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Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson's newsletter on current events has made her a breakout star on Substack. Read a feature on her work in the New York Times.

Questions multiply fast as new strains of the coronavirus arise. Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., discussed the facts with AP; pickups of the story range from the Washington Post to Japan Today. | He also commented on COVID-19 vaccines for Politico.

Once rare, dual-share structures have become the norm in a sizzling tech IPO market, resulting in more power for startup founders. BC Law School Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor Renee Jones commented for the Wall Street Journal.

The only woman now on federal death row was convicted of murdering a pregnant woman and abducting the unborn child. Connell School of Nursing Professor Ann Wolbert Burgess, who has studied the phenomenon of fetal abduction, discussed the crime: Agence France Presse, here via the Straits Times and Latin Post.

Burns Librarian Christian Dupont and Irish Music Librarian Beth Sweeney discussed the life and career of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin—who as a visiting professor three decades ago laid the groundwork for the University's Irish music resources—on Ireland radio Clare FM. Listen online

Amazon is launching a new shared network on an opt-out basis. Kevin Powers, director of the Woods College M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance program, discussed privacy concerns with NBC Boston.

Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer discusses Of Politics and Pandemics: Songs of a Russian Immigrant, his first book of poetry in English, in an interview with the Moscow Times.

Displaced students and teachers balancing storm recovery and a mix of in-person and virtual classes need support, but most schools lack funding or capacity for mental health services. Buehler Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor Betty Lai of the Lynch School, comments: Louisiana's Southerly Magazine, with the Hechinger Report.

A unique opportunity exists for the federal government to acknowledge the sacrifices made by nurses during the pandemic, write GYN surgical oncology nurse Sara Bowen and operating room nurse Emily Bower, —both students in the Connell School's Doctor of Nursing Practice program—in an op-ed for American Healthcare Journal.

Despite the pandemic and the loss of its founder to ALS, Boston's Christmas in the City is back in a diminished capacity, with help from Auxiliary Services' Purchasing and Vendor Relations Manager Cal Brokamp, who oversees its volunteer food effort. Boston Globe

Local meteorologist Dave Epstein has gained a cult following for his musings on weather, horticulture, and life. Boston College Magazine editor John Wolfson writes on Epstein, who holds an M.S. in counseling psychology and an M.B.A. from BC, for Boston Magazine.

Leveraged buyouts could become more difficult after a court said creditors could go after a company’s former directors if a private equity buyer saddles the business with an unsustainable amount of debt. BC Law School Associate Professor Brian Quinn comments for the Financial Times.

Initial vaccine phases will likely ease the burden on hospitals, but may not slow the spread, particularly if people become cavalier about following safety protocols. Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., comments in the Boston Globe.

Could Facebook be forced to spin off WhatsApp and Instagram? That’s what the U.S. government is seeking in a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit filed last week. BC Law Professor Daniel Lyons weighs in for the Associated Press.

A group of mixed martial artists are suing the Ultimate Fighting Championship, accusing it of abusing monopoly power to suppress pay. BC Law Assistant Professor Hiba Hafiz discusses the unique relationship between sports performance and pay: New York Times.

An America notoriously divided and increasingly inimical to “the other side” would benefit from the theory of sympathy, concept of the impartial spectator, and vision of virtue in Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments, writes Professor of Political Science Ryan Patrick Hanley for National Review.

The recent, and continuing, spree of federal executions is a historically anomalous moment of unparalleled violence in America, writes Vice Provost and Canisius Professor James Keenan, S.J., in National Catholic Reporter.

With many Republicans in Congress still unwilling to acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden’s election win, what does the future hold for the party at large? Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson discusses the topic as a guest on WGBH "Greater Boston."

Associate Professor of Communication Michael Serazio comments on the Biden administration's likely effect on the politicization of sports, which grew during the Trump years: Boston Globe.

Despite uncertainties over the president-elect's approach, major U.S. companies are optimistic about the business outlook under the new administration. Woods College Associate Dean Aleksandar Tomic, director of the M.S. in Applied Economics program, weighs in for Zenger News, here via Forbes.

There are now six Catholics on the U.S. Supreme Court. Nathaniel Romano, S.J., a visiting faculty member and Drinan Scholar at BC Law School, reflects on how they may approach cases involving capital punishment in an essay for America.

When widespread toxins in the oceans make landfall they imperil the health and well-being of more than three billion people, according to a report by an international coalition of scientists led by BC's Global Observatory on Pollution and Health. Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., discussed the findings: WBUR News | WGBH News | Earth.com

Across Massachusetts, cranberry bogs are feeling the impacts of climate shifts. Associate Professor of Sociology Brian Gareau, who has published a study of how growers think about climate change, is quoted, and the research cited, by National Geographic.

Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy discussed unemployment numbers and the potential for a double-dip recession as a guest on WGBH "Morning Edition."

As society looks to rebound from COVID-19, the ideas and resources needed to cope and succeed will look different than before. Among experts asked to weigh in, Lynch School Professor and Duganne Faculty Fellow David Blustein comments on better protections for workers: BBC.com (scroll down). | He also offered advice on how to maintain self-esteem after job loss: Wall Street Journal.

BC Law Professor Ray Madoff has teamed up with philanthropist John Arnold to create The Initiative to Accelerate Charitable Giving, a broad coalition dedicated to promoting common-sense, non-partisan charitable giving reforms.  Chronicle of Philanthropy | Bloomberg News

BC Law Associate Professor Brian Quinn weighs in on legalities surrounding LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton's multi-billion deal to acquire Tiffany & Co. The Fashion Law

President-elect Joe Biden has named ex-Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen as his nominee for treasury secretary. BC Law School Liberty Mutual Insurance Professor Patricia McCoy reflects on Yellen's past influence on Wall Street oversight: CNN.com

A pair of earthquakes shook the South Shore in November. Professor of Geophysics John Ebel of the Earth and Environmental Sciences department and Weston Observatory discussed the likelihood of future seismic activity in Boston Magazine. | He also commented, along with Professor and Weston Observatory Director Alan Kafka, in South Coast Today.

A project-based approach to civics assessment would enrich the variety of forms of assessment the state uses and values, and help to prepare students for active citizenship, according to Lynch School Associate Professor Patrick McQuillan, co-author of an op-ed in CommonWealth magazine.

America has become so polarized that presidential bellwether counties—those that consistently back the national winner, switching between parties in the process—are nearing extinction. Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins weighs in: Wall Street Journal.

President-elect Joe Biden's Catholic faith has shaped his life and approach to politics. How will it shape his presidency? School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome comments: Boston Globe

The “gig economy” was once universally referred to as the “sharing economy.” So what went wrong? And is it possible to bring back that original promise of flexibility, autonomy, and respect? An interview with Professor of Sociology Juliet Schor: Australian Broadcasting Co.

Center for Work & Family Executive Director Brad Harrington is among experts discussing difficulties faced by working parents during the pandemic for Harvard Business Review. He is quoted regarding stay-at-home dads in the Washington Post and on the effect of the pandemic on work-family gender roles in Boston Globe Magazine and on WBUR "Radio Boston."

Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., comments on  renewed calls for people to keep their guard up against the coronavirus during the holiday season in the Boston Globe and on the likely progress of vaccine distribution on WBUR "CommonHealth."

What should the United States do, if anything, about the growing alignment between China and Russia? Associate Professor of Political Science Timothy Crawford and doctoral candidate Khang Vu write on the subject for national security policy journal War on the Rocks.

Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z is entering the job market for the first time during the COVID-19 crisis. Aleksandar Tomic, director of the Woods College M.S. in Applied Economics program, comments in a piece that also cites Center for Retirement Research findings regarding the effect on graduating millennials of the 2008 recession: Al Jazeera

Schools need to hire more counselors, writes Betty Lai, Buehler Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, in an op-ed for the Boston Herald.

Vice Provost for Global Engagement and Canisius Professor James Keenan, S.J., talks about the significance of the sculpture "Angels Unawares" in an interview with Vatican Radio.

While young children may not be able to articulate the difference, they value deep friendships over casual connections. Senior lecturer in psychology Barry Schneider, author of Childhood Friendships and Peer Relations: Friends and Enemies, comments in the New York Times.

Donald Trump's departure will bring some positive changes for American and international higher education, but Trumpism is far from gone, write Center for International Higher Education director Hans de Wit and founding director Philip Altbach: University World News | The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier has relevance for higher education and society in a number of ways, writes Altbach: University World News.

Billionaire philanthropist Robert F. Smith has admitted to hiding profits in offshore accounts and filing false tax returns for 10 years. BC Law Professor Ray Madoff comments: Washington Post.

BC Law School Professor Robert Bloom weighed in on election legal challenges raised by President Trump in an interview on CBS News Boston.

The last incumbent president to lose an election was George H.W. Bush in 1992. While he could be a no-holds-barred campaigner, he was gracious in concession, retired professor of history Patrick Maney tells the Boston Globe

A magnitude 3.6 quake in Buzzards Bay rattled southern New England on November 8. Professor and geophysicist John Ebel  comments on possible future seismic activity: Boston Globe.

Janet Helms, Augustus Long Professor at the Lynch School and director of its Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, has studied how Americans relate to one another across our racial differences. She discusses her research in this American Psychological Association feature.

Why do some states receive more federal funding than others? Is the current allocation fair? Insights from Woods College Associate Dean Aleksandar Tomic, director of the school's M.S. in Applied Economics program: MoneyGeek.

Findings from the Artificial Intelligence Global Executive Study 2020 conducted by Carroll School Professor of Information Systems Sam Ransbotham and colleagues are now available: MIT Sloane Management Review. | He also co-hosts the new podcast series "Me, Myself and AI"

Though several states had yet to be called in favor of either presidential candidate, President Trump’s campaign was already filing lawsuits and threatening to take the legal battle all the way to the Supreme Court. BC Law School Professor Kent Greenfield discussed the situation with WCVB-TV News and NBC 10.

How do people with no credit acquire a credit card to establish a credit history? Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy is among experts asked to provide tips for WalletHub.

There is nothing more a vote can do respecting the U.S. Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade, but there are other pro-life issues to consider before voting November 3, writes Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny, co-author of an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune.

The FDA allows use of the solvent methylene chloride for decaffeination, as long as only trace amounts remain. Pediatrician and Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan discusses the chemical's health risks to unborn children whose mothers are advised to switch to decaf during pregnancy: WJLA-TV News.

A paper co-authored by Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of Finance and Hillenbrand Family Faculty Fellow Vyacheslav Fos that explored how Chinese government interventions shape the production competition with the U.S. is cited by a columnist for Bloomberg News.

The pandemic has forced campus ministry to enter a new era of digital spirituality. Boston College Campus Ministry is among programs highlighted by America magazine.

The pandemic has forced campus ministry to enter a new era of digital spirituality. Boston College Campus Ministry is among programs highlighted by America magazine.

Amid nationwide concerns about security and disruption, officials are closely monitoring the elections and the internet. Kevin Powers, director of the M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance Program at the Woods College, weighs in: WGBH News.

The importance of entrepreneurship, or self-employment as a form of work, increases significantly with age, according to a report by Cal Halvorsen and Jacquelyn James of the School of Social Work's Center on Aging & Work. The research is highlighted by the New York Times

By some estimates, 40 to 45 percent of Catholics in the United States are Latino, including more than 60 percent of Catholics under the age of 18—yet no U.S. cardinals are Latino. School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino comments in America

Professor of Political Science Jonathan Laurence talked about growing tensions between France and Turkey, and secularism vs. Islam, on Turkish state broadcaster TRT and on Euronews "Good Morning Europe."

In an op-ed, BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield advocates responding to SCOTUS politicization with a new, specialized court to decide constitutional questions: New York Times.

The real problem with the originalist theory is that it allows no room for ethical, moral, or political growth, contends Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson, writing with U.S. Senator Angus King Jr. of Maine, in The Atlantic.

Many issues face Catholic voters in this year's presidential election. Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz and School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome make the case in favor of a Catholic vote for Joe Biden in an op-ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

As America’s demographic landscape becomes increasingly more diverse, what is—and will be—the impact on national voting behavior? Insights from retired Professor of History Patrick Maney in a Q&A with WalletHub.

Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., weighs in on state efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus: Boston Globe

A Harvard researcher added up the number of years that Americans who died from the pandemic might have lived had they reached a typical life expectancy. Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam comments: New York Times

In a new documentary, quotes from Pope Francis suggest that civil union laws may provide a way for countries to protect the legal rights of persons in same-sex relationships. Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz comments for NBC Boston; School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome on WBUR Radio Boston and WHDH 7 News; and both appear in a segment by NECN.

Elections officials across the Commonwealth are working overtime to process mail-in ballots—but also to prevent online threats. Kevin Powers, director of the M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance Program at the Woods College, discussed the cyber risks on Boston 25 News. Watch the video

In August, Gordon Wayne ’23 walked 550 miles from Virginia to his "dream school" at the Heights to raise awareness and funds for homelessness, an issue with which he has personal experience. His journey was featured Friday on ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Régine Jean-Charles, a Haitian American scholar, reflects on Amy Coney Barrett's descriptions of her Black adopted children during her confirmation hearings in a piece for Ms. magazine.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Alekseevich Bunin, the first Russian writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer writes a commemorative essay for the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Through the lens of a spring semester course interrupted by a lockdown, Professor of English Carlo Rotella reflects on the meaning of a college literature class—during a pandemic and always—in the cover essay of  Washington Post Magazine. | He also likened the Trump-Biden debate to a boxing match in a piece for Politico.

