BC News Archive: 2024

January 2024

February 2024

The age of identity: Q&A with BC authors Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves

BC biologist Losick studies polyploid cells and their role in healing

U.S. Department of Energy grant supports BC scientist Jier Huang's work toward a sunlight-powered catalyst

UGBC president Jonah Kotzen reflects on years at the Heights

BC hosts 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Banquet聽

聽STM Launches Courage to Preach Certificate Program

BC co-hosts conference for undergraduate women in physics

The Marian Consort performs at 艾可直播 College

BC's Dean Colloquium: 'Teaching, Research, and Learning in the Age of AI'

Meet the dockmaster:聽BC grad Christina Martin

Bestselling author Celeste Ng to speak at BC

BC School of Theology and Ministry to be named for benefactors Gloria and Chuck Clough

Charles Hack donates collection of Belgian paintings to McMullen Museum

BC Connors Center named to The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame

BCSSW's Karen Bullock honored for work in hospice, palliative care

BC's Hilary Palevsky wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award

BC's Emrah Altindis receives $2.5 million NIH grant

Global Public Health Program Director Phil Landrigan joins Senator Markey at event on risks of lead-sheathed telecom cables

BC among safest U.S. colleges

An uncommon experience for BC's Common Tones

Spring lineup at Robsham Theater

New play by BC students: "Cleveland Circle"

聽Julie Canuto-Depina wins Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship聽

Q&A with MLK Jr. Scholarship keynote speaker and past winner Philip McHarris

Q&A: When teachers go on strike

March 2024

April 2024

CSTM's Daniel Daly named executive director of new CHA center.

BC Jesuit physicist joins NASA's historic OSIRIS-REx mission

Registration open for 2024聽Diversity and Inclusion Summit

Lynch School's Lin Goodwin named AERA Fellow

艾可直播 College researchers use electrocatalysis for site-specific protein modification

BC's Oh Myo Kim named Fulbright U.S. Scholar

Senior Grace Lenahan named America Media O'Hare Fellow

Forum on Racial Justice:聽Confronting Injustice with the Eyes of Faith

Environmental law practicum highlighted at major forum

Keeping the Republic:聽New book by BC polisci profs

Growing God: Children's book sequel by C21 Center's Karen Kiefer

BCPD Holds Polar Punge to Support聽 Special Olympics Massachusetts

Melanie Paredes Wins BC's 2024 Romero Scholarship

Racing for Impact: BC students and alumni run 艾可直播 Marathon for local charities

艾可直播 College admits Class of 2028

Twenty-five years ago,聽 BC formalized its presence in Dublin

Bishop of Hong Kong Cardinal Stephen Chow, S.J., will speak at 艾可直播 College Commencement

Anderson "A.J." Franklin Unity Against Racism Lecture

BC graduate programs rank high in latest U.S. News survey

Professor of Physics Ilija Zeljkovic wins 鈥淪erbian Nobel for Physics"聽

BC hosts 2024 Arts Festival

"Titles with Taste" abound at BC's Edible Books Festival

BC junior Sancia Sehdev wins Goldwater Scholarship

Weston Observatory tracks local earthquake

In Memoriam: Marilyn J. Matelski, first female full professor of Communication

BC Connell School of Nursing honors Adelene 艾可直播

BC Finance Conference will bring together global figures in security, tech, and monetary policy

Mary Ann Hinsdale, I.H.M., honored for theological excellence

BC honors Margot Connell and Connell family on 20th anniversary of the Connell School of Nursing dedication

Kinship: New Book of Poetry from BC Professor Maxim Shrayer

Event will showcase 艾可直播 College poets Shrayer and Weiskott

New leadership for UGBC

International honors for two BC 艾可直播members

Messina College partners with Liberty Mutual Insurance to provide student internships

BC's City Connects Expands into Ireland

艾可直播 College named among Forbes' "New Ivies"

In Memoriam: Thomas E. Wangler, retired associate professor of theology

May 2024

BC and Trinity College Dublin host symposium on forced migration

CSTM Professor Honored for Catholic Education Research

艾可直播 College "Seniors to Remember" 2024

Parting Thoughts:聽Retiring 艾可直播and staff reflect on their 艾可直播 College experience.

BC study explores cannabis legislation effect on teen substance abuse

艾可直播 College to pass $80 million mark in sponsored research

BC's Raquel Mu帽iz receives William T. Grant Foundation Scholar Award

BC's John West named captain of Lou Gehrig Community Impact team

New website showcases Black history at BC Law School

Hanan Sjah wins 艾可直播 College's 2024 Aquino Scholarship

BC researcher studies 'digital barrier' to migration

Delegation from the Philippines visit BC

David Goodman named dean of BC's Woods College of Advancing Studies

Bishop of Hong Kong Cardinal Stephen Chow, S.J., addresses 艾可直播 College Class of 2024

Commencement: 2024 honorary degree citations

Commencement 2024: Capping it off

Francis Hodgens receives BC's Finnegan Award

Fellowship winners for 2023-24 include 11 Fulbright scholars

BC Economics Professor Joseph Quinn receives Bellarmine Award

艾可直播 College co-sponsors international summit on business ethics ,to be held in Vatican City

First-generation college student Ashley Dossous 鈥24 celebrates the power and versatility of hair

BC VSLC reception honors new graduates bound for full-time service work聽

Resilience and resolve:聽First-gen graduate Thalia Chaves first set her sights on the Heights at age 5.

