BC's Graduate School of Social Work has reason to cheer, but is not about to rest on its laurels, says Dean Alberto Godenzi, seen here with Adrienne Pisoni MSW '08. More on this story (p. 1) and other campus news in the latest BC Chronicle. (Photo by Suzanne Camarata)
Boston College has placed at #11 in a ranking of national universities by the Center for College Affordability & Productivity, a research group in Washington, DC. Center Director Richard Vedder writes on the rankings in Forbes | Chart
Amalee Meehan, a doctoral candidate in theology and education, writes on the role of women in Jesuit education in America magazine. More
Professor of Russian and English Maxim D. Shrayer recently discussed his new memoir 'Waiting for America' on WBZ-AM's 'Jordan Rich Show.' Listen here
The biggest U.S. home builders aren't fully embracing sustainable design and construction, according to a study co-authored by BC's Institute for Responsible Investment. Washington Business Journal | Orlando Sentinel | Greener Buildings | New Mexico Business Weekly
David Brennan, chief executive of the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, was the latest speaker at BC's Chief Executives' Club of Boston. Boston Herald | Reuters | Boston Globe
American films are being exported to billions of people around the globe who both welcome and resent them, writes A&S Honors Program faculty member Martha Bayles in the Boston Globe
Is the musical 'South Pacific' - now a hit revival on Broadway - also a geopolitical allegory? That intriguing question is posed in a book by English Assoc. Prof. Tina Klein, according to the New York Times' editorial blog The Board
Faculty and staff are asked not to park in lots adjacent to residence halls to accommodate students moving out from Friday, May 9 - Tuesday, May 13. Specific areas to avoid are Upper Campus, Walsh, Edmond's, 110, Hillsides, Vanderslice, 90 STM, Duchesne, Keyes and Hardey-Cushing.
Award-winning historian David McCullough will address the Class of 2008 at BC's 132nd Commencement ceremony May 19. More
The new Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies undergraduate journal 'Al-Noor' is now available on campus. More
NYU's Susan Gennaro has been named the next dean of the William F. Connell School of Nursing. More
Boston College has announced the establishment of the McGillycuddy-Logue Center for Undergraduate Global Studies. More
Three new 'Big Belly' solar-powered trash compacters are now on campus. The BC community is urged to deposit trash in the new receptacles to help keep our campus 'green.' More
BC has a new contract for flower purchases, providing reduced costs to the University and a comprehensive on-line ordering system for users. More
Read the text of Pope Benedict XVI's remarks to American Catholic educators here
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Students may now view spring exam schedules online by going to U-View on Agora Services and selecting 'Exam Info.'
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