A discovery by a BC Law student working with the Boston College Innocence Program was key to the release of Thomas Rosa, Jr., of Chelsea, who served 34 years for a crime he did not commit. More from BC Law Magazine | Sampling of coverage: Boston Globe | AP National | MassLive  | U.S. News | CBS Boston

President Trump has called on Attorney General William Barr to immediately launch an investigation into unverified claims about Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. BC Law Professor R. Michael Cassidy comments: AP via Washington Post.

Aleksandar Tomic, director of the M.S. in Applied Economics program at the Woods College, weighs in on the best U.S. economic sectors for work in a pandemic: Zenger News  | He also comments on why Canada's job market is recovering from COVID-19 faster than the U.S. Yahoo Finance.

Philip Landrigan, M.D., director of BC's Global Public Health program, was interviewed for a USA Today series on systemic racism and COVID-19: How racist history fuels deaths | COVID in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley" | He discussed the rise of state COVID cases on Bloomberg Baystate Business and the health risks of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on Public Radio Exchange's "Living on Earth."

The recent Vatican letter "Samaritanus Bonus: On the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of Life" reaffirms Church opposition to euthanasia and says patients planning to end their lives cannot receive the sacraments. Walsh Professor of Bioethics Andrea Vicini, S.J., writes on the document: National Catholic Reporter.

A study co-authored by BC political scientist Michael Hartney finds that local political conditions—not science or the severity of COVID-19—were the most important factor in determining whether K-12 public school districts chose to offer in-person classes this fall. New York Times

BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield responds to Amy Coney Barrett's "originalist" view that the meaning of the U.S. Constitution's text does not change over time: WBUR Cognoscenti | While Barrett's nomination highlights the rise of Catholics on the Supreme Court, Catholics do not share identical views on all issues, School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome tells the Boston Globe

Social media companies face heightened scrutiny and pressure to do more to keep their platforms from becoming vectors of misinformation, election meddling, and all-around disorder. Associate Professor of Communication Michael Serazio comments: Bloomberg News

Associate Professor Emeritus of Theology Rev. Robert Imbelli explores the significance of the writings of influential 20th-century theologian Karl Rahner, S.J., to present and future Christians, in an essay for America magazine.

COVID-19 has brought the world to a point of crisis. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to emerge and build a cleaner, healthier, and a more just world, writes Philip Landrigan, M.D., professor of biology and director of BC's Global Public Health Program, co-author of an essay published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

What happens to the political parties they lead if Trump wins and Biden loses? What about the other way around? How would either of these outcomes affect the struggle between the establishment and insurgent wings in each party? Moakley Professor of Political Science Kay Schlozman and Associate Professor David Hopkins are among experts asked to weigh in: New York Times.

Audio recordings of grand jury proceedings in the case, including witness testimony but not jurors’ deliberations or prosecutors’ recommendations, were released last Friday by the Kentucky attorney general's office. BC Law School Professor R. Michael Cassidy commented for the
Wall Street Journal.

The president contracting COVID-19 has raised questions about how temporary transfer of power works, and about how various scenarios could affect the upcoming election. Insights from BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield: Boston Globe | WCVB-TV News

Professor of Biology Philip Landrigan, director of BC's Global Public Health and the Common Good program, is among epidemiologists asked to weigh in on the president contracting COVID-19: Boston Globe

There's a complex relationship between fatigue and mental health. When is lethargy something more? Insights from Lynch School Buehler Family Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor Betty Lai, who studies how children and families respond to trauma: Huffington Post

Circumstances stemming from the pandemic are forcing many women, especially mothers, to leave the workforce. How do we move forward?  Jennifer Sabatini Fraone of the Center for Work and Family comments: Boston Globe

The pandemic has dramatically worsened inequalities within the higher education and research sector—among students, faculty, and institutions, and between countries, write Center for International Higher Education director Hans de Wit and founding director Philip Altbach: University World News | When will India build world-class research universities? Altbach addresses this question, also for University World News.

Professor of Near Eastern Studies Franck Salameh contends that a millennium of French “emotional attachment” to Eastern Catholics, Lebanon’s Maronites in particular, has ended following Emmanuel Macron's visit to Lebanon on September 1. The National Interest

Upon completing the M.S. in Cybersecurity and Governance program at the Woods College, Boston College's inaugural Fulbright Ireland-USA TechImpact Cybersecurity Scholar, Dublin native Conor Quinn, is featured in a Q&A with the Irish Times.

The opening on the Supreme Court created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spurred a battle that Republicans are rushing to win. BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield weighs in: NBC Boston | With Amy Coney Barrett, SCOTUS would have six Catholics. School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome comments: AP

BC Law School Professor Ray Madoff is among experts asked to respond to the New York Times report on President Donald Trump's tax returns: Boston Globe.

Aleksandar Tomic, director of the M.S. in Applied Economics program at the Woods College, discussed the uneven impact COVID-19 has had on various industries: Bond Buyer (p. 2) | He also addressed the origins and impact of the Great Depression for Business Insider.

François Fénelon, a 17th century thinker and political figure, contends that freedom from the anxiety and misery that plague relentless pursuits of wealth and recognition requires liberation from the grip of self-love, writes Professor of Political Science Ryan Patrick Hanley in an essay for Psyche.

BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield discussed Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legancy and influence on CBS Boston and NBC Boston. | Read a remembrance of the late Supreme Court justice by first-year BC Law student Jamie Ehrlich: CNN.com

What are the security risks of TikTok and WeChat? Insights from Kevin Powers, director of the M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance Program at the Woods College: Boston 25 News

The largest acquisition in the history of the luxury goods sector—Tiffany’s $16 billion sale to LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton)—is collapsing. BC Law Associate Professor Brian Quinn comments for the London-based international report Business of Fashion.

The pandemic is causing some Americans, including younger people, to renew their interest in religion, according to a Pew Research Center survey. School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome comments on the findings for Boston 25 News.

In an essay on Catholic voting this fall, Vice Provost and Canisius Professor of Theology James Keenan, S.J., provides resources from Scripture and the tradition on mercy, the common good, and the capability for leadership. National Catholic Reporter.

Aleksandar Tomic, associate dean for strategy, innovation, and technology in the Woods College of Advancing Studies, suggests three questions to help colleges define a strategy for entering, or scaling their presence in, the online education space, in an essay for The Evolllution.

BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield discussed Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legancy and influence on CBS Boston and NBC Boston. | Read a remembrance of the late Supreme Court justice by first-year BC Law student Jamie Ehrlich: CNN.com

What are the security risks of TikTok and WeChat? Insights from Kevin Powers, director of the M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance Program at the Woods College: Boston 25 News

The largest acquisition in the history of the luxury goods sector—Tiffany’s $16 billion sale to LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton)—is collapsing. BC Law Associate Professor Brian Quinn comments for the London-based international report Business of Fashion.

The pandemic is causing some Americans, including younger people, to renew their interest in religion, according to a Pew Research Center survey. School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome comments on the findings for Boston 25 News.

In an essay on Catholic voting this fall, Vice Provost and Canisius Professor of Theology James Keenan, S.J., provides resources from Scripture and the tradition on mercy, the common good, and the capability for leadership. National Catholic Reporter.

Aleksandar Tomic, associate dean for strategy, innovation, and technology in the Woods College of Advancing Studies, suggests three questions to help colleges define a strategy for entering, or scaling their presence in, the online education space, in an essay for The Evolllution.

Amid daunting challenges, some K-12 schools are rising to the new challenges of remote learning—and other pandemic-related issues—through innovation. Lynch School Associate Professor Martin Scanlan, who worked with local school leaders during the summer, was interviewed by WCVB Ch. 5 News

With the death of Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants, Governor Charlie Baker has the chance of an historic remaking of the oldest continuous sitting appellate court in the Western Hemisphere. Professor of History Alan Rogers comments: Boston Globe

Long a refuge for travelers and locals alike, Logan's Our Lady of the Airways is the nation's oldest airport chapel. University Historian and scholar of American Catholic history James O'Toole sheds light on its origins on WBUR "Radio Boston."

Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and French Régine Jean-Charles reflects on adjusting her teaching for a semester in which the nation grapples with the challenges of both COVID-19 and systemic racism, in a piece for Boston Globe "Ideas."

Researchers including Assistant Professor Joshua Hartshorne of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience are exploring the pandemic's effect on the language development of children not in school and interacting less with peers. He comments on the research: New York Times | CBS Baltimore

Six months after Governor Baker declared a state of emergency in response to the pandemic, Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court hears a case challenging his authority to close businesses. BC Law School Assistant Professor of the Practice Jeffrey Cohen discussed the case on Bloomberg Baystate Business (segment begins at 32:38).

Rural counties in Pennsylvania voted for Donald Trump in a landslide in 2016. Will this time be different? Insights from Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins in the New York Times.

Will the Trump campaign's amplification of scenes of unrest in the nation appeal to swing voters? Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson weighs in for Time magazine

Middle managers face potentially competing interests to protect themselves, support others, and advance their work, but can play an important role, according Carroll School Associate Professor Bess Rouse, who writes about her research in this area for LSE Business Review.

What financial factors should be considered when deciding where to retire? Insights from BC School of Social Work Assistant Professor Cal Halvorsen in a Q&A with WalletHub.

Labor Day traditionally signals the end of summer and a return to routine--but this year is different. Lynch School Professor David Blustein, author of The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty, comments for CNN.com.

Ronnie Qualls, a client of the Boston College Innocence Program at BC Law School, was exonerated following his wrongful conviction in a 1992 double homicide: CBS Boston.

What can the stock market expect if Joe Biden wins the general election? Woods College of Advancing Studies Associate Dean Aleksandar Tomic, director of the M.S. in Applied Economics program, weighs in for U.S. News & World Report

Widespread unemployment heightens the risk of people not being prepared to retire, the Center for Retirement Research reports. A brief by director and Drucker Professor Alicia Munnell, assistant director of savings research Anqi Chen, and research economist Wenliang Hou is highlighted by the Washington Post. Munnell also commented on Joe Biden's plans for 401(k)s: Forbes.

Preliminary research from Lynch School Professor James Mahalik and colleagues confirms the concept that men who identify with certain macho qualities are less likely to wear a mask, as are those with penchant for individualism and skepticism towards science. Their study is highlighted by Fast Company.

Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland comments on the Federal Reserve's signals on inflation and on the U.S. economy's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic: CNBC  | Bond Buyer

Professor of Sociology Juliet Schor discussed her research into the sharing economy's community-based enterprises and platform cooperatives, the basis of her new book After the Gig, on Marketplace Morning Report and in a Bloomberg News podcast.

Lynch School Associate Professor Karen Arnold, whose pioneering work on transitions of low-income students brought the term “summer melt” to the vernacular, comments on this year's phenomenon: Washington Post.

Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland comments on the Federal Reserve's signals on inflation and on the U.S. economy's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic: CNBC  | Bond Buyer

Professor of Sociology Juliet Schor discussed her research into the sharing economy's community-based enterprises and platform cooperatives, the basis of her new book After the Gig, on Marketplace Morning Report.

Lynch School Associate Professor Karen Arnold, whose pioneering work on transitions of low-income students brought the term “summer melt” to the vernacular, comments on students who signed up for college last spring but did not show up for the start of fall classes: Washington Post.

Because school systems have had more time to prepare, Lynch School Professor Martin Scanlan expects to see improvements in remote education this fall, and he believes expectation should be high for both families and educators. Fox 25 Boston

Fr. Matthew Hood of the Archdiocese of Detroit recently discovered that his baptism as an infant had been invalid. School of Theology and Ministry Professor John Baldovin, S.J., comments on the issue of sacramental validity for America.

Due to the pandemic, oil and gas operations, government facilities, and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise bypass rules to protect health and the environment, the Associated Press reports. Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan comments: AP via New York Times.

New CDC data suggest that young adults—both those who are going back to college and those who are not—may be suffering particularly hard when it comes to mental health. Lynch School Buehler Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor Betty Lai, who studies mental health in the aftermath of disasters, comments. New York Times

The penalty for early filing, and the bonus for delaying, are based on old formulas that don’t reflect gains in life expectancy, resulting in a system that hurts lower-income people the most. Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell weighs in. Associated Press via New York Times

Professor of Sociology Juliet Schor, author of the forthcoming book After the Gig: How the Sharing Economy Got Hijacked and How to Win it Back, comments on contract workers for a special report on "The Economy Reimagined" from Marketplace.

Racial gaps in retirement security were large before the coronavirus struck, and the economic disruptions caused by the pandemic could worsen the problem. A study by the Center for Retirement Research, with comments from co-author Geoffrey Sanzenbacher, is cited by the New York Times.

Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins writes on Joe Biden's choice of Kamala Harris as a running mate: New York Times | He also comments for Bloomberg Baystate Business and the Washington Post. | He also comments on the evolution of the Democratic Party: Wall Street Journal.

Turkish officials have delayed plans to reopen schools as medical experts warn of rising infection rates throughout the country. Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis, who has been studying the epidemic in his native country, comments for D.C.-based Middle East news source Al-Monitor.

lia Salita, president and CEO of Genesis Philanthropy Group, miracle-maker of Jewish philanthropy, died this summer. An essay by Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer recalls Salita's formative years in Moscow. Tablet Magazine

Lynch School Augustus Professor Janet Helms, director of the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, comments on the stresses related to the experience of racial trauma: CNN.com.

Technology has an important role in schools to make good teaching and learning better. But even as a hybrid, it should not be the main driver or leverage for reimagining better learning in schools, writes Lynch School Professor Emeritus Andy Hargreaves. Washington Post

Carroll School senior lecturer in real estate Edward Chazen weighs in on the best and worst cities for renters, common mistakes renters make, and tips on how to get the best value in a Q&A with WalletHub.

On the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,  a moral reflection by Professor of Theology Kenneth Himes, O.F.M., is published by the theological journal Asian Horizons.

In an op-ed, Vice Provost and Canisius Professor of Theology James Keenan, S.J., writes on ordination, competency, and the case for women cardinals in the Catholic Church. National Catholic Reporter

BC Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau and his mother, Shirley Small-Rougeau, whose lives were intertwined with the late Rep. John Lewis and the fight for social justice, were guests on WBUR "Radio Boston."

What are the some of the safety considerations for businesses (and their customers) and public schools during a pandemic? Insights from Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam: Marketplace | WBUR News

BC Dining strategies for fall focus on streamlining and safety, but realistic plans still leave room for the culinary creativity the program is known for, Executive Chef Frank Bailey tells Food Management Magazine.

Six centuries ago, the Yongle emperor moved the capital of the Ming dynasty from Nanjing unto Beijing. Associate Professor of Art History Aurelia Campbell, author of the new book What the Emperor Built, explains how his constructions sent a message of power. South China Morning Post Magazine

Protracted protests, the pandemic, and the central government’s new national security law raise concerns about the future of higher education in Hong Kong, writes Center for International Higher Education founding director Philip Altbach: University World News.

What behaviors lead people into credit card debt? How can they avoid it? Insights from Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy in a Q&A with WalletHub.

BC Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau and his mother, Shirley Small-Rougeau, whose lives were intertwined with the late Rep. John Lewis and the fight for social justice, were guests on WBUR "Radio Boston."

President Trump's suggestion that the coming election could be postponed has drawn criticism even from members of the GOP. Law Professor Kent Greenfield weighed in on NBC Boston.

Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies Ali Kadivar discussed how protests for racial justice in the U.S. have affected the nation's global image in an interview with NPR.

A federal appeals court overturned the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and ordered a new trial. BC Law Professor Robert Bloom comments: AP via New York Times | Boston Globe

Offices that have transitioned to remote mode must consider how to strategically balance what work used to be with what it is now, writes Carroll School Assistant Professor Beth Schinoff: Sloan Management Review.

Vice President and University Secretary Casey Beaumier, S.J., director of the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies, discusses how Ignatian principles can help at this profound moment in time: Angelus News.

The process of reopening K-12 schools during the pandemic must be driven by educational professionalism that serves the broader purpose of maximizing learning and addressing students’ holistic needs, Lynch School Associate Professor Martin Scanlan writes in Teachers College Record.

Who are the federal officers deployed to Portland, Oregon? BC Law School Associate Professor Kari Hong discussed the situation in an interview with NECN .

Professor of Economics Christopher Baum outlines findings from his study of the economic well-being of refugees granted asylum in Sweden in a piece for the country's leading daily newspaper, Dagens Nyhete.

Jennifer McLarnon '96, M.Ed. '00, C.A.E.S. '18, currently pursuing an M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance at the Woods College is featured by tech journal Toggle.

School of Social Work faculty member Tsana Dimanin discusses factors that contribute to youth being "disconnected" from school and work, and ways to address the problem, in a Q&A with WalletHub.

Alumnus and Professor Emeritus of Sociology John Donovan, a World War II veteran who at age 102 received France's highest honor for military and civil accomplishments, is featured by the Boston Globe and WCVB-TV Ch. 5 News.

About 75 percent of those who’ve lost jobs are now at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living in retirement—a more than 20 percent increase since the pandemic began, a Center for Retirement Research study shows: Marketplace

President Trump’s threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court, say experts including BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield: Reuters

Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court is considering whether police need a search warrant to check the MBTA's CharlieCard data logs. Law Professor R. Michael Cassidy weighs in on considerations for the court: Boston Globe

The Spirit’s guidance leads to deeper understanding of systemic racist violence and moves toward racial justice, writes Professor Emerita of Theology M. Shawn Copeland in Commonweal.

The COVID-19 infection rate among employees at Mass General Brigham hospitals dropped significantly when all workers were required to wear masks, a new report shows. Dean Hashimoto, associate professor at BC Law School and chief medical officer for Occupational Health Services at Mass General Brigham, comments on the findings in the Boston Globe.

In July 1943, the first trial of Nazi war criminals took place in Krasnodar, Russia. Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer shares his investigation of the landmark court case in an essay for The Tablet

A kitchen can become a laboratory when you make just about anything, says Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor Eric Dearing, who discusses ways to help parents support kids' math learning through everyday activities on Boston 25 News.

Before the pandemic, the band Midland had arrived on the verge of country stardom. Professor of English Carlo Rotella accompanied Midland on the road and writes about the band for the Washington Post Magazine.

Vigilant mask wearing might have spared nearly 140 people from catching the coronavirus at a hair salon, according to a report published by the CDC. Epidemiologist and Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam comments: New York Times

Experts including Professor of Biology Philip Landrigan, M.D., director of the BC's Global Public Health program, weigh in on White House efforts to sideline Anthony Fauci: Boston Globe

Project Entrepreneur at Boston College Law School, launched to help address the barriers to starting a business faced by those with criminal records, leads a story on initiatives to assist former inmates' return to the workforce: Boston Globe.

Recommendations of the global research report released by the Schiller Center for Integrated Science and Society and partner organizations are outlined in a post for the World Economic Forum.

As it reopens following a four-month COVID-19 shutdown⁠—and before that a year and a half of not living up to gambling revenue expectations⁠—MGM Springfield faces steep challenges. Carroll School Associate Professor of the Practice of Finance Richard McGowan, S.J., comments: Springfield Republican via MassLive.com.

Members of the Bhutanese community in western Massachusetts are drawing on their own experience to keep their community safe and self-sufficient during the pandemic, writes Jenna Berent of the School of Social Work's Research Program on Children and Adversity: Dig Boston.

A Center for Retirement Research study looks at several concerns that will impact older workers’ careers. The research is highlighted, with comments by center director Alicia Munnell, by CNBC.

Professional life has changed dramatically for many over the past few months. Lynch School Professor David Blustein discussed how to navigate this new normal in an interview with News 12 Long Island.

Chief Justice John Roberts earned the ire of conservatives on some recent decisions. How will that play out for the court in the long term? Perspective from BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield in an op-ed for The Hill.

The hacking of a Maine intelligence agency that revealed personal information of alleged crime victims and suspects should be a lesson for those in government charged with safeguarding sensitive data, Kevin Powers, founding director of the M.S. in Cybersecurity and Governance Program at the Woods College, tells the Bangor Daily News.

A new SEC rule for financial services professionals is getting mixed reviews from industry observers. Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of Finance Jonathan Reuter weighs in for Dow Jones MarketWatch.

Experts worry that state reopening plans could open the door for another COVID-19 surge. Epidemiologist and Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam discussed the issues on WBUR News and commented on surges elsewhere in the U.S.: Wall Street Journal.

Are there constitutional issues associated with limiting interstate travel due to the pandemic? BC Law Assistant Professor Daniel Farbman comments: Boston Globe.

The pandemic has sharpened the prophetic call of Pope Francis's encyclical letter Laudato si' to care for our common home and each other, writes Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny: Commonweal.

Universities including Boston College are seeking to document this unprecedented moment in time through archival collections. Burns Librarian Christian Dupont comments on BC's project: Boston Globe.

BC Law Associate Professor Kari Hong weighs in on the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on asylum-seekers' claims: Vox.com  | She is quoted regarding Sonia Sotomayo

As Massachusetts continues to reopen, parents' thoughts turn to what summer play can and should be like for kids. Insights from Psychology Research Professor Peter Gray on WBUR "Radio Boston."

Rhetoric that that turns mask-wearing into a politically fraught action could lead to more deaths and infections, Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam tells the Associated Press.

Catholic schools across the country are facing declining enrollment and closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Roche Center for Catholic Education Executive Director Melodie Wyttenbach comments for Boston 25 News.

The town of Milton, Mass. needs curricula and policies to guide teachers and educate students about racism, writes resident and Associate Professor of African Diaspora Studies and French Régine Jean-Charles in an op-ed for the Boston Globe.

School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino was among experts taking part in an Association of Catholic Publishers virtual session to help parents and educators talk to children and teens about issues of race. The event is highlighted by Crux.com.

Center for Work & Family Executive Director Brad Harrington discusses expectations and realities for contemporary dads, especially during these challenging times, on WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio's "Where We Live."

O'Neill Professor of American Politics R. Shep Melnick, author of The Transformation of Title IX: Regulating Gender Equality in Education, analyzes the Education Department's final rules in an essay for the Brookings Institution, and writes on the regulations focused on K-12 in a piece for Education Next.

Should federal resources be allocated to states according to how much they pay in federal taxes, or should some states subsidize others? Two BC economists respond in Q&As with WalletHub.com: Professor of the Practice Can Erbil | Associate Professor Pablo Guerron.

As unemployment claims rise in Massachusetts, so do reports of businesses laying off workers and closing doors permanently. Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy comments for WBZ-TV/CBS Boston.

BC Dining Services Director Beth Emery outlines strategies for keeping students and staffers safe this fall, in an interview with Food Service Director magazine >>

Multiple-employer plans, hailed as a cure for those who don't have workplace retirement plans, come at a cost, according to a paper by BC Law Donahue Assistant Professor Natalya Shnitzer. Investment News

Writing for the international Catholic daily La Croix, Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz examines new report on the Catholic Church in Australia. Part 1 | Part 2

Some fear that organized religion might falter unless the faithful gather, against public health advice. But, contrary to expectations, social distancing might increase religious devotion, writes Associate Professor of History Benjamin Braude. National Catholic Reporter.

More than 47 million Americans could lose their jobs due to the pandemic. How can they cope?  Lynch School Professor David Blustein shares his research insights in a Boston Globe podcast and with WMC News-Memphis.

As budgets are strained, how can states best protect residents and keep services running? Associate Professor of the Practice of Economics Chandini Sankaran responds in a Q&A with WalletHub.

Associate Professor of Communication Ashley Duggan weighs in on state health care infrastructures and challenges, and the uptick in telemedicine, also in a WalletHub Q&A.

BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield comments on President Trump's warning that he would use federal forces to quell protest and violence across the nation: Associated Press, New York Times.

President Trump's effort to regulate social media companies' content decisions may face an uphill battle from regulators who have previously said they cannot oversee the conduct of internet firms. Law Professor Daniel Lyons weighs in: Reuters.

What if the ethos of the Confederacy didn't just survive the Civil War, but actually came to dominate American politics and culture, right up to the present day? That's the thesis proposed by Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson in her new book, How The South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America. She discussed it on C-SPAN and WGBH News "The Scrum."

How do we make sure that we're acting ethically during the pandemic? Boston Magazine asked Walsh Professor of Bioethics Andrea Vicini, S.J., for advice on responsible decision-making.

The pandemic will have long-lasting repercussions for the Catholic Church. Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz comments: The Tablet (U.K.)

The coronavirus outbreak has scrambled many Americans' financial futures, magnifying already existing issues. Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell comments in the Washington Post, which also cites center reports.

The growing costs of the pandemic have put an unexpected strain on states' finances. Insights from Associate Professor Robert Murphy in a Q&A with WalletHub.

Concurrent Professor of Law and Philosophy Thomas Kohler contrasts  work-related culture and policies, as well as unemployment levels, in the U.S. and Germany on PBS Newshour (begins at 15:00).

As offices in Massachusetts reopen with reduced occupancy, new challenges arise. Shea Center for Entrepreneurship Executive Director Jere Doyle comments: Boston.com.

Professor of Economics Kit Baum comments on factors affecting recent  Consumer Price Index reports on Marketplace Radio.

Houses of worship have been given a green light to reopen in Massachusetts, despite concerns that church gatherings may exacerbate spread of the coronavirus. Law School Professor Kent Greenfield weighed in on the decision for WBUR News and the Boston Globe, while School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino addressed the impact on ministry: Crux.com.

Low-interest credit cards are on the rise. Are they what they seem? Insights from Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy in a Q&A with WalletHub.

Young adults, especially those without a college degree, are particularly vulnerable in recessions, and may be at a lasting disadvantage. A brief by Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell and Research Economist Wenliang Hou is highlighted by the New York Times. Munnell also commented on the age-related implications of the "Safer at Home" directive: Boston Globe.