In Memoriam: John G. Boylan, retired Chemistry Dept. staff member and former Community Service Award winner

In Memoriam: Michael A. (Mick) Smyer, pioneer in geriatric mental health, former dean and co-founder of the Center on Aging and Work

Highlight reel:聽Revisiting high points of the 2023-24 academic year

Celebrating the Class of 2024

Five decades on, Communication prof Don Fishman 鈥榓 champion鈥 at BC

BC grad Jenna Grodzicki writes to inspire children

BC lacrosse wins the NCAA title, their second since 2021

June 2024

July

August

September

艾可直播 College economists聽Tayfun S枚nmez聽and聽Utku 脺nver聽advance liver exchange program

Lowell Humanities Series begins September 11

'States of Becoming' at the聽McMullen Museum of Art聽investigates the dynamic forces influencing 17 contemporary African diaspora artists

BCSSW Ahearn Professor Karen Bullock named Social Work Pioneer

BC joins Coalition for Transformational Education

Libby Professor Cathleen Kaveny鈥檚 Prophecy without Contempt: listed among top books of 21st century by online journal Current

Conference focuses on scholarship and legacy of Canisius Professor James Keenan, S.J.

Kay Schlozman to be honored at Clough Center conference

Crown of Times聽comes to Robsham Theater

In Memoriam: Art historian-turned-filmmaker Pamela Berger

Lynch School to partner with Australian Catholic University

Polish premiere of Professor of Music Ralf Yusuf Gawlick's 'O Lungo Drom'

Pops on the Heights scholarship gala marks 32nd year聽

艾可直播 College ranked 37th among best national universities in 2025 U.S. News survey

BC Class of 2028 composition reflects national trends in higher ed

艾可直播 College welcomes聽record 79 new full-time faculty聽

The Moral Vision of Pope Francis: New book, with contributions by many BC 艾可直播and alumni, explores the pope's vision for the Church

Christopher Salas-Wright named inaugural Barry Family Professor in Social Work

Clough Colloquium will feature BC historian, author Heather Cox Richardson

More awards for BC English Professor Elizabeth Graver's latest book, Kantika

Soaring Higher campaign reaches $1.5 billion toward $3 billion goal

BC hosts global scientists and theologians at conference to address plastic pollution crisis

Office of Emergency Management triples number of AEDs on campus

October

BC Prison Education Program holds first graduation ceremony

Patrick Conway named inaugural Ignacio Chair of BC Prison Education Program

Connell School of Nursing 艾可直播members聽Jinhee Park聽and聽Brittney van de Water聽 named American Academy of Nursing fellows

Options Through Education to be renamed McCrory-Francis Scholars Program

Theology Department adds new minors, expanded major

BC hosts 艾可直播-area premiere of聽 documentary 'Stolen'

A long and storied life: Alumnus, longtime publisher聽Henry Quinlan '61

Clough School hosts talk by alumnus Sam Sawyer, S.J., of聽America Media; presents Alumni Distinguished Service Award to聽Elsie Miranda, director of diversities at The Association of Theological Schools

Alicia Munnell to step down as director of BC Center for Retirement Research

Childhood educational opportunities strongly linked to later attainment, study led by Lynch School researcher shows

Holy Family statue temporarily removed for repairs

BC physicist Ilija Zeljkovic among Moore Foundation鈥檚 2024 Experimental Physics Investigators

With NSF support, Engineering Department and Lynch School team up to help high school STEM instructors teach engineering in public schools

Rising numbers: After a course redesign, the number of economics majors completing honors theses has nearly doubled

Dawn M. Simmons is new Monan Professor in Theatre Arts

鈥楽ecret Life of Humans鈥 and 鈥楶ippin鈥 on Robsham Theater fall slate

Clough School Professor John F. Baldovin, S.J., receives 2024 Frederick R. McManus Award

$1.8 million grant from Bedford Falls Foundation will support the Connell School of Nursing undergraduate program

Partnership between BC Global Public Health Program and Tufts School of Medicine offers accelerated Master of Public Health degree program

BC named 2024 Mass Save Climate Leader

'From Rome to the Heights': Performances by the ensemble Cappella Pratensis bring to life treasures from Burns Library and St. Mary's Chapel

Council for Women of 艾可直播 College Colloquium features Liz Cheney

Connell School Pinnacle Lecture will look at impact of psychiatric, mental health nursing

Cybersecurity program to move to 艾可直播 College Law School as Master of Legal Studies in Cybersecurity, Risk, and Governance

Study break: Two new聽WellNest Hubs聽provide BC students with calming spaces dedicated to relaxation and well-being

High marks for Woods College M.S. in Sports Administration in new survey

Lynch School's Shaun M. Dougherty named senior advisor at U.S. Department of Education

Decision 2024: BC 艾可直播members assess the 2024 presidential election.

