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Chestnut Hill, MA News
Sad news to report this morning, Eagles. Thomas H. O'Connor, the University Hist...
The Gasson bells are tolling! Congratulations, Class of 2012! Family and friends...
This year's recipient of the Finnegan Award, Boston College's most prestigious p...
Boston College 2006 alum and co-founder of cdza Joe Sabia is making beautiful mu...
Big news from Boston College Athletics - Boston College has received a $5 millio...
Seems fitting on this dreary, rainy week on the Heights. Good news - Monday's Co...
No one expects a girl like me to go to college...But this fall I'll defy the odd...
Happy Mother's Day, Eagles! Thank you for all you do!
Academic excellence. Involvement in campus life. Dedication to service. Each yea...
A story that should put a smile on your face from Boston College Athletics - a r...
Boston College Alumni has announced that 2121 Commonwealth Avenue will be named...
Best of luck to all students on finals this week! Where was/is your go-to spot o...
What are you doing this weekend? Tomorrow is the BCRacetoEducate to benefit Sain...
The editor-in-chief and news editor of The Heights Inc., the independent student...
Congratulations to Andrew Gallagher, Class of 1999, on winning a Sports Emmy for...
CSOM senior Reynaldo Sylla, winner of the 2012 Dr. Donald Brown Award, teaches...
Day two of the Boston College Arts Festival kicks off today at noon! Enjoy some...
O'Neill Plaza is about to undergo some major changes with grass replacing much o...
“Couldn’t be better!" The Boston College community opened its collective heart l...
Paul Lewis, a Boston College professor of English and chairman of the Poe Founda...
Today BC Student Affairs is hosting "Day of the Arts" at Boston College! Student...
Congratulations to Boston College Professor of Russian, English and Jewish Studi...
Reminder for students - email your BC Voice audition to social@bc.edu by tomorro...
In 1916, Boston College played Holy Cross at Fenway Park. BC won the contest (fi...
Calling hours for Franco Garcia will take place this afternoon at St. Mary’s Chu...
Good luck, runners! We'll see you at mile 21!
Six alumni founded Eagle 6 Productions and are now finalists in a national comme...
Today is the National Day of Service, which unites Boston College Alumni across...
As Fenway Park marks its 100th anniversary this year, the Boston Red Sox turn to...
Robert Woodruff, an award-winning journalist whose recovery from a traumatic bra...
Prayers continue from our BC community for Franco Garcia, his family and friends.
The University extends our deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathies to...
Come celebrate the national championship with us tomorrow Tuesday, April 10 at 5...
Best wishes for a joyous Easter to Eagles everywhere!
Five is sublime! Congratulations to the 2012 National Champions! We Are BC!
Best of luck tonight to the men's hockey team! Where will you be watching the game?
A blessed Good Friday to all. Here are some resources from The Church in the 21s...
See you Saturday!
Congratulations to Marine Capt. David Van Dam '04 and Army Lt. Col. Daniel Arkin...
The EagleEyes assistive technology developed by Carroll School of Management Pro...
Be at Gate D of Alumni Stadium today, 4 p.m. to send off our 2012 BC Eagles Hock...
Attention BC undergrads: here's a chance to go down in history as a student narr...
Fun with history: Linden Lane sans Lindens. (Photo taken between 1917 and 1924,...
To honor Boston College's 150th anniversary, a three-semester Sesquicentennial C...
The "Coke Machine of Happiness" made a special stop yesterday at Carney Dining H...
Boston College Police Department Auction this Saturday benefits Special Olympics...
Destination: Tampa! Congrats to the men's hockey team and Coach Jerry York, en r...
University President William P. Leahy, S.J., and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino pres...
More great rankings news - the Carroll School of Management undergraduate busine...
Support the The Bostonians of Boston College as they compete in Andy Grammer's "...
The University community grieves for Kelly Dalla Tezza, a 2011 graduate of the C...
Congratulations to the Hockey East Champs!
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Eagles! If you are looking for ways to enjoy true Irish...
Irish eyes are smiling for Holyoke’s Grand Colleen, Brianna M. Fitz, a Boston Co...
The Boston College Graduate School of Social Work has become our first graduate...
For those in the area, Boston College will host a book reading tomorrow by 1989...
The creation of the first set of national standards for the 7,000 Catholic schoo...
We are keeping faith for missing BC student Franco Garcia. We ask those in the a...
Family ties - (L to R) Eagles Edward Pompili, Blake Pierce and Joseph Pompili in...
University Professor of English Paul Mariani chronicles his experience of an eig...
Good luck to BC's Appalachia Volunteers - 454 students heading to Spring Break s...
Congratulations to Eleanor Williams JD '06, assistant vice president and counsel...
In from Afghanistan: U.S. Army Lt. Col. and Chaplain Michael Travaglione and U.S...
Vice President for Student Affairs Patrick Rombalski provides an update on the s...
Boston College Campus Recreation will be handing out 1,000 free t-shirts at the...
Continued thoughts and prayers with Franco Garcia's family and friends, as the s...
Updated photos of missing student Franco Garcia. BC students distributed flyers...