During a pandemic, people with disabilities and their families need an alternative to congregate care. Self-direction in care is a proven model, writes BC School of Social Work Professor Emeritus Kevin Mahoney in an op-ed: Boston Globe.

The current employment crisis--jobs being abruptly ended, reduced or transformed--and its impact on mental well-being presents some unique challenges. Lynch School Professor David Blustein discussed the issues in the New York Times.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling overturning the state's stay-at-home order highlights a widening U.S. debate on the pandemic. Law School Professor Kent Greenfield comments: USA Today.

It will take time to understand the true spiritual effects of the pandemic, says School of Theology and Ministry Professor John Baldovin, S.J., in an interview with America magazine.

The spring of 2020--for human beings, at least--has become the season that isn't. English doctoral candidate Matthew Mersky comments through the lens of literature: AP via New York Times.

Economics Professors Tayfun Sönmez and Utku Ünver, with colleagues from Harvard and MIT, propose a market strategy to address the shortage of plasma for coronavirus patients. Bloomberg News.

Edgar Allan Poe's dark tales of plagues anticipated America's polarized response to the coronavirus pandemic, Professor of English Paul Lewis writes in an op-ed for the Baltimore Sun.

The White House has rejected CDC guidelines for reopening. Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam joined a panel discussing the subject on  MSNBC "A.M. Joy"

Catholic parishes in South Carolina are among the nation's first to reopen for in-person services. School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome comments: Reuters via New York Times.

Living with others in quarantine requires some basic rules of mutual care, according to School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino in an essay for Conversations magazine.

As a guest on MSNBC "Morning Joe," epidemiologist and Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam discussed concerns as states begin reopening their economies; she also commented on "leaky" social distancing for CNN.com.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports 20.5 million jobs lost in April. Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy discussed the latest report as a guest on WGBH "Morning Edition."

What does the new reality of social distancing ourselves from others mean for our mental health? School of Social Work Associate Professor of Clinical Practice Susan Tohn addressed the subject on WBUR "Radio Boston."

Webinars for leaders of women religious communities on coping with stress, anxiety, and grief during the pandemic, offered by BCSSW faculty member and psychologist Sr. Maryanne Loughry, are highlighted in two pieces by National Catholic Reporter's Global Sisters Report: 1, 2.

Post-pandemic, what if you can't retire? BCSSW Assistant Professor Cal Halvorsen weighed in on rethinking retirement for  "On the Brink" podcast.

How can principals best prepare for the eventual reopening of schools? Jenne Colasacco, executive director of the Carroll School of Management's Lynch Leadership Academy, is co-author of an essay outlining the supports required: Education Dive.

The pandemic and accompanying economic upheaval could have lasting effects on Social Security benefits for millions of Americans, according to a new report by Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell, who writes about it for Dow Jones MarketWatch; it's also highlighted by Forbes, Financial Planning. | A tactic to help fix the U.S. retirement system could be to suspend property taxes for retirees, she said in the Washington Post.

The U.S. state pensions system has been hard hit by the pandemic as well. CRR Associate Director of State and Local Research Jean-Pierre Aubry comments: Financial Times.

Even when the pandemic passes, close relationships will be forever altered, writes Associate Professor of Communication Ashley Duggan in a guest post for Psychology Today.

Epidemiologist and Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam is co-author of a piece on what it means to "distance" ourselves from one another and from disease: Medium Elemental. She also joined a discussion of the evolving information regarding the pandemic on Bloomberg Baystate Business News, commented on states reopening in the Washington Post; on changes in how Massachusetts coronavirus cases are counted in the Boston Globe; and on COVID-19 tracing apps: AP

Are we at a transformative moment for online learning? Lynch School Professor and Center for International Higher Education Director Hans de Wit and the center's founding director, Research Professor Philip Altbach, weigh in for University World News.

Why is there so much pressure to be productive during the pandemic? Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor David Blustein weighed in as a guest on WNYC's "The Takeaway."

With the closing of schools and day care centers, and looming questions regarding summer camps, some parents will face steep challenges juggling work and child care. Center for Work and Family Director of Corporate Partnerships Jennifer Fraone commented in a front-page story on the subject in the Boston Globe.

The bachelor's degree program in criminal and social justice offered through the Woods College of Advancing Studies is highlighted by Diverse Issues in Higher Education in an exploration of a growing number of such programs at colleges and universities. The piece includes comments by program faculty member Judge James Menno, as well as program alumna Stephanie Gigliotti.

One of the most striking elements of the coronavirus crisis is how easily the response has been folded into America's partisan culture war. How did that happen? Insights from Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins: Vox.com. |  Many Democrats seem much more determined to vote now than they were four years ago, putting fears of the pandemic second to the desire to deny President Trump a second term. Political Science Assistant Professor Masha Krupenkin comments. Reuters

Conversations around lifting pandemic restrictions are premature, epidemiologist and Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam said in an interview with WGBH "Morning Edition." She commented on other aspects of the outbreak to CNN International, and on Massachusetts as a coronavirus hotbed in the Boston Globe.

Connell School Associate Professor Joyce Edmonds, chair-elect of the American Public Health Association Nursing Section, is co-author of a call to action for public health nurses during the pandemic, published in the journal Public Health Nursing.

Is the pandemic exacerbating the crisis facing Social Security? Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell is quoted in an opinion piece for DowJones MarketWatch. She weighs in on retirement challenges in general, also for MarketWatch, and on the loosening of rules for tapping a 401(k): Associated Press. 

Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life Director Mark Massa, S.J., and Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny are among experts responding to the U.S. surgeon general's comments connecting a divine plan to the pandemic: National Catholic Reporter.

What's next for schools after coronavirus? Lynch School Research Professor Emeritus Andy Hargreaves identifies five big issues and opportunities in an essay for The Conversation.

With casinos closed, the state of Rhode Island is watching its revenue evaporate. Will it ever recover? Carroll School Associate Professor of the Practice of Finance Richard McGowan, S.J., comments. Boston Globe

As individuals attempt to refinance mortgages, a new wrinkle arises: does an appraiser need to enter the house to close the deal? Professor of the Practice of Economics Can Erbil weighs in on NBC News 10 Boston.

In the wake of the 2016 election—in which, not for the first time, a candidate who lost the popular election entered the White House anyway—talk about the Constitution's "defects" has become more insistent. Why can't America be more like other countries? Political Science Professors Dennis Hale and Marc Landy provide perspective in an essay for Real Clear Politics.

A pandemic such as this is a reminder that health is not an individual good but a social one, Walsh Professor of Bioethics Andrea Vicini, S.J., tells National Catholic Reporter.  He outlines some of the ethical challenges of the moment in the Rome-based Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica; that piece was also highlighted by National Catholic Reporter.  

School of Theology and Ministry Professor Mary Jo Iozzio writes on concerns for people with disabilities during the pandemic in an essay for Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. |

Why are even the best credit card rates still so high? Insight from Associate Professor of Economics Michael Grubb: WalletHub

BC Law Professor of the Practice Mary Ann Chirba discusses the best states for children's health care in 2020, also with WalletHub (scroll down).

Connell School of Nursing epidemiologist Nadia Abuelezam comments on the usefulness of Chinese data on the coronavirus spread: NBCNews.com, and on the prospect that 'herd immunity' will be needed to end the pandemic: Boston Globe.

A Center for Retirement Research study shows that three out of four U.S. workers aged 50 to 62 didn't have an employer-provided retirement plan and health insurance, a statistic that is even more sobering in light of the pandemic. Center director Alicia Munnell discussed the findings with the New York Times.

The past few weeks have brought an unemployment surge in Massachusetts, with claims reaching historic numbers. Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy comments: WBUR News

The Trump administration has carried out nearly 10,000 summary deportations or "expulsions" since March 21, using emergency public health measures to bypass immigration laws. BC Law Associate Professor Kari Hong comments: Washington Post

Although the coronavirus brings to mind plagues from centuries ago, there are differences in response. Historian and Professor of Italian Franco Mormando was interviewed by Catholic News Service, here via Crux.com.

An essay by Associate Professor of English Eric Weiskott explores the reading of medieval literature in the midst of a pandemic. Public Seminar

In a Q&A, Woods College of Advancing Studies Dean Karen Muncaster and Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation, and Technology Aleksandar Tomic discuss ways in which continuing education divisions, having worked with distance learning for years, are valuable resources for institutions faced with quickly developing efficient online environments for their learners: The EvoLLLution.

Lynch School Research Professor Emeritus Andy Hargreaves outlined 19 tips for carrying out distance learning from home in a piece for a supplement to the Times of London, picked up by the Washington Post.

Implications of the pandemic for higher education will be considerable, amplifying gaps and inequalities between learners, institutions, and countries, write Lynch School Professor and Center for International Higher Education Director Hans de Wit and founding director and Research Professor Philip Altbach. University World News

Associate Professor of the Practice Patricia Riggin and senior Nicole Hayes discuss their experience of an online Theatre Department course in a piece written by Billy McEntee '14 for Backstage.com.

The closing of campuses to slow the spread of COVID-19 brought new burdens for some students who were the first in their family to go to college. First-gens Darnell Fils '22 and Chantal Sanchez '20, who remain on campus, and Learning to Learn Director Rossanna Contreras-Godfrey discussed the challenges with WGBH News.

Turkey has one of the world's fastest-growing coronavirus outbreaks, but its president has resisted urgent action. Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis, who has been studying the epidemic in his native country, discussed the subject in a Q&A with the New Yorker, and comments in the Financial Times.

As the coronavirus epidemic stretches ahead, will people become too comfortable in quarantine? Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny explores the question in a piece for National Catholic Reporter.

An essay by  Vice Provost and Canisius Professor James Keenan, S.J., addresses new understandings of social mission drawn from the pandemic: National Catholic Reporter.

The coronavirus is fundamentally changing aspects of Catholic life. Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz and Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life Director Mark Massa, S.J., are among experts asked to reflect on the subject: National Catholic Reporter.

Faith can offer people a framework for how to think about the crisis, Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny tells the Washington Post.

University faculty, staff, and alumni have stepped in to help students displaced by COVID-19—from providing food, storage, financial support, language services, and transportation to opening their homes to those who had nowhere to go. Boston Globe

Boston College's Day of Caring is among examples of college giving days  refocused during the pandemic that were highlighted by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Millions of people around the world have lost their jobs to the COVID-19 crisis--what Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor David Blustein, who studies the roles of work in psychological functioning, calls "a global pandemic of unemployment": BBC News.

Undocumented immigrants are among workers who do not qualify for unemployment benefits under the current system. Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy comments: WBUR News.

Professor of Philosophy Marina McCoy outlines seven spiritual strategies for a time of pandemic: IgnatianSpirituality.com.

C21 Center Associate Director Elise Italiano Ureneck writes on Christian calling and social distancing in her "Finding God in All Things" column for Catholic News Services, here via The Pilot.

What makes the coronavirus so deadly? Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam, an epidemiologist, discussed the virus on MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes."  She also was among health care experts taking questions from listeners on WBUR "Radio Boston," weighed in on how New York's spiraling outbreak relates to Massachusetts for the Boston Globe, and commented on how anti-virus lockdowns might eventually be lifted: Associated Press.

Unemployment numbers have reached historic highs at the national level and in Massachusetts. Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy comments: CBS News Boston.

Associate Professor of Theology Jeremy Wilkins is quoted regarding the Vatican's offering of new plenary indulgences to those around the world affected by the coronavirus. National Catholic Reporter

Woods College Associate Dean Aleksandar Tomic, director of the M.S. in Applied Economics program, weighed in on the industry disruption caused by social distancing, and the type of companies best equipped to weather it: InvestorPlace.

Should professional sports be revived? Connell School Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam, an epidemiologist, on the pros and cons of such a move: Boston Globe. She also was interviewed about the pandemic in a separate Boston Globe article and on Bloomberg Business Radio (at :53).

Professor of Biology and Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., is quoted regarding Governor Charlie Baker's handling of COVID-19 response in Massachusetts. Boston Globe

Drucker Professor Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research, comments on the economic fallout as it affects the financially fragile and Social Security recipients. Forbes, CNBC

In Italy, students under a coronavirus lockdown are learning from masterpieces inspired by Europe's historic plagues. The piece includes comments from Professor of Italian Franco Mormando, chair of the Romance Languages and Literatures Department. Wall Street Journal

Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam, an epidemiologist, took questions about the coronavirus as a guest on WBUR 'Radio Boston' and discussed how COVID-19 is affecting communities of color on WBUR 'CommonHealth.'  

The market reaction to COVID-19 has raised fears among retirees and those nearing retirement. Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell weighs in for Marketplace Radio.

Latino Catholics may have an advantage in nurturing a church life that cannot accommodate large-scale gatherings. School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino comments: National Catholic Reporter.

Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor Usha Tummala-Narra, a licensed psychologist, discussed challenges related to working remotely: Boston 25 News.

Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins comments on the coronavirus effect on voter turnout in today's primaries and other aspects of the presidential campaign: Wall Street Journal

To contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and save thousands of lives, the economy is going to take a hit. Is a recession inevitable? Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland is quoted by the Boston Globe.

