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Braun named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

May 11, 2023

The Lynch School's Boisi Professor, Henry Braun directs BC's Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy.

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16th annual Finance Conference

May 07, 2023

Best-selling author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell will keynote the Carroll School of Management event.

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Marina Bers Named to National Academy of Education

May 02, 2023

The Augustus Long Professor of Education is among the exceptional leaders and scholars elected for membership this year.

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BC Law to present St. Thomas More Award

April 30, 2023

Vincent D. Rougeau, president of the College of Holy Cross and former BC Law School dean, will be honored for his distinguished service to law and humanity.

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The Good Friday Agreement, 25 years on

April 20, 2023

BC scholars reflect on the agreement and its legacy; a related symposium focuses on women-authored fiction and journalism.

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Judy Woodruff to speak at BC Law Commencement

April 18, 2023

The veteran broadcast journalist has spent more than 50 years in the upper echelons of the national political media.

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NIH Climate and Health Scholar

March 21, 2023

BC School of Social Work faculty member Praveen Kumar will join the agency’s new initiative to reduce the negative impact of climate change on global health.

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Conference will focus on Black land loss

March 16, 2023

Two-day event at Harvard and Boston College law schools will address the history and impact of Black land loss, as well as possible strategies and solutions.

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Renewing journalism, restoring democracy

March 13, 2023

BC's Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy hosts a major symposium and unveils a new student-led journal.

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BC School of Social Work team aids in Afghan resettlement

March 10, 2023

The Research Program for Childhood Adversity will collaborate in assessing Afghan families’ needs, strengths, and challenges as they build new lives in the U.S.

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Next steps for major world surveys of student achievement

March 07, 2023

TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center directors discuss pending global assessments of proficiency in math, science, and reading literacy.

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Character and formation

March 02, 2023

A seminar with leaders of the U.K.-based Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues informed the Lynch School’s pioneering work in formative education.

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BC School of Social Work scrutinizes DEI in the workplace

February 25, 2023

Workplace equity gets a thumbs-up—but insufficient resources—from most businesses and organizations, researchers find.

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Taking another view of the Irish Civil War

February 22, 2023

Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Eunan O’Halpin assesses the conflict's impact on Ireland.

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A world of conversation

February 20, 2023

A portal sparks real-time global discussions for visitors to BC's McMullen Museum.

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BC doctoral student named to International Literacy Association '30 under 30'

February 15, 2023

Lynch School student Kierstin Giunco is director of curriculum and professional development at Mission Grammar School in Roxbury, Mass.

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BC alumnus Earl J. Edwards joins Lynch School faculty

February 09, 2023

His research centers on the impact of structural racism on public institutions, and of homelessness among K-12 students.

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New editor for 'The Journal of the Middle East and Africa'

February 07, 2023

BC Professor of Near Eastern Studies, anthologist, biographer, and translator of poetry and prose Franck Salameh is named editor in chief.

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Study finds Anti-China rhetoric cost Asian restaurants during pandemic

February 07, 2023

Discrimination cost U.S. Asian restaurants an additional $7.4 billion in 2020, a BC researcher and colleagues report.

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BC social economist named AAAS fellow

February 06, 2023

The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes Juliet Schor for distinguished contributions to her field.

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An educational experience like no other

February 02, 2023

Led by Matt DelSesto ’12, BC undergraduates are learning side-by-side with incarcerated students at a local prison, with mutually beneficial results.

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Grant will enable study of CTE outcomes

February 01, 2023

BC's Lynch School has been awarded a significant portion of a $1.7M grant to study student outcomes related to career and technical education.

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BC School of Social Work Assistant Dean named to Mass. Behavioral Health Advisory Commission

January 31, 2023

Rocío Calvo joins a commission to address barriers to the delivery of equitable, culturally competent, and clinically-appropriate behavioral health care.

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BC Ricci Institute–Harvard-Yenching Institute Fellowship

January 22, 2023

The fellowship allows for a researcher from an Asia-based university or institution to undertake six months of research in Boston during 2023-2024.

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Global practice

January 21, 2023

BC social work students are currently at work in locations including the Philippines, Uganda, Cambodia, and Lebanon, as well as in the U.S.

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Stock running low? Consumers want to know

January 18, 2023

New research from a Boston College professor finds online retailers benefit by announcing low product availability.

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Catholic Education Research Initiative

January 17, 2023

New Lynch School endeavor will focus on problems of immediate concern facing U.S. Catholic schools and educators.

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Living with purpose

January 09, 2023

In a new book, Lynch School Professor Belle Liang helps readers navigate school, work, and life.

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"What I've learned"

January 09, 2023

The founder of City Connects and executive director of BC's Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children discusses her journey.

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Female genius

January 06, 2023

A BC Law prof chronicles the political feats of eighteenth-century education activist Eliza Harriot.

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BC graduate named Mass. Secretary of Education

December 20, 2022

Patrick Tutwiler is a Ph.D. alumnus of the Lynch School of Education and Human Development.

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Fellowships, grants aid BC students’ Middle East research

December 14, 2022

The region is a locus for exploring historical, political, and social issues—and support through BC and elsewhere enables students to go right to the source.