Attention: Boston College student Franco Garcia has been reported missing to the...
Best of luck to students, faculty and staff participating in tonight's BC Relay...
At the the start of Lent, the Alumni Association offers online retreats for alum...
Presidents Day Fun Fact: the Abraham Lincoln window is part of the Statesman Ser...
Congratulations to Boston College coach Jerry York on becoming the second coach...
Check out the new Eagle EMS emergency vehicle that will now be in use - and staf...
Four Boston College faculty members have received prestigious 2012 Sloan Researc...
Three-peat! Congratulations to the Beanpot champs!
Who's feeling three in a row? Best of luck in the Beanpot tonight, Eagles!
Thoughts and prayers with former BC basketball standout Clare Droesch, who is fi...
Pin This! Boston College is now on Pinterest!
The Boston College Chief Executives’ Club of Boston has been named the No. 1 reg...
Sophomore Kimmi Vo's experiences last summer during a pilgrimage following in th...
Only an hour until the puck drops! Good luck to the Boston College Eagles as the...
Meet Andrea Vicini, SJ, a doctor, priest and moral theologian whose medical trai...
Best of luck to the 17 - that's right we said 17 - former Eagles this weekend in...
Single by choice? You are in good company - singles now make up nearly half the...
Today, Boston pauses to remember former Mayor Kevin H. White, a 1955 BC Law alum...
Professor Joseph O'Keefe, SJ, talks about the merger of two area Catholic high s...
Boston College is ranked 7th on the 2012 survey of top Peace Corps volunteer-pro...
Noted for its dazzling cinematography, "Chasing Ice," a documentary on the work...
Boston College has announced a new three-year, $300,000 initiative to help upgra...
Okay, we're torn - with six former players on either the New York Giants or New...
Boston College Police Department Officer Joey Marano recently saved the life of...
Congratulations to NBC Sports commentator and former Eagles Football captain Mik...
A collaboration between Boston College and Hunter College aims to help establish...
Blanket of snow on the Heights this morning to kick off second semester. Welcome...
“On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, "Is it safe?" Expediency asks t...
Eagles look ready for tomorrow's game against Northeastern at Fenway Park! Ticke...
Erin Dionne, BC Class of 1997, drew from her experience as a member of the 'Scre...
Congratulations to Janet E. Helms, the Augustus Long Professor in the Boston Col...
English Prof. Paul Mariani is called "legendary" by colleagues and "friend" by m...
If you haven't heard about him already, prepare to be inspired by the newest mem...
Captain Melissa Parrish and Captain John O'Brien, Boston College ROTC officers s...
The Boston-area’s first babies of 2012 - twins born at Brigham and Women’s Hospi...
Digital find of the day - Boston College University Libraries recently made avai...
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Eranthie Weerapana has been awarded a pair of p...
Wishing all a new year filled with peace and prosperity. Have fun and stay safe...
Merry Christmas, Eagles!
Huge thanks to the Boston College Facebook community for offering suggestions fo...
We're working on a Christmas video greeting - what are some festive places on ca...
The University Chorale recently offered 'Christmas Carols for Our Troops' via th...
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is decking the halls with ve...
The college library, whether ornate or modern, digital or dusty, is in many ways...
For years, BC employee Theresa Mahan was part of a group of women who meet at th...
Good luck to all Boston College students on finals!
Boston College Center for Work & Family Executive in Residence Lauren Rikleen di...
A special issue of Nursing Science Quarterly honors the work of Connell School o...
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Virginia Tech community.
As millions of baby boomers move into the traditional retirement ages, and the r...
Christmas comes to the Heights for a BC tradition that promises to bring out the...
Just in time for the holidays, Carroll School of Management Professor Linda Sali...
Congratulations to Carroll School of Management junior Luke Kuechly, who won the...
Would sending the police to pull up the tent stakes on Occupy Boston be unconsti...
Boston College Athletics is teaming up with the University’s Center for Student...
Boston College ranks 33 on Business Insider's third annual ranking of America's...
C21 Online reminds us what this time of year is truly about. Christmas can [stil...
Boston College Athletics is holding its own "Cyber Monday" sale through midnight...
Happy Thanksgiving, Eagles!
Big day in Boston College history - 27 years ago today.
Donors to certain charitable funds receive the tax deduction as soon as they mak...
A number of Boston College campus resources open to the public are cited in a Ne...
Chance to beat Notre Dame twice in one weekend! Say it loud, say it proud, WE AR...
Members of the Boston College Theatre Department rock their new department threa...
Each year, Boston College students provide more than 375,000 volunteer hours to...
Congratulations to Rebecca Cudd Geier, a 1991 graduate of the College of Arts an...
Matthew 25, an organization that provides rental housing for families in need di...
Today marks the first day of Boston College's celebration of International Educa...
Weekend highlight: Baldwin welcomes Wally to the heights.
Thank you to all those who have served and those serving. God bless our veterans...
Happy 236th, Marines! Seems fitting to remind all of our followers to remember o...
In the All Hallows' Eve spirit, a glimpse of what the well-carved jack-o-lantern...
Remember to set your DVRs! The inspirational story of former Eagles linebacker M...
