BC News Archive: 2024
January 2024
BC's C21 Center launches Mass and Mingle
Lilly Endowment Inc. awards Boston College $15 million grant
Pedaling with a purpose: Lucas Beyer ’24
Crossing Boundaries: BC Law Professor Katharine G. Young
Lowell Humanities Series: Spring 2024
"The Lost Generation Women Ceramicists and the Cuban Avant-Garde" at the McMullen Museum
In Memoriam: Larry W. McLaughlin, longtime professor of chemistry
BC Provost David Quigley named to International Association of Universities board
The American Economic Association honors Economics' Kit Baum
BC's Clough Doctoral Fellows explore political geography in Mexico
BC joins area schools in educational series to promote civil discourse
February 2024
The age of identity: Q&A with BC authors Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves
BC biologist Losick studies polyploid cells and their role in healing
UGBC president Jonah Kotzen reflects on years at the Heights
BC hosts 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Banquet
STM Launches Courage to Preach Certificate Program
BC co-hosts conference for undergraduate women in physics
The Marian Consort performs at Boston College
BC's Dean Colloquium: 'Teaching, Research, and Learning in the Age of AI'
Meet the dockmaster: BC grad Christina Martin
Bestselling author Celeste Ng to speak at BC
BC School of Theology and Ministry to be named for benefactors Gloria and Chuck Clough
Charles Hack donates collection of Belgian paintings to McMullen Museum
BC Connors Center named to The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame
BCSSW's Karen Bullock honored for work in hospice, palliative care
BC's Hilary Palevsky wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award
BC's Emrah Altindis receives $2.5 million NIH grant
An uncommon experience for BC's Common Tones
Spring lineup at Robsham Theater
New play by BC students: "Cleveland Circle"
Julie Canuto-Depina wins Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship
Q&A with MLK Jr. Scholarship keynote speaker and past winner Philip McHarris
March 2024
Interdisciplinary BC project targets infant malnutrition
CSTM Launches Young Alumni Leadership in Ministry Award
BC student Paul McLaughlin is inaugural winner of the Edward D. and Patricia K. Miller Scholarship
BC Messina College Dean Erick Berrelleza, SJ, will be Laetare Sunday speaker
BC's Elizabeth Graver wins multiple awards for her book Kantika
BC's Ana Martínez Alemán named one of 40 outstanding women in higher education
BC School of Social Work Latinx Leadership Initiative marks 10th anniversary
Smart Playgrounds Project aims to make computer science child's play
Boston College event venue 2101 Commonwealth reopens
Telling the story of Giannis: Kristen Lappas ’09 takes on the project of a lifetime
Finance, economics, biology, polisci most popular majors at BC
BC showcases student work at Graduate Research Symposium
Lineup announced for Park Street Corporation Speaker Series in Health, Humanities, and Ethics
BC unveils Academic Wall of Honor
BC Dynamics will compete at the ICCA Semifinals
Nurse and filmmaker Denetra Hampton to deliver Pinnacle Lecture
Messina College looks forward to welcoming inaugural class
"The Long Road" oratorio has U.S. weekend premiere at Boston College
April 2024
CSTM's Daniel Daly named executive director of new CHA center.
BC Jesuit physicist joins NASA's historic OSIRIS-REx mission
Registration open for 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Summit
Lynch School's Lin Goodwin named AERA Fellow
Boston College researchers use electrocatalysis for site-specific protein modification
BC's Oh Myo Kim named Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Senior Grace Lenahan named America Media O'Hare Fellow
Forum on Racial Justice: Confronting Injustice with the Eyes of Faith
Environmental law practicum highlighted at major forum
Keeping the Republic: New book by BC polisci profs
Growing God: Children's book sequel by C21 Center's Karen Kiefer
BCPD Holds Polar Punge to Support Special Olympics Massachusetts
Melanie Paredes Wins BC's 2024 Romero Scholarship
Racing for Impact: BC students and alumni run Boston Marathon for local charities
Boston College admits Class of 2028
Twenty-five years ago, BC formalized its presence in Dublin
Bishop of Hong Kong Cardinal Stephen Chow, S.J., will speak at Boston College Commencement
Anderson "A.J." Franklin Unity Against Racism Lecture
BC graduate programs rank high in latest U.S. News survey
Professor of Physics Ilija Zeljkovic wins “Serbian Nobel for Physics"
"Titles with Taste" abound at BC's Edible Books Festival
BC junior Sancia Sehdev wins Goldwater Scholarship
Weston Observatory tracks local earthquake
In Memoriam: Marilyn J. Matelski, first female full professor of Communication
BC Connell School of Nursing honors Adelene Egan
BC Finance Conference will bring together global figures in security, tech, and monetary policy
Mary Ann Hinsdale, I.H.M., honored for theological excellence
Kinship: New Book of Poetry from BC Professor Maxim Shrayer
Event will showcase Boston College poets Shrayer and Weiskott
International honors for two BC faculty members
Messina College partners with Liberty Mutual Insurance to provide student internships
BC's City Connects Expands into Ireland
Boston College named among Forbes' "New Ivies"
In Memoriam: Thomas E. Wangler, retired associate professor of theology
May 2024
BC and Trinity College Dublin host symposium on forced migration
CSTM Professor Honored for Catholic Education Research
Boston College "Seniors to Remember" 2024
Parting Thoughts: Retiring faculty and staff reflect on their Boston College experience.
