Alvarado Quesada was elected as president of Costa Rica in 2018 and finished his constitutionally limited term in 2022. He visited Boston College on Tuesday to speak at the Clough Colloquium, hosted by the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics.
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“Poverty, By America”: Desmond Dissects Increasing Financial Problems in the U.S.
Matthew Desmond’s experiences growing up in poverty prompted him to take a stand as a poverty abolitionist. The Lowell Humanity Series hosted a lecture on Wednesday titled, “Poverty, By America.” Desmond, a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, said watching his family get evicted from their home motivated him to ask why the United States deals with poverty in the way it does.
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MCAS Senior Discernment Series Utilizes Reflection to Explore the BC Experience
Boston College launched a six-week senior discernment series this semester that aims to encourage students to reflect upon their time at BC and prepare them for life after graduation, according to Tom Mogan, the facilitator of the series.
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BC Alumni Talk the Value of Authenticity in the Jewelry Industry
Grimes spoke at Boston College’s Ethics and Lunch Series, which is sponsored by the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics, on Oct. 12. Grimes was joined by her business partner and former roommate Carolina Menendez, BC ’16. According to Grimes, Henri Noël specializes in gold and gemstone pieces.
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Leahy Addresses Hamas Attacks on Israel in Email to BC Community
University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., sent an email to the BC community on Friday addressing Hamas’ recent attacks on Israel.
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BC Hillel Hosts Vigil Commemorating Victims of Hamas Attacks in Israel
A crowd of Boston College community members gathered on O’Neill Plaza Thursday night for a candlelit vigil commemorating the victims of Hamas’ recent attacks in Israel.
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Boston College Law Student Wins Preliminary Marlborough Mayoral Election
Third-year Boston College Law School student Samanthan Perlman won the preliminary mayoral election for Marlborough, Mass. on Tuesday night, advancing her and fellow candidate Christian Dumais to the general election on Nov. 7.
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Women’s Center, UGBC Launch Free Menstrual Product Program on Campus
The Boston College Women’s Center has partnered with UGBC to provide free menstrual products in certain bathrooms across campus.
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“The Error and Injustice Was My Church”: Ex-Priest Discusses LGBTQ+ Rights and the Catholic Church
Theologian and former priest Krzysztof Charamsa visited Boston College—exactly eight years after the Vatican fired him following a public announcement where he came out as gay—to deliver a lecture on the relationship between Judeo-Christianity and LGBTQ+ rights.
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Panel Discusses Value of Pluralistic Lens of Human Rights
Malcolm Langford, a professor of public law at the University of Oslo, emphasized the importance of considering human rights frameworks besides the United Nations international human rights regime.