Boston College tied for second in the nation in the overall Graduation Success R...
Boston College Sociology Professor Juliet Schor is featured in Time Magazine thi...
Half court. Half ice. Boston College's second annual 'Ice Jam'. Tomorrow. Be there.
An unsuspecting history teacher at Waltham High School received $25,000 and a pr...
Boston College placed eighth in the nation among research universities for produ...
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology M. Shawn Copeland has been awarded th...
Did you find love at Boston College? Here are some of our favorite alumni storie...
On Nov. 6, an Armed Forces Reserve Center in Ayer, Mass. will be named in honor...
Brian Donaldson - in his final year of the Boston College Carroll School of Mana...
In the post-Steve Jobs era, Apple Inc. Senior Vice President for Worldwide Produ...
From our friends in the 182nd Infantry Regiment - Stay safe and godspeed!
Great news for Eagles hockey fans! FM 98.5 'The Sports Hub' will broadcast selec...
Just a few months after being publicly “called out” by US Secretary of Transport...
In the spirit of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we highlight the work o...
More than 2,000 students attended "Healthapalooza," the BC Office of Health Prom...
"The Road to Academic Excellence: The Making of World-Class Research Universitie...
College of Arts and Sciences alumna Navyn Datoo Salem '94 is working to help fam...
When Kathleen M. McGillycuddy NC '71 takes the gavel at today's meeting of the B...
Featured today on the BC Bookmarks Blog: "Girls in White Dresses" - a new novel...
In case you missed it, great story in The New York Times about our favorite Eagl...
The University honored the generosity and commitment of Nancy and T.J. Maloney '...
Welcome to Facebook BC Office of Health Promotion, Boston College Computer Scien...
Yearning for simpler times? Even though his Kickstarter campaign for 'The Advent...
Carroll School of Management Information Systems Associate Professor John Gallau...
In honor of 1999 BC alum and 9/11 hero Welles Remy Crowther, students wore red b...
One BC Superfan takes it to the heights in a big way - to the summit of Mt. Kili...
Today marks two beloved BC traditions - the Mass of the Holy Spirit and the “Fir...
Seventy-five years after its founding to train social workers to respond to the...
Just in: Boston College placed 31st among national universities in the U.S. News...
According to a new Newsweek/Daily Best ranking, Boston College is seventh in the...
Boston College Police Department is teaming up with Newton PD for an intensive c...
In an effort to create a lasting memorial and a touchstone for conversation, the...
Twenty-two alumni of Boston College lost their lives on that fateful day. This w...
Airing tonight on NESN, a new chapter in the storied rivalry - Boston College vs...
Fifty years ago today, Patrick J. Howell, S.J., a 1966 alumnus of the Graduate S...
This week, many stories of remembrance will air. During your time of reflection,...
Congratulations to Kate Hoffmann Woodside and Ila Gadhavi Rosengarten who will s...
Welcome to Facebook, Boston College Police Department!
Do you bleed maroon and gold? Prove it. Friday is national College Colors Day. R...
Welcome back, students! The Heights haven't been the same without you! Special w...
Stay safe, Eagles!
Coach Sylvia Crawley and the women's basketball team launched their 2011-12 pre-...
John Ebel, director of the Weston Observatory at Boston College, and his team we...
FoodService Director Magazine has recognized BC Dining Director Helen Wechsler a...
Need a smile? Last week, BCPD Sgt. Joseph Desmond responded to a report that a c...
Carroll School of Management sophomore Clayton Karges stopped at one fast food p...
Last week they were unveiled - the new Boston College football uniforms. Strong...
College of Arts and Sciences senior Jooyeon Koo is one of only 10 students in th...
Boston College junior Gabriella Karina and sophomore Kimmi Vo are among six stud...
Keep the Boston College Bookstore in mind during this Massachusetts Sales Tax Ho...
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has named Cit...
Angela Donkor '12 has been honored for her commitment to community service and p...
On Forbes magazine's 2011 survey of "America's Best Colleges," Boston College is...
Highland Capital Partners funds, educates and houses 10 tech start-ups for the s...
Loaded question on the day: If more men are now pulling their weight - at work a...
The National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services, housed at the Bo...
"The most inspirational player in college football has found his professional ho...
Boston College University Libraries have published a digital edition of 'Love and Death,' the first play by Irish Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats, which has never been published or performed. The manuscript is among the holdings of the John
Rev. James A. Woods, SJ, Boston College’s longest-serving dean and namesake of the University’s Woods College of Advancing Studies, has announced his plans to step down from the leadership post he has held in the school since 1968. Read the B
Say what you want about his movies, but Ben Affleck recently showed sound judgment with this fashion choice. Maroon and gold...always in style.
The effort by internationally noted psychotherapist, researcher and BC alumna Leigh McCullough to finish her last book - even as she is hospitalized with a fast-moving type of ALS - was recently featured in The Boston Globe.
Retired BC professor Vera G. Lee liked the Harry Potter series so much she wrote a new book that looks at how the blockbuster series measures up against other classics. And it's out just in time for tomorrow's movie premier of "Harry Potte
Boston College has teamed up with Sovereign Bank and Santander Universities to launch a new PhD program to train social welfare leaders from developing nations.