BC study explores cannabis legislation effect on teen substance abuse
Boston College to pass $80 million mark in sponsored research
BC's Raquel Muñiz receives William T. Grant Foundation Scholar Award
BC's John West named captain of Lou Gehrig Community Impact team
New website showcases Black history at BC Law School
Hanan Sjah wins Boston College's 2024 Aquino Scholarship
BC researcher studies 'digital barrier' to migration
Delegation from the Philippines visit BC
David Goodman named dean of BC's Woods College of Advancing Studies
Bishop of Hong Kong Cardinal Stephen Chow, S.J., addresses Boston College Class of 2024
Commencement: 2024 honorary degree citations
Commencement 2024: Capping it off
Francis Hodgens receives BC's Finnegan Award
Fellowship winners for 2023-24 include 11 Fulbright scholars
BC Economics Professor Joseph Quinn receives Bellarmine Award
Boston College co-sponsors international summit on business ethics ,to be held in Vatican City
First-generation college student Ashley Dossous ’24 celebrates the power and versatility of hair
BC VSLC reception honors new graduates bound for full-time service work
Highlight reel: Revisiting high points of the 2023-24 academic year
Five decades on, Communication prof Don Fishman ‘a champion’ at BC
June 2024
BC fundraiser benefits St. Francis House day shelter
BC Connell School Prof. Ann Burgess to be featured in docuseries on Hulu
Connell School of Nursing alumna Jennie Chin Hansen honored by Harvard
Clough School of Theology and Ministry's Rafael Luciani receives honorary doctorate
University President William P. Leahy, S.J., to step down in summer 2026
BC STEM educators guide Charles River Collaboratory project for underserved youth
Boston College earns 5-star rating in “Money” 2024 Best Colleges
Historian Heather Cox Richardson receives Authors Guild Baldacci Award for literary activisim
BC Law's Initiative on Land, Housing and Property Rights awarded $2M JPMorgan Chase grant
Connell School Associate Dean Colleen Simonelli receives Community Service Award
Toward a greener future: Sustainability initiatives are everywhere at BC
July
BC receives NSF support for project to cultivate STEM interest among rural Navajo youth
BC scientists discover a 'rule-breaking' quantum material
BC physicists lead discovery of 'rule-breaking' quantum material
BC Law prof David Worth tapped for TEPAC
A BC world tour: Carl Lanzilli ’66 keeps alma mater in the picture
BC researchers investigate cranberry production in a changing climate
Boston College professors, student win awards from Catholic Media Association
Clough School doctoral student Lauren Warner awarded two fellowships
Inside The Academy: Insights from VP and PMI Executive Director Joy Moore
In Memoriam: John M. (Jack) Connors Jr. ’63, H’07
Messina College welcomes inaugural class
$2.9M for BCSSW Rwanda family intervention program
Celebrating 10 years of the Ice Bucket Challenge
An Olympian at last: four-time national sailing champion Erika Reineke ’17
The Olympic mindset: New BC swimming and diving coach, 12-time medalist Dara Torres
New leadership for Boston College Irish Institute: Mary C. Murphy
August
Project aims to interest rural Navajo youth in STEM
Peter Ochs is 2024-25 Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations
Two BC undergrads were among 20 chosen to participate in selective Stanford Law Scholars Institute
Looking ahead: A Q&A with Vice President for Student Affairs Shawna Cooper Whitehead
Joe Popolo, Jr. '89 joins BC Board of Trustees
Kristin Heyer named inaugural Joseph Chair in Theology
RECONNECT III reunites AHANA alumni
BC announces Seidner Department of Finance
University Convocation: Boston College senior administrators address the BC community
September
Boston College economists Tayfun Sönmez and Utku Ünver advance liver exchange program
Lowell Humanities Series begins September 11
BCSSW Ahearn Professor Karen Bullock named Social Work Pioneer
BC joins Coalition for Transformational Education
Conference focuses on scholarship and legacy of Canisius Professor James Keenan, S.J.