Throughout the Southwest, a surge in Catholic parishes has been dramatic, and church leaders are both excited by the possibilities and aware of daunting challenges. School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino comments for the Associated Press, here via the New York Times.To contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and save thousands of lives, the economy is going to take a hit. Is a recession inevitable? Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland is quoted by the Boston Globe.

Throughout the Southwest, a surge in Catholic parishes has been dramatic, and church leaders are both excited by the possibilities and aware of daunting challenges. School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino comments for the Associated Press, here via the New York Times.

A suburban revolt against President Trump helped the party win the House of Representatives in 2018. Now it's helping Joe Biden. Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins commented on the factors at play: The Atlantic.

The coronavirus has prompted changes to some Catholic traditions at Mass, such as the exchange of peace. School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome comments: Reuters via New York Times. He also discusses the St. Patrick's Day tradition in Ireland, in light of the cancellation of the country's annual parades: Washington Post. | Oil prices, one barometer of economic vitality, crashed on Monday. Carroll School Cleary Professor of Finance Jeffrey Pontiff is quoted by the Boston Globe. | Assistant Professor of Political Science Masha Krupenkin comments on patterns of economic confidence along party lines: New York Times. | Is it appropriate to joke about the virus? Professor of English Paul Lewis weighs in for Wired.

Can you be too old to be president? Jacquelyn James, a faculty member in the BC School of Social Work and director of the Sloan Research Network on Aging and Work, weighs in on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'

Why no 15-hour workweek? In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes thought technology might make it so. What happened? Professor of Sociology Juliet Schor weighed in for Marketplace Morning Report.

Researchers including Carroll School of Management IS Professor Gerald Kane have developed a framework to help managers understand the process of crowdsourcing to identify innovative ideas. MIT Sloan Management Review

Associate Professor of Communication Michael Serazio discussed  charitable giving by the ultra-wealthy on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'

By pushing the National Association for College Admission Counseling to abandon fundamental ethical principles, the Justice Department has made unbridled competition among colleges its top priority and has reduced the college admission process to a financial transaction, writes Vice Provost for Enrollment Management John Mahoney: Inside Higher Ed.

International branch campuses are risky ventures because they are hostage to several potentially unstable forces, write Lynch School Professor and Center for International Higher Education Director Hans de Wit and the center's founding director, Research Professor Philip Altbach. Times Higher Education

While the concept of the leap year has been around since ancient times, the current calendar year has its origins in the Catholic Church. Associate Professor of Theology Rev. James Weiss explains: Catholic News Service.

The Amazon synod, its final document, and the new papal exhortation signal the start of a 'new phase' of Francis' pontificate, one that will have a fundamental role in Latin America, writes School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor of the Practice Rafael Luciani for National Catholic Reporter. | Pope Francis's letter did not include action on celibacy to address the region's priest shortage. STM Professor Thomas Groome discussed the subject on WNYC/New York Public Radio 'The Takeaway.'

While 90 percent of fathers take some time off after their children are born, the majority take fewer than 10 days away from the job. But, according to a white paper from the Center for Work & Family, men who were given parental leave at their full salaries took a lot more of it. Executive Director Brad Harrington discussed the survey findings with New York Times.

There are as many parenting approaches as diet plans. But in the great nature-nurture debate, there's really no debate at all, writes Boston College Magazine editor John Wolfson. Boston Globe Magazine

A 2.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded just west of Conway, N.H., on February 17, according to officials at BC's Weston Observatory. Professor John Ebel of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, a senior research scientist at the observatory, discussed it with the Boston Globe.

Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny reflects on  the afterlife following the death of her mother, in an essay for Commonweal.

The coronavirus is prompting businesses in China to consider employees working from home, arrangements that tend to be less common in Asia than in the U.S., according to a study by the Center for Work and Family.  Jennifer Sabatini Fraone, the center's director of corporate partnerships, comments in Time.

Pope Francis has ruled against ordaining married men in the Amazon region as a means of addressing the shortage of Catholic priests. Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz discussed the development on WBUR 'Morning Edition.'

A complaint filed by a lawyer in Texas could serve to shape the court system's evolving view of plea bargaining. BC Law School Professor R. Michael Cassidy weighed in for the Washington Post.

A new documentary film that focuses on the Vatican during World War II features commentary by Associate Professor of History Charles Gallagher, S.J. View the trailer here.

Center for Work & Family Executive Director Brad Harrington discussed social expectations for fathers as caregivers, and the impact an involved father has on the family, emotionally and financially, as a guest on WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio's 'Where We Live.'

Is division the new reality for the U.S.? Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson was among experts weighing in on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'

The three challenges facing both the U.S. Catholic Church and this country right now are segregation, polarization, and resignation, School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino said in a recent keynote address featured by Catholic News Service, here via National Catholic Reporter.

BC Law School Liberty Mutual Insurance Professor Patricia McCoy spoke to CNBC about the impact of new rules on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Law School Associate Professor Brian Quinn commented on Tesla Inc. settling a shareholder lawsuit over the company's acquisition of SolarCity Corp., leaving Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the lone defendant. Reuters

Amateur, or retail, investors are trying to make up for decreasing yields by getting into risky markets they aren't familiar with and don't fully understand. Carroll School of Management Assistant Professor of Finance Rawley Heimer, co-author of a paper on retail investors, weighs in for Bloomberg News.

Social Security is a "great equalizer" in American society, according to a report from the Center for Retirement Research, featured by the Boston Globe.

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson's daily digest of all things impeachment, titled Letters From An American, has attracted something of a cult following. She discusses the project with WGBH News.

BC Dining's commitment to using diverse, locally-based food startups is cited by the Boston Globe.

Marking his father's 84th birthday, Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer of the Slavic Languages and Literatures Department presents a portrait of refusenik writer and medical scientist David Shrayer-Petrov as a New England poet. The essay is published in the daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture: Tablet.

Bishop Nelson J. Perez of Cleveland is the first Latino to be named archbishop of Philadelphia and the third to head any American archdiocese. School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome comments to Reuters, here via the New York Times.

Former Gasson Professor Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., who continues to teach in the School of Theology and Ministry, responds to a recent op-ed about the Christian vision of hell in a letter to the New York Times (scroll down). Professor Emeritus of Theology Harvey Egan, S.J., tackles the same topic in a letter to international Catholic news weekly The Tablet.

Does impeachment require a crime? Law School Professor Kent Greenfield is among Constitution scholars weighing in for the Associated Press.

Professor of Political Science Robert Ross comments on the trade deal between the U.S. and China: Boston Globe.

Childhood precocity does not necessarily guarantee enduring success and attention throughout life. Professor of Psychology Ellen Winner comments on how geniuses navigate the uncertain journey to adulthood. BBC

Carroll School Associate Professor of the Practice of Finance Richard McGowan, S.J., weighs in on a leadership change for MGM Springfield in the Boston Globe and on projected tax revenue from gaming iin Massachusetts for WBUR News.

Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny comments on the growing emphasis on the Catholic Church and 'personal remove': Washington Post.

The controversy surrounding publication of a book co-authored by Benedict XVI underscores the need to rethink norms for retired popes, writes Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz in National Catholic Reporter.

Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies Ali Kadivar discussed the causes of and reaction to the widespread anti-government protests in Iran, both in recent weeks and last fall, in a number of media appearances, including two interviews with independent newshour "Democracy Now" (1, 2), and opinion pieces for the Washington Post and Foreign Affairs.

Three members of the Class of 2012 are on Forbes magazine's 2020 list of "young, creative, and bold minds" who are "changing the course--and the face--of business and society": Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Bryan Patenaude, a healthcare economist and Johns Hopkins faculty member specializing in examining the most effective interventions for disease, and Ivan Alo and LaDante McMillon of the Carroll School and Morrissey College, respectively, who are co-founders of New Age Capital, a seed stage venture fund investing in tech startups founded and led by Black and Latino entrepreneurs.

The SECURE Act aims to help Americans without workplace retirement plans. Carroll School Drucker Professor Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research, weighs in for NPR. | Her comments on U.S. workers delaying retirement are cited by the Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

Companies must recognize and embrace transformative powers of artificial intelligence, Carroll School Professor of Information Systems Sam Ransbotham contends in a Sloan Management Review podcast.

Monan Professor of Theology Lisa Sowle Cahill is among leading Catholic ethicists and moral theologians asked for commentary following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, and the subsequent escalation of tensions between the two countries. National Catholic Reporter

School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino writes about an Austin, Texas, organization that helps economically disadvantaged, and mostly Hispanic, children to attend Catholic schools in a column distributed nationally by Catholic News Service.

James Madison's account of the Constitutional Convention includes a famous conversation about causes for impeachment. But the relevant portion of his notes isn't what it seems, writes Founders Professor of Law Mary Sarah Bilder. The Atlantic

By allowing loyalty to President Trump to overwhelm loyalty to the Constitution, Senate leader Mitch McConnell is violating two oaths, contends Kentucky native and BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield in an op-ed for the Louisville Courier-Journal, the highest-circulation newspaper in McConnell's constituency. The piece was picked up by USA Today, and has drawn attention from Newsweek, MSNBC, Salon, and The Hill, among other outlets. He discussed it in interviews with CNN and WGBH 'Boston Public Radio.'

Associate Professor of Political Science Peter Krause discussed the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and its potential international, national, and local consequences in interviews with NECN 'Primary Source' and WCVB-TV News.<

Associate Professor of Political Science Peter Krause discussed the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and its potential international, national, and local consequences in interviews with NECN 'Primary Source' and WCVB-TV News.

The conventional wisdom has been: if you want a child to learn a second language, start them as young as possible. But research by Assistant Professor of Psychology Joshua Hartshorne has shown there's more leeway than previously thought. He discussed the findings on WGBH 'Innovation Hub.'

James Madison's account of the Constitutional Convention includes a famous conversation about causes for impeachment. But the relevant portion of his notes isn't what it seems, writes Founders Professor of Law Mary Sarah Bilder. The Atlantic

By allowing loyalty to President Trump to overwhelm loyalty to the Constitution, Senate leader Mitch McConnell is violating two oaths, contends Kentucky native and BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield in an op-ed for the Louisville Courier-Journal, the highest-circulation newspaper in McConnell's constituency. The piece was picked up by USA Today, and has drawn attention from Newsweek, MSNBC, Salon, and The Hill, among other outlets. He discussed it in interviews with CNN and WGBH 'Boston Public Radio.'

Canisius Professor James Keenan, S.J., proposes an alternative 'culture of vulnerability' as a path to a 'servant priesthood' and a 'servant episcopacy' in a paper featured by National Catholic Reporter.

School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome looks at the changes and defining moments in religion over the past ten years as a guest on WBUR 'Radio Boston.'

It's been a tough period for Bay State casinos. Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of the Practice of Finance Richard McGowan, S.J., weighed in for WGBH News and Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio.

Carroll School of Management student Joey Reda '21 and Quinn Usry '22 of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences provide  perspectives on generational stereotypes of baby boomers for the Wall Street Journal.

A Pew Research Center report analyzed nearly 50,000 sermons in 2019. School of Theology and Ministry Professor John Baldovin, S.J., comments in the Washington Post

Alan Kafka, associate professor in the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and director of BC's Weston Observatory, is featured by the Seismological Society of America. More

The Psalms give voice to every aspect of human experience, according to School of Theology and Ministry Professor Emeritus and founding dean Richard Clifford, S.J., in an essay that cites STM Associate Professor Melissa Kelley: America.

A Pew Research Center report analyzed nearly 50,000 sermons posted online by 6,431 churches in 2019 to find out how long Christian clergy preach and the words they use that distinguish them from one another. School of Theology and Ministry Professor John Baldovin, S.J., comments in the Washington Post

The Psalms give voice to every aspect of human experience, according to School of Theology and Ministry Professor Emeritus and founding dean Richard Clifford, S.J., in an essay that cites STM Associate Professor Melissa Kelley: America.

The Social Security Administration forecasts that its trust fund will be depleted in 2035. Carroll School Drucker Professor and Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell is among experts asked to weigh in on how to shore up the program solvent: CNBC.

Lawyers representing convicted 26-year-old Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev go before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals today to argue that their client did not receive a fair trial in 2015. BC Law Professor Robert Bloom commented in advance of the hearing: NPR, heard locally on WGBH, Reuters, AP.

Law School Professor Ray Madoff discussed the implications of the 2017 tax act on charitable giving and problems associated with donor-advised funds in an interview with Bloomberg Radio.

Top investors sharing ownership in both companies could make a deal between the HP and Xerox more likely, Carroll School Professor of Finance and Hillenbrand Family Faculty Fellow Thomas Chemmanur tells CRN News.

Hailed as a clean 'transition' fuel, natural gas also is associated with health and environmental hazards and reduced social welfare at every stage of its life cycle, write Global Public Health and the Common Good Director and Professor of Biology Philip Landrigan and colleagues in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In 1919, John Maynard Keynes foresaw the chaos that would follow from the Versailles peace treaty, writes Professor of Political Science Jonathan Kirshner in an op-ed for the New York Times.