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A four-day work week?

December 13, 2022

A pair of Boston College faculty members are involved in a landmark international study of this trend.

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A. Lin Goodwin joins Lynch School

December 07, 2022

The globally renowned teacher-education expert is the school's new Thomas More Brennan Professor in Education.

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NAEHSC appointment

December 04, 2022

Environmental sociologist Andrew Jorgenson is appointed to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council.

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Assessing school-choice system

November 27, 2022

A BC economist's study explores the effect of school-choice programs in promoting educational equality.

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Immigration expert joins BC Law faculty

November 17, 2022

Bijal Shah's research lies at the intersection of administrative law, structural constitutionalism, and critical theory.

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BC summit explores role of Hispanic educators for Catholic schools

November 13, 2022

Groundbreaking conference draws Catholic school leaders, theologians, and researchers.

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Behind the protests in Iran

November 10, 2022

A Q&A with Associate Professor of the Practice Natana DeLong-Bas, past president of the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies.

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"Paddies in Space: Irish Studies in the 24th Century"

November 07, 2022

Award-winning historian Guy Beiner will give his inaugural lecture as BC's Sullivan Millennium Professor of Irish Studies.

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Study will explore vaccine hesitancy

November 02, 2022

Faculty at BC School of Social Work and Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health aim to address the issue among Latinx people with mental illness.

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Virtual conference on parenting children with special needs

October 31, 2022

A Campus School at Boston College online seminar will take place November 5.

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BC's Lynch School hosts major global conferences

October 30, 2022

Events draw to campus deans of education from across the country and around the world.

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How to write a novel

October 29, 2022

Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Paul Murray will discuss his forthcoming book and thoughts on the creative process.

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Prof and snail darter share a victory

October 25, 2022

A BC Law professor's 40-year defense of a tiny, threatened fish concludes.

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BC researchers to test trauma interventions

October 20, 2022

BC School of Social Work initiative focuses on millions affected by violence and upheaval in Colombia and Venezuela.

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Online education for Afghan women

October 19, 2022

BC is among a handful of American universities offering graduate-level courses for young alumni of Asian University for Women.

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Remembering the Irish Civil War

October 15, 2022

The Irish Studies Program presents a lecture by Irish historian and author Síobhra Aiken.

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Development law reform experts join BC Law faculty

October 07, 2022

Lisa T. Alexander and Thomas W. Mitchell are preeminent scholars in property and community development law reform.

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Research, intervention approaches to help child refugees

October 04, 2022

BC School of Social Work Salem Professor in Global Practice Theresa S. Betancourt spoke at the launch of Trinity College Dublin's Centre for Forced Migration Studies.

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BC Professor Juliet Schor to speak at TED2022

April 10, 2022

At this year's flagship TED conference, the internationally noted social economist will make the case for the four-day work week.

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$10M gift honors BC Lynch School Professor Mary Walsh

February 03, 2022

BC's Center for Optimized Student Support will be renamed the Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children.

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BC Law School deanship named

October 28, 2021

The Marianne D. Short, Esq., Law School Deanship will be established through a $10 million gift from the school’s most generous benefactor.

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Air pollution’s deadly toll

October 14, 2021

BC Global Observatory uncovers air pollution's striking economic and human cost in Africa's first continent-wide survey.

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Ricci Institute coming to Boston College

October 02, 2021

The internationally acclaimed institute for Chinese-Western cultural history, and its library, will open at BC in early 2022

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BC Lynch School students fare well in global longevity design challenge

May 09, 2022

The team's residential mold spore detector takes third place in an international competition focused on solving problems people face as they age.

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Building a 'virtual neighborhood'

April 23, 2020

A BC professor and her son create an online peer mentoring program for isolated middle and elementary school students.

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'We the People'

July 04, 2019

How has the Declaration of Independence influenced the U.S. Constitution? In a podcast, BC political scientist Ken Kersch weighs in.

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Child soldiers, adult lives

June 20, 2019

Families and communities are central to recovery for Sierra Leone's former child soldiers, BC researchers find in 15-year study of war-affected youth.

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A long journey's end

April 30, 2019

The story of a wrongful deportation and the BC program helped to fight it.

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Braun named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

May 11, 2023

The Lynch School's Boisi Professor, Henry Braun directs BC's Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy.

Nation, World & Society / Business & Management

16th annual Finance Conference

May 07, 2023

Best-selling author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell will keynote the Carroll School of Management event.

Nation, World & Society / Education

Marina Bers Named to National Academy of Education

May 02, 2023

The Augustus Long Professor of Education is among the exceptional leaders and scholars elected for membership this year.

Nation, World & Society / Law & Politics

BC Law to present St. Thomas More Award

April 30, 2023

Vincent D. Rougeau, president of the College of Holy Cross and former BC Law School dean, will be honored for his distinguished service to law and humanity.

Nation, World & Society / International

The Good Friday Agreement, 25 years on

April 20, 2023

BC scholars reflect on the agreement and its legacy; a related symposium focuses on women-authored fiction and journalism.