’s undergraduate students opting to complete the semester remotely, professors must continue to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of teaching amid a pandemic.