The Founding Fathers feared foreign influence--and devised protections against it. BC Law Founders Professor Mary Sarah Bilder is among experts commenting for History.com.

Has the GOP been forever changed by the Trump presidency? Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson joined a panel on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'

Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny writes about what culture warriors get wrong when they debate political and religious issues in an essay for Commonweal magazine.

Dueling senses of humor appreciation mark the divisions ripping America apart, writes Professor of English Paul Lewis, who weighs in on the use of ridicule in contemporary politics in a commentary for the Chicago Tribune.

An exhibition on view at Boston's ICA addresses the global migration crisis by asking: What is a home? And why do more than 60 million people lack one? Santiago Ramos, a part-time faculty member in the Philosophy Department, writes about it for Commonweal.

Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland, a member of the Shadow Open Market Committee, discusses why the Fed's 2019 "reversal" made sense, among other topics, in a podcast for The Bond Buyer.

Demographic changes have tilted the system against lower earners who claim benefits early, even as they've rewarded higher earners who claim later, according to a report by Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell and Assistant Director Anqi Chen. Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe

In Bong Joon-Ho's film The Parasite, the class narrative hinges on the ways in which environmental disruption exacerbates simmering conflict between working class and wealthy, writes Professor of English Min Song for the Chicago Review of Books.

Vice Provost for Enrollment Management John Mahoney joined admission leaders from Harvard and UMass-Boston for a popular annual program presented to demystify the college application process. Listen online: WBZ 'NightSide with Dan Rea.'

A controversial natural gas compressor station approved for Weymouth, Mass., has drawn health and safety concerns from experts including Global Public Health and the Common Good Director and Professor of Biology Philip Landrigan. Boston Globe

Should the Social Security full retirement age be increased? Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell weighs in: CNBC. She answers questions about the 'bridge strategy' of using retirement assets to delay taking benefits  in a Q&A in Barron's, and imagines what life will look like for future retirees: Dow Jones MarketWatch.

Can the GOP win back the suburbs? An op-ed by Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins in the New York Times. He discussed Deval Patrick's entry into the Democratic presidential race on NECN 'Primary Source' and commented on the candidates' focus on pocketbook issues: Washington Post.

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson joined a discussion of the presidential impreachment proceedings on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'

How can people transcend a culture of consumption and embrace more ecological practices? Professor of Sociology Juliet Schor weighs in for Sierra.

A study that showed close relationships between adult grandchildren and grandparents resulted in fewer symptoms of depression for both, conducted by Associate Professor of Sociology Sara Moorman and then-doctoral candidate Jeffrey Stokes, is cited iin the New York Times.

Professor of Political Science Peter Skerry examines the evolving institutional context of refugee policy in an essay for The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics.

In a Q&A, Professor of Political Science Jonathan Laurence analyzes the debates on Islam that shake France and assesses how politicians have been managing the issue for three decades: Le Monde.

A new study led by Center for Work and Family Executive Director Brad Harrington on gender and parental leave is featured by the U.K.'s Guardian.

Boston College Dining Services' latest "global eats" program includes a weekly detour into unexplored culinary corners of the world, designed to get the kitchen crew excited about new flavors and techniques. Food Management

Assistant Professor of Art History Oliver Wunsch writes on the identity of a sitter in the early Toulouse-Lautrec painting Black Countess, and on the role of Black women in 19th-century French painting, for The Burlington Magazine.

The seeds of the #MeToo movement were planted a century ago, when a significant cohort of women entered the newspaper industry, writes Associate Professor of the Practice of English Lori Harrison-Kahan: CNN.com.

Boston College Law School Professor Kent Greenfield provided analysis of the impeachment inquiry and discussed the next steps in an interview with NECN 'Primary Source.'

The seeds of the #MeToo movement were planted a century ago, when a significant cohort of women entered the newspaper industry, writes Associate Professor of the Practice of English Lori Harrison-Kahan: CNN.com.

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has released details of her Medicare for All plan. Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins comments: Boston Globe.

In a report, the Center for Retirement Research places the number of nontraditional job holders at about 20 percent of 50- to 62-year-old workers. Director Alicia Munnell comments in the New York Times.

To Boston College Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau, the study and practice of criminal law at the school is animated by Jesuit values and ideals, including that of forming lawyers who understand that a passion for justice must include a fierce moral commitment to the needs of the least among us. He writes on the subject for AJCU Connections.

Associate Professor of the Practice of Theology Natana Delong-Bas, whose research focus is the Middle East, comments on the announcement of the death of ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi. NBC10 Boston.

Three years after Colin Kaepernick's protests, the sport hasn't changed, and neither have fans, writes Associate Professor of Communication Michael Serazio for Vox.com.

President Trump draws fervent support from conservatives who believe the president is willing to restore the country to its moral and constitutional foundations. Professor of Political Science Ken I. Kersch writes on the topic for The Atlantic.

Massachusetts lawmakers weigh a bill that would make saying the "B" word in a derogatory way an offense that could result in a $200 fine. BC Law School Professor Kent Greenfield weighs in for the  Boston Globe.

Law School Professor R. Michael Cassidy comments on prosecutorial procedure in light of a Rhode Island grand jury's failure to indict a detention facility officer who drove a pickup truck into a group of protesters: Boston Globe.

Johnson & Johnson has lowered its previously reported third-quarter profit by $3 billion to account for a proposed opioid settlement payment.  Law School Associate Professor Brian Quinn is quoted on the development by Reuters, via the New York Times.

Research by Professor of Biology Phil Landrigan, director of BC's Global Public Health Program is cited in a new survey on toxins in baby foods, and he comments on the report's findings: The Hill, New York Daily News, Fox Business News, Miami Herald, USA Today.

Professor of Political Science Marc Landy is quoted regarding the president's dealmaking in trade andforeign affairs: Washington Post.

Will Ohio elect the next president? Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins weighs in for the Christian Science Monitor.

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson provided perspective on a range of subjects related to President Donald Trump's interactions with other countries as a guest on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'

Will Ohio elect the next president? Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins discussed the possibilities with the Christian Science Monitor.

Companies ready to confront the ethical challenges inherent in accelerated digital transformation are well positioned to take advantage of innovative opportunities, writes Carroll School of Management Professor of Information Systems Gerald Kane. Wall Street Journal 'CIO Journal'

Boston College Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Bill Evans, who joined the University in 2018 after serving as police commissioner for the City of Boston, talks about his new role in an interview with WBZ Radio News.

A collaboration between BC School of Social Work and nonprofit FXB Rwanda, Sugira Muryango ('Strengthening Families') is a home-visiting program that targets Rwanda's poorest households with children under three to help the nation's parents⁠—especially fathers⁠—become more supportive caregivers. The program is featured by QuartzAfrica.

Associate Professor of Communication Michael Serazio writes on the NBA's handling of its relationship with China in the aftermath of a team GM's tweet in support of protesters in Hong Kong: Washington Post.

Study findings suggest that emphasizing the transformational nature of recycling--providing products with a future use--would better motivate people to do it, according to researchers including Carroll School Associate Professor of Marketing Gergana Nenkov, writing in The Conversation.

Larry Gennari, an adjunct faculty member and head of BC Law's Project Entrepreneur program, advocates for the elimination of  unnecessary and punitive restrictions that prevent people with criminal records from getting a job, in an op-ed for Bloomberg News. 

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson provided historical perspective on the impeachment investigation on WGBH 'Greater Boston'  and WBUR News. Her comments on similarities between current and pre-Civil War America were highlighted by Newsweek.  

BC Law School Professor Kent Greenfield was interviewed regarding the impact of the whistleblower complaint and whether the president may have violated his oath of office: NBC News 10; USA Today

Neenan Millennium Professor of Economics James Anderson weighed in on the Trump administration's threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on a variety of goods imported from the European Union: WBUR News.

School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino and Associate Professor of the Practice Rafael Luciani comment on the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon--the fourth synod of Pope Francis' papacy, but the first to focus on the church's work in a particular region of the world. National Catholic Reporter

Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of Marketing Henrik Hagtvedt discussed the business of luxury goods, while Woods College of Advancing Studies adjunct faculty member Peter Moloney provided an analysis of Brexit, on Bloomberg Baystate Business.

While the majority of U.S. Catholics under 18 are Latino, only 4 percent of Latino children are enrolled at Catholic schools. The TWIN-CS program, a method of teaching that respects their language and culture, is helping to change that, according to Kristin Melley, director of professional development at the Lynch School's Roche Center for Catholic Education, which established the program in 2012. America

Since June, U.S. Catholic bishops have released more than 10 statements reflecting their displeasure with a broad range of White House decisions on immigration. Professor of Theology Kristin Heyer discusses the topic in light of Catholic social teaching: America.

In two articles in the Washington Post, Drinan Professor of Law George Brown is quoted regarding legalities of Donald Trump's interactions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and potential impeachment.

D.C. statehood is a modest partisan ploy compared with the mass admission of underpopulated western territories that boosts the GOP even 130 years later, writes Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson. The Atlantic

To build a national majority, the Democrats have to win the areas around smaller cities, which have resisted the blue wave,according to Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins, writing in the New York Times.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Professor of Law Patricia McCoy, who helped found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with Elizabeth Warren, is quoted in a profile of the presidential candidate in the New York Times.

A judge scrutinized for his handling of the arraignments of counter-demonstrators after Boston's Straight Pride Parade is being investigated by the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct. Law School Professor Robert Bloom comments in the Boston Globe.

Gokce Akin-Olcum, an economist with the Environmental Defense Fund and an adjunct faculty member in the Economics Department and the Woods College's M.S. in Applied Economics program, comments on the impact of the Trump Administration on international efforts to address climate change. Boston Globe

While digital disruption may seem like a technology problem, it's really a people problem, according to an interview with Carroll School of Management IS Professor Jerry Kane, co-author of the book The Technology Fallacy, in an MIT Sloan Management Review podcast.

What drives success in the online learning space? Woods College of Advancing Studies Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation, & Technology Aleksandar Tomic weighs in for Evolllution.

Connell School of Nursing Professor Ann Wolbert Burgess, whose groundbreaking collaboration with the FBI on the criminal profiling of serial killers was the inspiration for a main character on the Netflix hit 'Mindhunter,' talks about what the crime thriller series gets right: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Martha Bayles of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences writes on Beijing's move to co-opt the American film industry as it seeks to penetrate the world's largest market: The Atlantic.

When savings run short, some retirees turn to freelancing to help fill the gap. School of Social Work Assistant Professor Cal Halvorsen, who studies later-life self-employment and entrepreneurship, weighs in for the New York Times.

Savers, particularly those near retirement age, are not getting enough return from their accounts or fixed investments. Carroll School Drucker Professor Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research, comments: New York Times.

Medicare for All, once a fringe issue, is now at the center of national discourse. BC Law Professor of the Practice and John C. Ford, S.J., Distinguished Scholar Mary Ann Chirba is quoted: Boston Globe.

BC Law School Professor Robert Bloom discussed the clash over prosecution of protestors at Boston's Straight Pride parade: Bloomberg Baystate Radio (13:47).

Should parents bring children to the workplace? Center for Work and Family Executive Director Brad Harrington comments to the Associated Press.

Professor of Political Science Peter Skerry explores contemporary populism and its historical antecedents in a perspective piece for The American Interest. Part One | Part Two

Labor ideals in sports have changed, along with the labor market in the broader world, writes Associate Professor of Communication Michael Serazio in an op-ed for the Washington Post.

Lyft Inc.'s co-founders are donating more than 1.5 million shares of the company to one of the largest operators of donor-advised funds. Law School Professor Ray Madoff is quoted on the move by Bloomberg News.

Law School Associate Professor Brian Quinn comments on the role of shareholders in the planned merger between Philip Morris International and Altria Group: Wall Street Journal.

In an op-ed, Law School Professor Daniel Lyons calls for an end to the Space Force gag order so the experts from 'America's space think-tank' can contribute their viewpoints to the discussion. Wall Street Journal

News of NFL quarterback Andrew Luck's retirement shocked fans and the media. Associate Professor of Communication Michael Serazio, author of The Power of Sports: Media and Spectacle in American Culture, weighs in with an op-ed for the New York Times, and in an interview with WBUR 'Radio Boston.' His book was excerpted by Sports Business Journal.

Historian Peter Moloney of the Woods College of Advancing Studies provided an update on the Brexit movement in Britain--and what it will mean to the UK, the EU, and British-American trade--on WBZ-FM's 'Boston Sunday Review.'

Was 'Easy Rider' a time capsule of the 1960s or a lasting work of art? Philosophy Department faculty member Santiago Ramos looks back at the film on its 50th anniversary: Commonweal.In an op-ed, Law School Professor Daniel Lyons calls for an end to the Space Force gag order so the experts from 'America's space think-tank' can contribute their viewpoints to the discussion. Wall Street Journal

Grandparents, whether near or far, can shape the faith life of their grandchildren, according to School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome, who comments for America magazine.

School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino writes on Catholics and immigrants in a column for Catholic News Service.

Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Régine Jean-Charles weighs in on proper representation of French involvement in the slave trade and the experiences of enslaved people. More

Bryan Blakeley, executive director of the Center for Digital Innovation in Learning, discusses the importance of research in the adoption of new ed-tech tools aimed at improving student learning: Inside Higher Ed.

