The Heights

Senate Confirms BC Alum, Trustee as United States Ambassador to China

Amy Palmer • December 22, 2021

On Dec. 16, the United States Senate voted 75–18 to confirm Nicholas Burns, a member of the Boston College Board of Trustees and BC ’78, as the new United States ambassador to China, according to Reuters.

BC Surpasses 100 Undergrad Cases of COVID-19

Erin Shannon • December 20, 2021

Boston College exceeded 100 undergraduate cases of COVID-19 for the first time this semester, according to an update to the BC Forward website.

University Cancels Arrupe Trips Scheduled for Winter Break, Cites COVID-19 Concerns

Erin Shannon • December 15, 2021

Boston College has canceled Campus Ministry’s Arrupe International Immersion service trips that were scheduled for Winter Break due to concerns about COVID-19, according to an email sent to participants on Wednesday.

University Sends Email Mandating COVID-19 Booster Shots

Erin Shannon • December 14, 2021

Members of the Boston College community who plan to be on campus for any part of the spring semester are required to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine when eligible, according to an email sent out by Vice President for Human Resources David Trainor and Director of University Health Services Douglas Comeau on Tuesday.

University Reports 94 Undergraduate COVID-19 Cases, Highest of Semester

Erin Shannon • December 14, 2021

Boston College reported its highest number of undergraduate cases of COVID-19 this semester, with 94 undergraduate positives out of 10,505 tests performed since Sunday, according to its BC Forward website.

BC Alum Named Next UNICEF Executive Director

Erin Shannon • December 12, 2021

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Catherine Russell, BC ’83, as the new executive director of UNICEF on Dec. 10.

Sajdi Receives Two Grants, Plans for Podcasting Studio

Sofia Laboy • December 12, 2021

Dana Sajdi, an associate professor of history at Boston College, received two grants—the Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring Grant and the Innovations in Graduate Education Grant—this past May, with plans to change the way we learn about history.

Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History Moving to BC

Amy Palmer • December 12, 2021

In the first two weeks of February, around 100,000 research volumes will travel 3,000 miles across the country headed for their final destination—Boston College.

BC Dining and EcoPledge Team Up for Collection of Lost Dishware

Tommy Roche • December 12, 2021

On Wednesday, EcoPledge embarked on a door-to-door trek throughout Stayer, Walsh, and 90 St. Thomas More Rd. in hopes of collecting some of the hundreds of plates, bowls, and silverware that have vanished from dining halls throughout the semester.

Bill Proposing Student Assembly Speaker Sent Back to Committee

Lydia Boer • December 12, 2021

In a Dec. 8 Student Assembly (SA) meeting, the SA voted not to add an act passed by the Community Relations Committee to the meeting’s agenda. The proposed act would have amended the UGBC Constitution and Standing Rules to introduce a speaker of the SA.

University Mandates COVID-19 Booster Shots for Spring Semester, Globe Reports

Erin Shannon • December 8, 2021

Boston College will require students, faculty, and staff on campus for the spring semester to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, according to The Boston Globe.

McMullen Receives Art Donation Worth Over $20 Million

Erin Shannon • December 8, 2021

Boston College’s McMullen Museum of Art received one of the largest donations in BC’s history—an art collection worth upward of $20 million from Peter Lynch, according to a University release published on Tuesday.