The summit also included eight workshops which focused on a variety of topics, including women in software engineering and the importance of self-compassion.
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Lynch’s ERA Program to Present at Columbia University Conference
The Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development’s Experience, Reflection, Action (ERA) program was chosen to present its submission at the 38th Annual Winter Roundtable: A Pandemic of Racism hosted by the Teachers College at Columbia University.
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MLE Residents Report Pattern of Harassment in Xavier Hall
Destiny Gonzalez returned to her dorm in Xavier Hall around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday night to a commotion on the third floor.
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Red Sox Hall of Famer Tommy Harper Accuses BC Administrator of Racial Bias
Red Sox Hall of Famer Tommy Harper has accused Christine Caswell, director of undergraduate studies in BC’s communication department, of racial bias, as first reported by The Boston Globe.
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Boston College Kicks Off the Spring Semester by Expanding Dining Options
Boston College Dining Services is ready to expand their campus locations and food options for the spring semester, according to Beth Emery, director of BC Dining.
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BLM Co-Founder, Sexual Violence Awareness Advocate to be Keynote Speakers at 2021 Women’s Summit
The 2021 Boston College Women’s Summit will feature two keynote speakers—Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors and sexual violence awareness advocate Chanel Miller—as the annual event, which takes place this year on Feb. 6, transitions to a virtual format.
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BC Resumes Testing as Spring Semester Begins
As community members trickle back onto campus for the spring semester, Boston College has resumed its COVID-19 testing, reporting 53 new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of 9,983 undergraduate tests performed since Jan. 19, according to its COVID-19 dashboard, a positivity rate of .53 percent. There are currently 56 undergraduate students in isolation as of…
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Massachusetts Law Addresses Universities’ Sexual Violence Protocols
On Jan. 12, Governor Charlie Baker signed Bill S.764 into law, actualizing years of work, research, and debate in Massachusetts relevant to issues of sexual violence on higher education campuses. The new law, which builds on federal Title IX mandates, implements new policies and regulations for all public and independent colleges and universities in the Commonwealth.
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Inyoung You’s Case to Proceed to Trial
Inyoung You, the former Boston College student indicted with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the suicide of her boyfriend, Alexander Urtula, BC ’19, will face trial after the court denied in part her motion to dismiss the charges against her, according to a statement from the Suffolk Country District Attorney’s office on Friday.
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“It was a sacred place, and it was being desecrated”: BC Reacts to Mob at U.S. Capitol
On the afternoon of Jan. 6, Rev. Michael Davidson, S.J. turned on CNN in his residence at Boston College and watched with fear and embarrassment as a mob of rioters objecting to the certification of the Electoral College stormed the U.S. Capitol Building.