→ Boston College: Happy Independence Day, Eagles!
Erik Weihenmayer, BC Class of 1991 and the only blind person to climb the Seven Summits, is one of the participants in a new ABC reality show titled “Expedition Impossible." Erik is fittingly on a team named 'No Limits'.
Denise Morrison, a 1975 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named president and CEO of the Campbell Soup Co., the first woman to hold that position in the company's 142-year history.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a $2.7M grant to the Sloan Center on Aging & Work to research the effectiveness of flexible time and place management strategies to maximize productivity from an age-diverse workforce.
Best mascot in Boston? It's a foregone conclusion. Vote for Baldwin and make it official.
Ron Brace, 2009 alum and BC football standout, returned home to Springfield yesterday to raise awareness for the New England Patriots' effort to help the victims of the Massachusetts tornadoes. The team hopes to raise $200,000 for families impacted
Quite the covergirl - "Moose" is just one entry in the BC Alumni Connections photo contest. Pets donning maroon and gold - or showing their Eagle pride in other ways - will be featured in the July edition. For more:
BC Mobile, the new mobile version of bc.edu and the Agora Portal, offers increased functionality and a consistent site look to users who enter bc.edu in any smart phone device - be it iPhone, Droid or BlackBerry.
Happy Father's Day, Eagles! For a good father-focused read check out the Boston College Center for Work and Family's new survey looking at the struggle dads face balancing career and the role of active parent.
Happy Bloomsday! Anyone who has ever plowed through the puns and prose of James Joyce's "Ulysses" can now explore the novel's setting of 1904 Dublin thanks to a 'digital humanities' project undertaken by BC students, English
Great day to be a hockey fan from Boston - Congratulations, Bruins!
Boston College Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations John Feudo shares advice based upon a lifetime of speaking in public in his new book, "I’d Rather Eat Live Spiders: A Definitive Guide to Becoming a Successful Speaker," feature
Alumnus, restaurateur and winery owner Joe Bastianich '89 joins renowned celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay as one of the judges on this season's "Master Chef" competition on Fox. We'll be watching, Joe!
Amanda Freeman, a Boston College doctoral student working on a research project on single mothers from South Boston, recently arranged for 10 of these women to see the hit Broadway play “Good People,” which is set in Southie, and meet its lea
Connell School of Nursing Clinical Assistant Professor Donna Cullinan has been named winner of the University's 2011 Community Service Award, given each year to an employee whose actions exemplify the Jesuit spirit of service to others. Congratulati
On the last day of their workout at Alumni Stadium, Tom Brady and his New England Patriots teammates made time for onlooker autographs and a special visit to students at BC's Campus School for the multiply disabled.
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino outlined plans, priorities and strategies for the city's future to the region’s leading business, civic and non-profit leaders last week at a Boston College Citizen Seminar.
Leon Ratz is the winner of the 2011 Edward H. Finnegan, SJ, Memorial Award — Boston College’s most prestigious graduation honor, given to a student who best exemplifies the spirit of BC’s motto, "Ever to Excel.” Read more abo
Can anyone top the Class of '57? Today is the last day to participate in the "Race to the Finish" fundraiser where classes with the greatest participation levels will have $100,000 in scholarships named for them. Any gift of any size made
The Gasson bells are ringing through the Heights - Congratulations Class of 2011! Watch the 135th Commencement of Boston College live!
A playground was dedicated at St. Columbkille Partnership School today in memory of two Boston College students who died in the bombing of Pan-Am Flight 103 - Patricia M. Coyle and Karen E. Noonan. The playground was made possible by a gift from BC alumn
Boston College has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes the University as a leader among institutions of higher education for engaging its students, faculty and staff in meaningful volunteerin
Indra K. Nooyi - chairman and CEO of PepsiCo and recently named by Fortune Magazine as 'the most powerful woman in business' - was the latest guest speaker at the Boston College Chief Executives’ Club.
'Splendidly informative,' the Dura-Europos exhibition at the McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College touches on new questions about ancient cultures and archaeology with dexterity, while also providing the old-fashioned delights of peering acros
Beautiful spring day on the Heights! Today will be doubly nice for Paul Burney, Class of '97, who has been selected as our “Fan of the Week!” Paul will have his choice of fabulous BC prizes. Congratulations and thanks to all our fans!
Happy Mother's Day, Eagles!
A web-based application developed by a team of faculty and designers in the University’s Instructional Design and eTeaching Services office has placed Boston College at the forefront of an emerging era of scholarship dubbed "the digital humani
Today 150 members of the senior class participated in a flash mob for the thousand-plus people gathered on O'Neill Plaza. The members of the class of 2011 sang and danced to "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz. The event was student-led by seniors Rac
Comic actress Amy Poehler, a 1993 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the 2011 TIME Top 100 list of influential people.
Congratulations to our “Fan of the Week” – Double Eagle Ed Carbone, Class of ’91, JD ’94! Ed, because of your FB privacy settings we can't message you directly. Please call the Office of News & Public Affairs at 617
During a recent campus visit, students from Dorchester's Winthrop and Russell elementary schools - which partner with the Lynch School of Education through the Step UP initiative - stopped outside Alumni Stadium to have their picture taken with the
Best wishes for a joyous Easter.
