By: Roberto Martinez
Studying abroad in the Philippines can be just as fun and exciting as studying in Europe– but it’s certainly more eye-opening.
News
Kaveny Joins BC As Libby Professor In Law School, Theology Dept
By: Jennifer Heine
The Boston College Law School and department of theology recently announced that Cathleen Kaveny, a scholar of both law and moral theology, has joined the faculty. Given her experience, Kaveny will teach law and theology, the first professor to hold such a dual position in the University’s history.
News
UGBC Proposes Revisions To Constitution, Standing Rules
By: Nathan McGuire
Just two semesters after UGBC approved its new constitution, Matt Alonsozana, executive vice president and A&S ’14, presented to the Student Assembly (SA) on Tuesday a number of suggested edits and clarifications to the document that he helped draft.
News
New Assoc. Dean Of Students Appointed
By: Julie Orenstein
Beyond framing and overseeing the conduct process, new Associate Dean of Students Richard DeCapua believes there is a second fold to his position-one centered on education and conversations.
News, On Campus
Agape Latte Features Neenan
By: Daniel Perea-Kane
Rev. William B. Neenan, S.J. told students Tuesday night that they are on third base right now not because they hit a triple, but because they were born there.
News, On Campus
Chen Earns Grant For Geometry Study
By: Arielle Cedeno
Dawei Chen, an assistant professor in the mathematics department, was recently awarded a $429,359 grant from the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his study of algebraic geometry.
News, On Campus
University Participates In Recycling Competition
By: Jennifer Suh
Boston College joins over 500 colleges across the U.S. and Canada in the 2014 RecycleMania competition.
News, Column
COLUMN: Consider The Kitsch
By: Alex Gaynor
Blame it on the advertising industry, the American Dream, or even human nature, but our society has a tendency to resort to looking at the world through an overtly positive and kitschy frame of mind.
News, On Campus
Journalist Gives Account Of Soviet Union Collapse
By: Carolyn Freeman
Anne Applebaum, a journalist and Pulitzer-prize winning author, began her lecture on Soviet totalitarianism by reading aloud the anthem of the East German Communist Party.
News, On Campus
Study Finds Signs Of Depression In Abused Caregivers
Boston College doctoral student Jooyoung Kong, GSSW ’16, recently published a study, “Caring for My Abuser: Childhood Maltreatment and Caregiver Depression” in The Gerontologist, a bimonthly journal of the Gerontological Society of America, and it has been making headway in the field of studying childhood maltreatment.