Research by University Provost, Dean of Faculties, and Professor of History David Quigley of the economic relationship between New York and the Southern cotton trade is cited in the New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project. More (scroll to sidebar titled 'How Slavery Made Wall Street.')

Law School Professor Ray Madoff comments on charitable organizations finding themselves targets of vocal dissent due to actions of their benefactors: New York Times.

Carroll School Associate Professor of the Practice of Finance Richard McGowan, S.J., comments on early revenue reports from new casino Encore Boston Harbor in the Boston Globe and CommonWealth magazine.

Professor of Theology Catherine Cornille discusses interfaith dialogue as a guest on an Australian Broadcasting Co. Radio National podcast.

Law School Professor Daniel Lyons comments in the Los Angeles Times on the CBS-Viacom merger and on the appointment of Shari Redstone as chairwoman.

Is Social Security running out? The Center for Retirement Research's Alicia Munnell discussed the situation with WBUR 'Here and Now';  and Matthew Rutledge with Bloomberg Baystate Business.

Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland weighs in on the Fed's recent interest rate cut in an essay for E21.

Coordinating services for students pays huge dividends, and a comprehensive approach to needs should become standard in schools, writes Lynch School Kearns Professor Mary Walsh, director of BC's successful integrated services initiative City Connects. CommonWealth Magazine

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson was among experts discussing the history of racism and the U.S. presidency on WBUR 'Radio Boston.'

In the past 10,000 years--a barely perceptible sliver of evolutionary time--virtually every feature of childhood has changed, particularly in industrialized societies, writes Dorsa Amir, postdoctoral research fellow in the Psychology Department, in an op-ed for the Washington Post.

Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland comments in advance of the Federal Reserve July 2019 meeting: CNBC, Boston Globe.

BC Law School Professor Daniel Lyons writes on the road ahead for Sprint and T-Mobile following Justice Department approval of their merger, in a blog post for American Enterprise Institute 'Ideas.'

The U.S. ended orphanages in the 1960s, but the detention facilities on the nation's southern border have revived them, contends Law School Associate Professor Kari Hong, in an op-ed for WBUR 'Cognoscenti.'

The most effective responses to digital disruption don't make use of technology at all, writes Carroll School Professor of Information Systems Gerald Kane for Sloan Management Review.

Why do members of 'The Squad' stick together? Associate Professor of Sociology C. Shawn McGuffey, director of African and African Diaspora Studies, comments for the Huffington Post.

Law School Professor Kent Greenfield takes aim at Fox News in an op-ed for WBUR 'Cognoscenti.'

By forming their own corporation, ride-share workers could win leverage over Uber and other companies that refuse to consider them employees, writes BC Law School Assistant Professor Hiba Hafiz in an op-ed for the New York Times. 

Looking beyond the nation's rosy employment numbers tells a different story for American workers, according to an op-ed by Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor David Blustein, author of the new book The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty: The Conversation.

U.S. industries should no longer be allowed to propose new uses for asbestos while ignoring its inevitable effects on human health, writes BC's Phil Landrigan, M.D., co-author of an op-ed for the New England Journal of Medicine.  Landrigan and the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health he directs, are highlighted by Wired magazine.

After five years serving 10 U.S. dioceses with burgeoning Latino populations, 36 women religious have graduated from the U.S.-Latin American Sisters Exchange Program, and are returning to their home countries with Boston College degrees customized to their needs by the Woods College of Advancing Studies: National Catholic Reporter's Global Sisters Report.

BC School of Social Work Assistant Professor Cal Halvorsen, weighs in on ageism in presidential politics and racial disparities in entrepreneurship over age 50 in op-eds for PBS Next Avenue, both picked up by Forbes. He also discussed a new poll that found one in four Americans have no intention of ever retiring, as a guest on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'

Weston Observatory Director Alan Kafka, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, discussed the major earthquake in California, and the history of seismic activity in New England, in an interview with WBZ Radio. | Professor John Ebel, senior research scientist at Weston, commented on the California quake in USA Today.

Can animals replay scenes from the past and reminisce? A perspective from Professor of Psychology Scott Slotnick, who studies cognitive neuroscience in memory, in Fast Company.

Saying "I don't" instead of "I can't" when telling someone "no" frees participants from demands, according to a study co-conducted by Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of Marketing Henrik Hagtvedt and cited by Forbes.

Beginning in 1995 and every four years since, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study has measured student achievement around the world. Ina V.S. Mullis and Michael O. Martin, executive directors of BC's TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, write on lessons learned from the data: Education Week.  

In The Technology Fallacy, lead author and Carroll School of Management Professor of Information Systems Gerald Kane contends the best way to respond to digital disruptions involves changes to organizational dynamics. The book is highlighted by the Wall Street Journal and CIO Magazine.

President Trump's celebration was a departure from how Independence Day festivities in the capital have traditionally been marked. BC professors of history weighed in prior to the event, Patrick Maney in an interview with NPR and Heather Cox Richardson on WBUR 'Radio Boston.'

There are now 200 detention centers for immigrants spread across the U.S. BC Law School Associate Professor Kari Hong writes on the need to shut them down in op-ed for WBUR 'Cognoscenti.'

Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins writes on the Republican Party in light of a Roy Moore Senate run in 2020: Washington Post.

To help students to achieve the best possible academic outcomes, an increasing number of educators and government officials, in Ohio and elsewhere, are looking at those things outside the classroom that add up to success, such as the Lynch School's national integrated student services model, City Connects. Dayton Business Journal, Dayton Daily News. The initiative also drew praise for its success in an op-ed by former Mass. education secretary Paul Reville: The Hechinger Report.

Unless government officials act, Social Security benefit cuts are coming. Carroll School Drucker Professor Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research, weighs in on the seriousness of the issue in the New York Times.

New York legislators have voted to ban the harmful pesticide chlorpyrifos; officials across the country should do the same, writes Professor of Biology Philip Landrigan, M.D., director of BC's Global Public Health Program, in an op-ed for the Albany Times-Union.

Economist John Taylor's monetary policy rule helps make sense of the Fed's shifting expectations, writes Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland for E21.

Democratic presidential candidates are pledging support for federal funding for abortion even as the public remains divided on the issue. Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins comments: Wall Street Journal.

Boston Archbishop Cardinal Sean O'Malley is now 75, the age at which he is required to submit his resignation to the pope, who may or may not accept it. School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome discussed the cardinal's legacy on WBUR 'Morning Edition.'  

During the 2019 Colloquium for the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States earlier this month, participants discussed hundreds--or thousands--year-old texts in light of their modern implications. School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino, president-elect of the academy, comments for National Catholic Reporter.

The Vatican has opened the door to ordaining older married men to the priesthood in remote areas of the Amazon. Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz discussed the development on NECN 'The Take.'

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson writes on the Republican Party, partisanship, and America's traditional rule of law from the Nixon through the present in an op-ed for the U.K.'s Guardian.

The disappearance of the accuser's smartphone in the Kevin Spacey sexual assault case could have significant consequences for the prosecution, BC Law Professor R. Michael Cassidy tells the New York Times.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Professor of Law Patricia McCoy discusses factors that may have led to the settlement amount in the Quicken Loans mortgage fraud case: Cleveland Plain Dealer.

It's hard to resist puppy-dog eyes--and according to a new study, dogs' faces are structured for such complex expression thanks to a special pair of facial muscles. Assistant Professor of Psychology Angie Johnston comments in The Atlantic.

BC Law Professor Ray Madoff writes on the philanthropy of Lewis Cullman, who died June 7 at the age of 100: Wall Street Journal.

Boston College Ireland Academic Director Mike Cronin writes on the centennial anniversary of the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic--the flight of Alcock and Brown from Canada to Connemara in July 1919--for Irish national broadcaster RTÉ.

In his new book, The Power of Sports, Associate Professor of Communication Michael Serazio looks at the barriers facing female athletes and journalists. His related essay on the subject for The Conversation appears on news sites across the country, including the San Francisco Chronicle and Houston Chronicle. |  He also discussed "deepfakes" technology and its impact on the disinformation war: NECN "The Take."  

A 2016 survey by the Pew Research Center showed fathers were nearly one out of five stay-at-home parents in the U.S. Center for Work and Family Executive Director Brad Harrington comments for Marketplace Radio and AM New York. Center research on contemporary parenthood also is cited by the Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, and O, The Oprah Magazine.

Is inequality in internationalization of higher education on the rise? Center for International Higher Education Director Hans de Wit is co-author of an op-ed on the subject for University World News.

The deep-sea dragonfish is able to hide its enormous teeth from prey because the teeth are transparent, according to a new report. Assistant Professor of the Practice of Biology Christopher Kenaley, who was not involved in the study, was asked for comment by the Washington Post and the Associated Press, here via ABC News

How will the Federal Reserve respond to a slowing jobs report, pressures from the Trump administration, and threats of trade wars? Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland comments on factors facing the Fed in the Boston Globe and Reuters, here via the New York Times. 

Law School Professor Kent Greenfield weighs in on delays facing House Democrats' investigations of President Trump: USA Today.

Professor of Political Science Peter Skerry discussed the Trump administration's plan to include a citizenship question on the U.S. census as a guest on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'  

How do 'micromoves' affect workplace relationships? Carroll School of Management Assistant Professor Beth Schinoff weighs in: Harvard Business Review.

Canisius Professor and Jesuit Institute Director James Keenan, S.J., comments on hierarchy and the need for 'a culture of vulnerability' in resolving the clergy abuse crisis: National Catholic Reporter. 

Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny weighs in on Benedict XVI's recent letter in an op-ed for Commonweal, and comments on divisions within the U.S. conference of bishops in National Catholic Reporter.  

Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz writes on Pope Francis' draft on curial reform in an op-ed for National Catholic Reporter, and discussed fallout from a controversial tweet by a Rhode Island bishop as a guest on WBUR 'Radio Boston.'

The Faith Feeds parishioner-led conversation initiative, adapted by the Church in the 21st Century Center from its popular Agape Latte program, is showcased by The Pilot.

There are still some glimmers of hope as to climate policy and implementation, writes BC Law School Professor David Wirth, who specializes in international environmental law, in a letter to the New York Times.

In 1942, Lt. Commander John J. Shea, a 1918 alumnus serving in the Pacific on the aircraft carrier Wasp, wrote to his five-year-old son just weeks before the naval officer died trying to save his men during a torpedo attack. The 'Jackie Letter,' widely circulated in its day for celebrating the values of honor, duty, family, and religion, is featured by the Boston Herald.

Sporting events have become America's great sanitized way of remembering—and then forgetting about—the troops, writes Associate Professor of Communication Michael Serazio in an op-ed drawn from his new book, The Power of Sports: Media and Spectacle in American Culture. Washington Post.

Boston College Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., a former medical epidemiologist at the CDC, draws a comparison between risks of a methane gas compressor station planned for Weymouth, Mass., and another well-known public safety incident: the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Boston Sunday Globe 'Ideas,' WGBH News, Bloomberg Baystate Business News (segment begins at 47:45).

A deepening divide between the haves and have-nots is making it harder for them to see one another as neighbors, writes Professor of English Carlo Rotella, author of the new book The World is Always Coming to an End: Pulling Together and Apart in a Chicago Neighborhood, in an op-ed for the New York Times.

A study by the Center for Retirement Research found that 37 percent of workers retired earlier than planned. Study co-author and center associate director Geoffrey Sanzenbacher comments in the New York Times.

Judges and prosecutors should be trained before trying abuse cases, writes Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor Lisa Goodman in a letter to the New York Times.

A new India law that provides a 10% quota for the poor in education and government jobs raises several implementation questions--which can be addressed using the science of matching theory, writes Professor of Economics Tayfun Sönmez in The Hindu.

Jacqueline Regan, associate dean of student affairs and career services at the School of Theology and Ministry, discusses attitudes toward the Church among today's young Catholics, including STM students: National Catholic Reporter.

At a watershed moment in society, when thinking about men and masculinity is evolving, how can the Catholic Church help? School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Margaret Eletta Guider, O.S.F., chair of the ecclesiastical faculty, comments in America.

Communities are taking steps to try to control future measles outbreaks by prohibiting religious exemptions from vaccines. Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam is interviewed by NECN 'The Take.'

In a Q&A, Carroll School Professor of Business Law Christine Neylon O'Brien discusses challenges facing working mothers and how they might be addressed. WalletHub.com

Communities are taking steps to try to control future measles outbreaks by prohibiting religious exemptions from vaccines. Connell School Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam is interviewed by  NECN 'The Take.'

Law Professor Robert Bloom discusses the controversy surrounding a Harvard Law professor joining the Harvey Weinstein defense team in a Q&A with  NPR 'All Things Considered.'

Law Associate Professor David Olson, who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding intellectual property and price of prescription drugs, provides perspective on NECN 'The Take.'

In a Q&A, Carroll School Professor of Business Law Christine Neylon O'Brien discusses challenges facing working mothers and how they might be addressed. WalletHub.com

BC Law Keanealy Professor James Repetti discusses reaction to a New York Times report on President Trump's taxes in an op-ed for The Hill, and in comments to Fortune and NBC 10 Boston.