During this Holy Week, remember Theology Professor Fr. Michael Himes' series of reflections for Lent. The online retreat is offered to all alumni and friends.
Lady Luck has smiled upon our first female "Fan of the Week" Jessica Dolan Roden! Jessica will have her pick of fabulous prizes including a Baldwin Bobble Head, an authentic BC Snuggie or BC t-shirt. Congratulations, Jessica, thanks for being a
Timothy Anderson, Class of 1973 and former UGBC president, is the founder, president and sole full-time employee of World Computer Exchange, a nonprofit that provides refurbished desktop computers to developing countries at low cost. To date he has shipp
In the sandstone cliffs of the Scottish Highlands, Earth and Environmental Science’s Paul Strother and colleagues discovered fossils that show early life forms might have emerged 500 million years earlier than previously established. They full repo
Where will you be watching the Marathon on Monday? Help us turn the Heights golden at 'Mile 21' and cheer on the 350 students running for the Campus School and other charities. Good luck runners!
United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will address the Boston College Class of 2011 at the 135th Commencement Exercises on May 23. Honorary degrees will also be awarded to: James Davis, Anne Davis, Senior Vice President James McIntyre
Remarkable video of Carroll School of Management Egan Professor James Gips that tells the story of EagleEyes, a ground-breaking assistive technology for the disabled developed at BC. Take some time today to see this documentary feature produced by BYU-TV
University Chancellor J. Donald Monan, S.J., who served as president of Boston College from 1972 until 1996, will be honored today with the New England Province of Jesuits' Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Award.
It's Monday (audible groan). On the upside - it's time to announce our "Fan of the Week!" (enthusiastic cheer!) Congratulations to Alexander Hoffarth, Class of 2013, who will get his pick of fabulous prizes, including a Baldwin Bobble
Community Safety Day, an event organized by BCPD featuring police K-9 demonstrations, mock vehicle crashes, emergency medical and rescue procedures, crime prevention strategies and more will take place on the Edmonds Hall parking lot Monday starting at 8
Aditya Ashok ’12, a Presidential Scholar and student in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, has been named a recipient of a 2011 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Congratulations, Aditya!
Boston College's Burns Library has been chosen to house the archive of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, the body that oversaw the disarming of the IRA and other paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland.
Acclaimed actor James Franco will be at Boston College on April 15 to premiere his new film “The Broken Tower,” inspired by and based on a biography of American poet Hart Crane written by poet and University Professor of English Paul Mariani.
A few shots of the members of the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s 182nd Infantry Regiment – a combat-ready unit that was recently activated for deployment to Afghanistan. The nearly 700 National Guard citizen-soldiers - including a BC emp
What a dreary day on the heights! It just got a little brighter for our "Fan of the Week" Jerry Bobal! Jerry, because of your FB privacy settings we can't message you directly. Please post your email address or call the Office of News &
BC alumni are cordially invited to attend the 60th annual celebration of Laetare Sunday on campus on April 3 in Conte Forum.
High Tech in the Service of Others - Camera Mouse, a technology to allow people with severe disabilities to control a computer mouse with head movements, is going viral on the Internet. Carroll School of Management Egan Professor of Computer Science Jame
We could all use some cheering up today – so congratulations to our first "Fan of the Week," George Gueperoux, Class of 1971, from Austin, Texas! George will have his choice of fabulous prizes like an authentic BC Snuggie, Baldwin Bobble
We will be praying for military chaplain First Lieutenant James Hairston '06 and the nearly 700 other members of the First Battalion, 182d Infantry Regiment, who bid farewell in a ceremony yesterday at Boston College. The regiment has shipped out to
Thank you, Eagles! We’ve reached a milestone with this page - 25,000 fans. As a way to show our gratitude we’re giving away some highly sought-after BC swag - authentic BC Snuggies, Baldwin bobble heads, Superfan t-shirts, sweatshirts, tumble
College of Arts and Sciences graduate Saya April Hillman '00 is founder of the digital media company, Mac 'n Cheese Productions. Hillman - 2007 winner of the Alumni Association's Young Alumni Award and a leader in the Chicago chapter - is
We pause to remember Addie Lalli, a much-loved Dining Services manager for 35 years and namesake for a popular campus eatery. Addie became something of a legend at BC for her fresh, homemade ravioli and for her penchant of starting a conga line with her
Tomorrow BC will host the ninth annual Sled Hockey FUNdraiser where Connell School students and members of the women's ice hockey team will face off against the Massachusetts Hospital School's Chariots. All proceeds go directly to the Chariots&
Hey students, want to represent BC in an intelligence-based challenge on national tv? Tryouts for 'Schooled' will be held on campus next week!
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Boston College’s graduate programs surged upward in rankings of elite national universities by US News & World Report, with the Connell School of Nursing achieving its highest ranking ever and the Carroll School of Management’s full-time
More than 600 Boston College students participate in the Appalachia Volunteers Program, serving marginalized people in the United States. During spring break, students spread throughout 36 different locations within the Appalachian region, including work
The Allston/Brighton-Boston College Community Fund presented more than $30,000 in grants last week to 11 neighborhood groups at a ceremony with BC and local elected officials, including Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.