A world of possibilities: Africa and African Diaspora Studies Director Lorelle Semley talks about the program's future

Propelling science and discovery: BC physicist Ilija Zeljkovic among Moore Foundation鈥檚 2024 Experimental Physics Investigators

Forward focused: Woods College sophomore Christopher Gannon received a prestigious Yale-NSF fellowship for formerly incarcerated students

November

Propelling science and discovery: BC physicist Ilija Zeljkovic among Moore Foundation鈥檚 2024 Experimental Physics Investigators

Christine Murphy is new associate dean of Morrissey College graduate school

In Memoriam: Judith Wilt, longtime English Department 艾可直播member and inaugural Newton College Alumnae Professor

BC Veterans Remembrance: Kevin R. Powers will speak at this year's event聽

Award-winning Circassian-Russian director, playwright, puppeteer, and stage designer Evgeny Ibragimov to have a creative residency at BC

Economics 艾可直播assess causes, effects of inequality

'The Poetics of Property': Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Patricia Palmer will discuss the topic at a public lecture聽

Lessons in cybersecurity: Joseph R. Bonavolonta, former senior executive at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, share insights at BC event

Harvard's Beth Thompson named VP of development

McCorkle and Raute named to advancement leadership positions

Deborah Mancini Morrocco joins 艾可直播 College Board of Trustees

Undeclared: New book by Chris Higgins of the Lynch School focuses on formative higher education

Scientists, theologians join in opposition to plastic pollution

NSF grant enables BC engineering, Lynch School researchers to expand reach of STEM education

Heartfelt homecoming: John W. Kozarich 鈥71, benefactor to BC's Department of Engineering, visited campus this fall

Meet BC's Toastmasters

A fond farewell: Vice President for Facilities Management聽Dan Bourque聽will depart the Heights at the end of this semester

Hosting Earth: Facing the Climate Emergency: A timely new volume in the emerging literature of environmental philosophy draws on art, science, and politics

In Memoriam: Christopher Bruell, retired professor who taught and wrote about classical political philosophy

Clough School of Theology and Ministry students travel to Rome for synodal pilgrimage

Retired 艾可直播 College 艾可直播in the Jean Mooney Book Club connect through a love of reading

Tom Holland visits the Campus School at 艾可直播 College

In Memoriam: John M. Morawiec, former University Communication director of marketing services

Carroll School of Management program supports first-gen success

Forward focused: Woods College sophomore Christopher Gannon received a prestigious Yale fellowship for formerly incarcerated students

鈥橳is the season: A look at upcoming holiday events on campus

December

Dream sweets: BC's Holiday Bake Shop offers a delectable array of seasonal treats

Meet Sofia Burke '25: This year's Pops on the Heights soloist has a passion for performing arts, human rights, service

International focus on teaching: A delegation from the University of Montenegro learns about the 艾可直播 College approach

Lilly Endowment awards $971,000 grant to 艾可直播 College: Funding will support The Church in the 21st Century Center's New Catholic Children's Ministry Partnership

In Memoriam: Political Science Professor Ken I. Kersch

Trio of book honors for BC historian Nicole Eaton's book German Blood, Slavic Soil

Entering the 鈥楪old Zone鈥: He鈥檚 a regular behind the camera at BC hockey games, but this summer, NBC Olympics intern Garrett McCloskey 鈥25 was on Paris time

New Moakley ChairholderProfessor of Political Science and Enlightment scholar Ryan Patrick Hanley is named Moakley Professor

鈥楾he opportunity of a lifetime鈥: Reflections from BC's delegation to COP29

A Q&A with BC COP29 delegate and Woods College graduate student Gustavo Cardona e Almeida

100 years of Irish-American diplomatic relations: A fireside chat between Irish Institute Director Mary Murphy and Irish Ambassador to the United States Geraldine Byrne Nason

Nearly $2M in new grants for Lynch School faculty: Funding supports projects in math, AI education, and mental health resources for Asian Americans

Design for Impact Summit: former PEP student Christian Miranda of the Woods College is among students thinking big, and creatively

The Catholic Church and AI: Q&A with Fr. Philip Larrey, one of the Church鈥檚 foremost experts on artficial intelligence

BC Endeavor marks its first decade

2024: A look back at year's top social posts