Has the U.S. entered a constitutional crisis? Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson comments: Quartz.com.

People are more likely to eat more chips when they're labeled 'crunchy,' according to Carroll School Associate Professor of Marketing Nailya Ordabayeva, whose research of the impact of the sound of food on consumption is published in the journal Appetite. Men's Health, Houston Chronicle

Jabril Robinson, assistant director of career education and diversity initiatives at the Boston College Career Center, discussed career planning with a focus on students of color on WGBH-TV's 'Basic Black.'

Associate Professor of Sociology and African and African Diaspora Studies C. Shawn McGuffey commented on President Trump's changing responses to 2017's deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia: Washington Post.

Visiting Assistant Professor of History Jesse Tumblin Ph.D. '16 discusses military tactics in an assessment of the latest battle in the final season of 'Game of Thrones.' Washington Post

The U.S. immigration court system is facing a backlog of 850,000 cases, has fewer than 450 judges nationwide to handle them, and faces a pileup of new asylum applications and other claims. BC Law School Associate Professor Kari Hong comments in the Washington Post.

Church in the 21st Century Center Associate Director Elise Italiano Ureneck, who writes the "Finding God in All Things" column for Catholic News Service, reflects on lessons drawn from the aftermath of the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. The Pilot 'Echoes.'

An op-ed writer who has struggled to master French during the 15 years since she moved to Paris in her 30s turns to Assistant Professor of Psychology Joshua Hartshorne, whose research focuses on the critical period for acquisition of a second language. New York Times

Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland, a member of the Shadow Open Market Committee that monitors Federal Reserve policy, comments on a proposed program that could be another version of 'quantitative easing.' CNBC

Comments by Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz on shifting power in the Catholic Church are prominent in episode 11 of an America Media audio series on the clergy abuse crisis. He also is interviewed in episode 10 regarding accountability. More

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has ruled that Wynn Resorts will not lose the license for the casino it plans to open in Everett. Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of the Practice of Finance Richard McGowan, S.J., discussed the ruling with WBUR News.

Professor of Sociology Juliet Schor comments on why people join the rental and sharing economy: NPR. 

The social responsibility component of internationalization has rarely been a focus in the broad agenda related to higher education--an imbalance that needs to be addressed, according to an op-ed co-authored by Center for International Higher Education Director Hans deWit. University World News

Associate Professor of Economics Robert Murphy discusses credit card fees for foreign transactions in a Q&A with WalletHub.

Some of the nation's most powerful people, including the president, seem to have no knowledge of or interest in history. Why should they? Esquire magazine asked three preeminent historians including Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson to respond to that question. More

How should those who care about the Constitution interpret the Mueller report? BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield provides a lens on the limits and powers of the presidency in an op-ed for WBUR 'Cognoscenti.'

Bloomberg Baystate Business News aired live from the Boston College Chief Executives Club session featuring Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier. The broadcast included interviews with Professor of Biology Phil Landrigan, M.D., director of BC's Global Public Health Programs, and Global Leadership Institute Director Robert Mauro. Audio

The CDC reports more than 500 confirmed cases of measles in 20 states. Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nadia Abuelezam discussed the outbreak on NECN 'The Take.'

Eight centuries of priceless history were consumed as fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome was interviewed by NECN;  Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor of History Julian Bourg by CBS News Boston.

Pope Benedict XVI, who expressed his intent to 'remain hidden' following his abdication of the papacy in 2013, issued a letter on the clergy sexual abuse crisis. Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gailardetz commented in National Catholic Reporter

Professor of Biology Philip Landrigan comments on the stymying of the EPA's chemical carcinogenicity and toxicity assessments: The Lancet.

As the Brexit deadline approaches, Professor of Political Science David Deese talks about the fallout for travel, trade, and Ireland. NECN "The Take" | Professor of History Oliver Rafferty, S.J., comments  for a report surveying Irish Brexit watchers in Boston: WGBH News.

The death of Nathan Glazer in January, a month before his 96th birthday, has been noted as the end of an era in American political and intellectual life. Professor of Political Science Peter Skerry reflects in the American Interest.

China's global higher education role is about to change significantly--with implications for the rest of the world, Lynch School Center for International Higher Education Research Professor Philip Altbach writes. University World News

In many Disney films, including the new live-action reboot of 'Dumbo,' mothers are either absent, marginalized, or meet a heartbreaking fate. Why? Associate Professor of the Practice of English Bonnie Rudner, whose course Studies in Children's Literature is popularly dubbed 'the Disney class,' weighs in for Vogue.

In the era of digital disruption, leaders need a blend of traditional and new skills to steer their organizations into the future, according to an article co-authored by Carroll School IS Professor Gerald Kane for Sloan Management Review.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren says if she's elected president, she'd direct the Department of Justice to break up the so-called "big three": Google, Amazon, and Facebook. Boston College Law School Assistant Professor Hiba Hafiz discussed the legal aspects of this plan on WBUR "Radio Boston."

U.S. states that adopt stricter gun laws have safer schools, according to a new study co-authored by School of Social Work Associate Professor Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Professor of Economics and Social Work Christopher Baum, and Marco Ghiani, Ph.D. '18, and published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Sampling of coverage: London Economic (U.K.), Health Day via U.S. News & World Report

Professor of Political Science David Deese, newly returned from the U.K., outlined the issues surrounding a physical border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, a chief stumbling block for Brexit, on NECN 'The Take.'

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson discussed the history of the Electoral College, and whether the reasons for its creation still exist: NECN 'The Take.'

Growing mistrust between China and the West may hit universities hard, writes Lynch School Research Professor Philip Altbach in an op-ed for the South China Morning Post.

While the modern version of the St. Patrick's Day holiday may have strayed from its roots, the shamrock is authentically Irish in nature, BC Ireland Academic Director Mike Cronin tells Time magazine. 

Clough Millennium Professor of History James O'Toole discusses the history of Catholics in America for a piece by Irish national media outlet RTÉ on the influence of Hollywood star Bing Crosby in the election of President John F. Kennedy.

Hundreds of Boston College students journeyed to some 40 U.S. locations during Spring Break to serve communities in need as part of BC Campus Ministry's Appalachia Volunteers. NC: WITN News | SC: Greenwood Index Journal, WMBF News | WV: Huntington Herald-Dispatch.

Educators say Generation Z is uniquely bad at dating. Enter Philosophy Department faculty member Kerry Cronin's widely-chronicled dating assignment, featured by the Wall Street Journal.

Facebook removed, then restored, an ad from Elizabeth Warren's campaign that sharply criticized the social media giant and other tech companies. Associate Professor of Political Science David Hopkins discussed the development and its impact: NBC Boston.

Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny writes on Catholic moral theology's 'false crisis': Commonweal.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was the featured guest at the Boston College Chief Executives Club, speaking in conversation with Red Sox President Sam Kennedy. Sampling of coverage: Associated Press 1, Associated Press 2, Boston Globe, Boston.com, Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal, State House News Service, MLB.com.

Teens in states that have decriminalized or legalized medical marijuana, or both, are not smoking pot more than they used to, according to a recent study led by Lynch School Professor Rebekah Levine Coley and published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Reuters Health, Health Day, U.S. News and World Report, San Francisco Chronicle, Daily Mail (U.K.), Earth.com

Paradoxically, the factors that have put rural education on the margins of federal attention could turn out to be their savior, writes Lynch School Research Professor Emeritus Andy Hargreaves in an op-ed for Education Week.

Carroll School Senior Lecturer in Finance Drew Hession-Kunz discussed credit card enticements and advertisements in a Q&A with WalletHub.

Calling disliked things 'medieval'—as a reporter characterized the proposed border wall—is inaccurate and unhelpful, writes Associate Professor of English Eric Weiskott, who specializes in literature of the period. Vox.com

Interim CEO Anne Klibanski, the first woman to lead Partners HealthCare, undertakes a very complex job, Carroll School of Management Professor Judith Gordon tells the Boston Globe.

School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome discussed the Vatican summit on the clergy sexual abuse crisis as a guest on NPR 'Here and Now' and WBUR 'Radio Boston'; Professor of Theology Stephen Pope did so with the Boston Globe. | Comments on the crisis by Libby Professor of Law and Theology Cathleen Kaveny were cited in an editorial by National Catholic Reporter.

Sister Veronica Openibo, one of only three women to address the gathering, challenged the Church to provide complete transparency. The Nigerian-born nun, who was elected as the first African leader of her religious order, holds degrees from STM and the School of Social Work. CNN.com | Full text of her remarks here.In an op-ed, Carroll School Drucker Professor Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research, contends that the cap on the deduction of state and local taxes might induce some people to put more money in 401(k)s. Wall Street Journal

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson discussed President Trump's declaration of a national emergency on WBUR 'Radio Boston.'

Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz commented on the laicization of ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick: NBCNews.com

School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome, Canisius Professor of Theology James Keenan, S.J., and  School of Social Work Professor of the Practice Tiziana Dearing were quoted in an article on Boston archbishop Cardinal Seán O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., and his role in the Church's response to the clergy abuse crisis: The Atlantic.

Professor of Theology Stephen Pope weighed in on the crisis response from Church leadership: Boston Globe.

Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences faculty member Martha Bayles writes on the controversies surrounding elected officials in Virginia and on the narrative surrounding blackface in an essay for The American Interest.

GOP Senator Marco Rubio proposes an end to stock buybacks' tax advantage. Carroll School of Management Cleary Professor of Finance Jeffrey Pontiff weighs in for CNN Business

Americans expecting refunds due to President Trump's tax plan may be in for a surprise. Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland comments in the Boston Globe.

Health insurance and retirement packages don't always cover necessities, forcing some to continue in the workforce. BC School of Social Work Assistant Professor Cal Halvorsen is quoted in a column running in the Daily Iowan and Des Moines Register.

BC Law Associate Professor Daniel Lyons discussed round 4 in the fight over the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality rules in a Bloomberg News podcast.

Hear multimedia and branding guru Martha Stewart at the BC Chief Executives Club, plus an interview with Carroll School IS prof Jerry Kane and more on Bloomberg Radio.

Economist Sam Richardson comments on President Trump and prescription drug pricing for WBUR News and the Washington Post.

Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell comments on the proposed Social Security 2100 Act: Bankrate.com.

In addition to improving children's reading abilities and interests, priority must also be given to mathematical skills, writes Lynch School Professor Emeritus Andy Hargreaves, co-author of a piece for The Conversation. | His remarks on standardized testing are cited in The Scotsman.

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether charges should be brought against Pennsylvania dioceses under the RICO Act. Libby Professor of Law and Theology Cathleen Kaveny weighs in, writing for Commonweal.

Professor of Political Science Marc Landy writes on presidential use of emergency powers in an op-ed for Real Clear Politics.

Beyond 'I Have A Dream': An op-ed in America on the message of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Associate Professor of French and African and African Diaspora Studies Régine Michelle Jean-Charles.

Title IX's reach extends far beyond its original purpose, contends O'Neill Professor of American Politics R. Shep Melnick, author of the 2018 book The Transformation of Title IX: Regulating Gender Equality in Education, in a Q&A with the Chronicle of Higher Education.

The 2019 'Worldwide Threat Assessment' issued by the intelligence community contradicts President Trump's stances on a range of matters. Assistant Professor of Communication Michael Serazio discussed the topic on WGBH 'Greater Boston.'

BC Law School Assistant Professor Kari Hong responded to the immigration plan proposed by the Trump administration in a Q&A with WalletHub.com.

Massachusetts' legalization of marijuana was opposed by the Archdiocese of Boston and faith groups. Carroll School Associate Professor of the Practice of Finance Richard McGowan, S.J., comments in a piece running nationally through Religion News Service.

The National Labor Relations Board failed to conduct the legally required economic analyses on the potential impacts of its "joint employer" proposal on small businesses and labor unions, according to a group of academics including BC Law School Assistant Professor Hiba Hafiz, who discusses the subject with Bloomberg News.

The first U.S. government shutdown dates back to 1879, Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson tells NPR 'All Things Considered.' | Will mounting pressure points such as longer airport delays hasten an end to the current shutdown? BC Law Associate Professor Katharine Young comments in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Murray and Monti Professor of Economics Peter Ireland weighs in on how the longest shutdown in U.S. history may effect Federal Reserve policy and the wider economy: Boston Globe.

BC Law Professor David Wirth discusses the impact of a spike in U.S. carbon emissions on global efforts to curb the effects of climate change: Washington Post.

Associate Professor of the Practice of Theology Natana J. Delong-Bas, who specializes in Islamic studies, comments on a growing tide of resentment among Saudi women against the male guardianship system. Wall Street Journal

School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome and STM student Angelo Jesus Canta comment on keeping the faith in the face of the current clergy abuse crisis: WBUR News.

Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies Mara Willard provides an historical perspective on protests in the Church in an op-ed for The Conversation.

Professor of Political Science Peter Skerry writes on the Church and the migrant caravan in an op-ed for The American Interest.

Winnowing down the possessions of a lifetime shows what really matters, writes Professor of English Suzanne Matson in an essay on aging for Boston Globe Magazine.