Four BC students studying in Japan reportedly are safe, and University outreach continues to families of visiting Japanese students.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Boston College sophomore Alexander Grant. Alexander will be remembered tomorrow and Saturday at services in his hometown of Briarcliff Manor, New York. BC President William P. Leahy, S.J., asks
Students recently presented independent study projects to faculty, staff and friends at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Follow the link to hear about some of their experiences and projects.
It was a Hockey East twofer this weekend as both BC hockey teams captured regular season championships. Congratulations and good luck to both teams in the playoffs.
MBA students work with Chinese companies and travel Beijing to present their findings as part of the International Consulting Program, Carroll School Lecturer Gregory Stoller explains.
More happens in Conte Forum than just basketball and hockey! For two die hard Eagles fans Conte was the scene of a unique wedding proposal. Best wishes on a long and happy life together, Ashley and Jay! (full excerpt:
'Chase happiness, not money' - advice from fashion expert, author and TLC 'What Not to Wear' co-host Clinton Kelly, a 1991 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, who visited campus last week for a Career Center event.
Melanie Graf '11 is one of two students nationwide named Hellenic Legacy Scholars for study abroad by the Greek America Foundation.
Boston College is among the Princeton Review's "100 Best Value Colleges" for 2011. The citation states: "Boston remains one of the finest college towns in the United States, home to some of the most prestigious institutions of higher
This week and last, Boston College freshmen braved the cold and walked the roughly two miles between the Newton and Chestnut Hill campuses to raise awareness of the world water crisis. Proceeds will be used to help the children of the Longa Secondary Sch
As production continues on "The Broken Tower" - a film project of Academy Award "Best Actor" nominee and upcoming ceremony co-host James Franco - University Professor of English Paul Mariani, whose 1999 biography of poet Hart Crane in
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Kian L. Tan has been named a 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. This highly competitive award recognizes early-career scientists whose work shows outstanding promise and provides financial support for fundamental resea
The Theatre Department and Robsham Theater Arts Center will present "New Voices 2011" - original new plays by Meghan Crosby '12 and Riley Madincea '11 - from Feb. 23-27.
Not to be outdone, the women's ice hockey team brought home their own Beanpot title last night. This is their fourth title, second in three years. Boston College became just the second school in history to win the men’s and women’s Beanp
Congratulations to the men's hockey team for bringing home their third Beanpot championship in the last four years. (Photos of the night will be posted soon!) We Are BC!
Senior Brian Gibbons from Braintree and sophomore Paul Carey from Weymouth are looking to lead Boston College to their third Beanpot championship in four years tonight when the top-ranked Eagles take on Northeastern at the TD Garden. Bring it home, Eagle
Check your local listings! BC grads David Krueger ’06, Jeff Krueger '09 and younger brother and current BC student Steven Krueger ’14, will appear on Family Feud. The Kruegers are from Waltham and promise plenty of BC references during t
Lynch School of Education Associate Professor Rebekah Levine Coley is part of a team of researchers who have been awarded a $900,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the role that housing plays in the development of
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A new Boston College start-up, Applied Power Innovations, was created by a trio of sophomore entrepreneurs - C.J. Reim and Rich Rines of the Carroll School of Management and Kevin Driscoll of the College of Arts & Sciences.
Best of luck today to two 2009 gaduates of the College of Arts and Sciences who will be on the field for Super Bowl XLV: Former Eagles B.J. Raji and Robert Fancois both play for the Packers.
A team from the Carroll Graduate School of Management is among the teams competing at Wake Forest's Marketing Summit, a student-run competition where students apply their marketing skills to real-world marketing challenges.
The McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College is the exclusive venue for "Dura-Europos: Crossroads of Antiquity," which showcases well-preserved Roman artifacts excavated in the 1920s and 1930s from the ancient city, Dura-Europos. Organized by the
Boston College is once again among the top 10 producers of Peace Corps volunteers in its category, placing ninth in the 2011 rankings of medium-sized colleges and universities.
The two BC undergraduates who were studying at the American University in Cairo are scheduled to leave today for Athens. Bernd Widdig, Director of the Office of International Programs and the McGillycuddy-Logue Center for Undergraduate Global Studies, pr
'Voices from the Grave', a book published through the work of the Boston College Center for Irish Programs' Oral History Archive on the Troubles in Northern Ireland, "is a remarkable study of war, told through the words, memories and
"At Work" - an exhibition of work by the Boston College Studio Arts faculty - will be on view at Boston's Lorand Gallery now through Feb. 26. Curated by Fine Arts' Alston Conley, the exhibition is supported by the Institute for the Li
After being separated from his wife and two young sons - all U.S. citizens - for two and a half years, a client of the Post-Deportation Human Rights Project at Boston College, directed by Law Prof. Daniel Kanstroom, is able to rejoin his family in Massac
Rev. Joseph M. O'Keefe, S.J., popular dean of BC’s Lynch School of Education and an internationally acclaimed expert on Catholic education, has been named president of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
Boston College Patrol Officer Kevin Browne has been honored by the Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators for his role in providing immediate medical treatment to a student and the eventual apprehension of an alleged hit-and-r
We pause to remember Francis B. "Frank" Campanella, whose 25 years of management innovation and operational leadership as Boston College's executive vice president helped the University to become a national leader in higher education. Mr.