Kay Schlozman to be honored at Clough Center conference
Crown of Times comes to Robsham Theater
In Memoriam: Art historian-turned-filmmaker Pamela Berger
Lynch School to partner with Australian Catholic University
Polish premiere of Professor of Music Ralf Yusuf Gawlick's 'O Lungo Drom'
Pops on the Heights scholarship gala marks 32nd year
Boston College ranked 37th among best national universities in 2025 U.S. News survey
BC Class of 2028 composition reflects national trends in higher ed
Boston College welcomes record 79 new full-time faculty
Christopher Salas-Wright named inaugural Barry Family Professor in Social Work
Clough Colloquium will feature BC historian, author Heather Cox Richardson
More awards for BC English Professor Elizabeth Graver's latest book, Kantika
Soaring Higher campaign reaches $1.5 billion toward $3 billion goal
BC hosts global scientists and theologians at conference to address plastic pollution crisis
Office of Emergency Management triples number of AEDs on campus
October
BC Prison Education Program holds first graduation ceremony
Patrick Conway named inaugural Ignacio Chair of BC Prison Education Program
Options Through Education to be renamed McCrory-Francis Scholars Program
Theology Department adds new minors, expanded major
BC hosts Boston-area premiere of documentary 'Stolen'
A long and storied life: Alumnus, longtime publisher Henry Quinlan '61
Alicia Munnell to step down as director of BC Center for Retirement Research
Holy Family statue temporarily removed for repairs
BC physicist Ilija Zeljkovic among Moore Foundation’s 2024 Experimental Physics Investigators
Dawn M. Simmons is new Monan Professor in Theatre Arts
‘Secret Life of Humans’ and ‘Pippin’ on Robsham Theater fall slate
Clough School Professor John F. Baldovin, S.J., receives 2024 Frederick R. McManus Award
BC named 2024 Mass Save Climate Leader
Council for Women of Boston College Colloquium features Liz Cheney
Connell School Pinnacle Lecture will look at impact of psychiatric, mental health nursing
High marks for Woods College M.S. in Sports Administration in new survey
Lynch School's Shaun M. Dougherty named senior advisor at U.S. Department of Education
Decision 2024: BC faculty members assess the 2024 presidential election.
November
Christine Murphy is new associate dean of Morrissey College graduate school
BC Veterans Remembrance: Kevin R. Powers will speak at this year's event
Economics faculty assess causes, effects of inequality
Harvard's Beth Thompson named VP of development
McCorkle and Raute named to advancement leadership positions
Deborah Mancini Morrocco joins Boston College Board of Trustees
Undeclared: New book by Chris Higgins of the Lynch School focuses on formative higher education
Scientists, theologians join in opposition to plastic pollution
NSF grant enables BC engineering, Lynch School researchers to expand reach of STEM education
Clough School of Theology and Ministry students travel to Rome for synodal pilgrimage
Retired Boston College faculty in the Jean Mooney Book Club connect through a love of reading
Tom Holland visits the Campus School at Boston College
In Memoriam: John M. Morawiec, former University Communication director of marketing services
Carroll School of Management program supports first-gen success
’Tis the season: A look at upcoming holiday events on campus
December
Dream sweets: BC's Holiday Bake Shop offers a delectable array of seasonal treats
In Memoriam: Political Science Professor Ken I. Kersch
Trio of book honors for BC historian Nicole Eaton's book German Blood, Slavic Soil
‘The opportunity of a lifetime’: Reflections from BC's delegation to COP29
A Q&A with BC COP29 delegate and Woods College graduate student Gustavo Cardona e Almeida
In Memoriam: retired BC Law Professor Cynthia Lichtenstein