Submitted via the Boston College Twitter feed (posted by @blackbear91 - @BostonCollege Gasson in the snow, first day of classes. #weareBC)
BC Law School will establish the Francis X. Bellotti Loan Repayment and Forgiveness Program in honor of Arbella Insurance Group Founder, current Arbella board Vice Chairman and former Massachusetts Attorney General Frank Bellotti, who graduated from BC L
Attorney Lauren Stiller Rikleen, senior partner at Bowditch & Dewey LLP, author, and commentator on the advancement of women in the legal profession, has been named executive-in-residence at the Center for Work & Family
Senior Eagle linebacker and cancer survivor Mark Herzlich has won the Fourth Annual 2010 College Football Rudy Award, presented to student-athletes who demonstrate exemplary character, courage, contribution and commitment as members of their collegiate f
Sloan Center for Aging and Work Director Marcie-Pitt Catsouphes writes in the Huffington Post about the value of multi-generational workplaces.
This month, Dannel P. Malloy, a 1977 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences and a 1980 Law School alumnus, was sworn in as Connecticut's 88th governor.
In their 12th consecutive bowl game appearance and riding a five game winning streak, the Eagles will face Nevada in Sunday's Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl game at AT&T Park. Go Eagles! We Are BC!
BC's Jerry York and the three other Beanpot coaches put aside rivalries for a day to raise awareness for United Way's 'Live United' campaign. The campaign promotes the United Way's effort to help keep young people engaged in scho
Professor Dunwei Wang brings researchers and high-tech toys over from his lab to the pre-game Fanfest prior to Eagles home games. Wang's research examines ways to use nanotechnology as a potential platform for clean energy applications.
Best wishes for a happy and safe new year!
A very merry Christmas to all.
Once again this year, hundreds of BC students decorated gingerbread houses to be delivered to Boston's St. Francis House for recipients transitioning out of homelesses. The annual event is sponsored by the Office of Student Programs and the non-prof
Asst. Professor of Marketing Henrik Hagtvedt and colleague Venessa Patrick, of the University of Houston, reveal in their latest research how the purchase of one luxury item can trigger an unplanned and expensive spending spree, TIME magazine reports.
Members of the University Chorale's 'Music at St. Mary's' Christmas concert included the Ukrainian holiday favorite 'Carol of the Bells.' Enjoy a glimpse of this year's performance.
Silence was broken in Bapst Library last week, when a group of students combated the stress of finals with song. Best of luck to those taking makeup exams today and a restful winter break to all students!
Congratulations to Eagle linebacker Luke Kuechly, a sophomore in the Carroll School of Management, who has been named to the AP All-American first team. He is 10th Consensus First-Team All-American in Boston College football history.
Tomorrow, the Carroll School of Management's Richard A. McGowan, S.J., speaks with host Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air about the implications of states turning to gambling to raise revenue.
Kudos to the members of the women's lacrosse team who visited patients at Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton for their annual Christmas cookie decorating event.
It was wisdom laced with holiday whimsy at the latest pilgrimage of Carroll School of Management MBA students to meet with investor, philanthropist and Berkshire Hathaway mogul Warren Buffett.
Boston College Jesuits Fr. Jack Butler, SJ, Fr. Michael Boughton, SJ, Fr. Robert Farrell, SJ, Fr. William Russell, SJ, and Deacon Joseph Laramie, SJ, lend their voices and insights to the New England Province of Jesuits' project on Ignatian Spiritua
BC Photographer Gary Wayne Gilbert preserves the art in Bapst, Gasson and St. Mary's windows in his book, Transforming Light: The Stained-Glass Windows of Boston College. For more on the book:
Looking for a good book? Check out some worthy reads on "BC Bookmarks," a blog created by the Boston College Office of News & Public Affairs that features books by BC faculty, staff and alumni as well as campus appearances by writers.
Nearly 50 area foster children from ages 3 to 12 came to Boston College's Newton Campus on Dec. 4 for the annual “Christmas Buddies” party, sponsored by the University's Office of Residential Life in conjunction with the Department
The BC Alumni Association will once again offer a festive family holiday celebration at the annual Winter Wonderland Dec. 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Highlights include photos with Santa and stories with Mrs. Claus, strolling carolers, crafts, entertainmen
Solstice MFA Announces Commencement Speaker Jessica Hagedorn
As finals and the holidays loom, keep in mind Associate Professor of Psychology Elizabeth Kensinger's new research - it finds how we sleep can affect what we remember.
With more than a century of Boston College teaching experience between them, Economics Department faculty members Frank McLaughlin and Harold Petersen have had a long-term view of — and considerable involvement in — the University’s eme
Wishing everyone in our Boston College family and beyond a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday.
'Scientific Revolutions: An Exhibition of Early Scientific Works' at Burns Library features the University's recently acquired first edition of Sir Isaac Newton's Principia (1687), as well as works by Kircher, Schott, Copernicus and G
GSSW student Janine Carreiro's commitment to those in need has earned her the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Who will be the 2010 Ultimate Superfan? Vote now by clicking "like" on the wall submissions and you could win 2 BC-BU hockey tickets. Contest ends at 3 p.m.
Under 24 hours to go in the Ultimate Superfan contest. Post your submission to the wall and you could win 4 tickets to the BC-Maine hockey game this weekend. Vote on the best pics and a pair of BC-BU tickets could be yours!
Kudos to the Boston College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, recently honored with the Award of Excellence from the NCAA. From helping victims of the Haiti earthquake to visiting Children's Hospital, the selection committee was 'amazed by th
Boston College physicist Willie J. Padilla has been honored by President Obama with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
International Education Week has arrived at Boston College! More than 30 events highlighting BC initiatives to promote cross-cultural learning and understanding will take place on campus. For more:
Army Col. Darlene MacIsaac Hinojosa, a 1986 graduate of the Connell School of Nursing, will be the featured speaker at the University’s 10th annual Veterans Remembrance Mass and Ceremony to be held tomorrow, Veterans Day. She is the first woman to
Solstice MFA Invites Local Writers to Audit Graduate-Level Creative Writing Classes
PMC's Carbon Footprint Reveladed
President Nemerowicz's Outreach to Access/Success Organizations and Foundations
Solstice MFA Writer-in-Residence Terrance Hayes Finalist for National Book Award
'CBS Evening News' anchor Katie Couric was on campus yesterday to interview area student about the issues this election season for her series 'American Voices.' After the video shoot in Burns Library, Couric posted this photo and a me
Solstice MFA Announces Winner of Lee Hope Fellowship for Diverse Voices
PMC Soccer's Alicia Grenier Featured in "South Coast Today"
Solstice MFA Announces Commencement Speaker Phillip Lopate
Solstice MFA Celebrates Fourth Commencement
Solstice MFA Offers Classes for Audit - Deadline Extended
Solstice MFA Announces New Programming for Writers
PMC Featured in The New York Times
PMC Basketball's Wright and Nelson Sweep GNAC Basketball Honors
Softball's Courtney Wallace Named 2010 GNAC Woman of the Year
PMC to Host "Yes We Must" Higher Education Summit
Solstice MFA Announces "Writing for Stage & Screen," a Solstice Seminar
Solstice MFA Announces New Faculty Members
Solstice MFA Announces its July Reading Series
Playwright Lydia Diamond Comes to Campus
Pray and Wallace Receive GNAC Career Honors at League Seminar
Professors Beams, Owczarek, Weinstein: 105 Years of Service to PMC
PMC Faculty News
"Yes We Must" Summit Warns of Growing Crisis in Higher Education
PMC Ranks #2 in Diversity in U.S. News & World Report
Softball's Courtney Wallace Named GNAC Player of the Week
Solstice MFA Among the Top
PMC Featured in "Step Up" from "The Bay State Banner"
PMC Highlighted in Boston Business Journal for Green Initiatives
PMC Featured on Callie Crossley Show
Solstice MFA's Jacqueline Woodson Fellowship Highlighted by Children's Literate Network
Softball's Wallace and Nielsen Named All-GNAC
Solstice MFA Announces Four Fellowships for Writers
New Major: Community Health
Commencement 2010
PMC Featured in "Dean & Provost" and "Enrollment Management Report"
Carroll School MBA students from the International Consulting Project course visiting Machu Picchu in Peru. L-R (front): Adjunct Professor of Management Russell Corsini and students Wilson St. Pierre, Courtney Scrib, Kristen Rafuse; (middle) Krisha Deeri
Carroll School MBA students from the International Consulting Project course visiting Machu Picchu in Peru. L-R (front): Adjunct Professor of Management Russell Corsini and students Wilson St. Pierre, Courtney Scrib, Kristen Rafuse; (middle) Krisha Deeri
On Sept. 16, the Boston College Alumni Association will co-host the seventh annual First Year Academic Convocation, an event that unites the entire freshman class at the start of their BC experience. Alumni and friends are invited to a reception at Burns
Boston College hockey has returned from its trip to Washington, DC where it visited the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, attended an alumni event gathering near the Capitol, and enjoyed a trip to the White House for "Champions Day".
A new 30-second video showcasing student opportunities and experiences at Boston College will make its network television debut during the BC-Virginia Tech game on Sept. 25. Preview the spot, which will air during the 2010-11 athletics season.
DeLuca Professor of Biology Marc Muskavitch talks about his work on an international team of scientists who this week report that they sequenced the genome of the Southern house mosquito, the world's most wide-spread disease-carrying mosquito, respo
Carroll School MBA students from the International Consulting Project course visiting Machu Picchu in Peru. L-R (front): Adjunct Professor of Management Russell Corsini and students Wilson St. Pierre, Courtney Scrib, Kristen Rafuse; (middle) Krisha Deeri
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