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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 8h
The Boston College Prison Education Program celebrated its second class of graduates with an inspiring commencement ceremony at MCI-Shirley. Four students (and one service dog) donned caps and gowns to receive their BC diplomas. 🎓

📸 Photo Album: https://on.bc.edu/PEPGrad25_Photos
Three graduates smiling at a Boston College Woods College of Advancing Studies graduation ceremony at MCI Shirley, holding diploma covers. A black Labrador wearing a graduation cap sits beside a person at a ceremony, surrounded by yellow flowers. Graduate in cap and gown receiving a diploma from a faculty member at a university graduation ceremony, with banners in the background. Graduate receiving a diploma at a Boston College of Advancing Studies graduation ceremony, with two faculty members smiling and congratulating.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 15h
Celebrating 10 years of shaping and examining critical public policy issues, the Rappaport Center kicked off its fall programming with a panel of legal experts who explored, “How do state and localities respond to the new federal law enforcement agenda?” https://on.bc.edu/LawEnforcementUnleashed
Panel discussion at a conference with four participants, including a person in the center speaking, at a table with microphones and water bottles. The setting has a window view of BC Law School in the background
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 19h
TODAY ➡️ Sociology Professor Juliet Schor will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions about "AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families."

The hearing starts at 10 AM and will be live:
https://bit.ly/SenateHearing_Schor100925
AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Full Committee Hearing on October 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 1d
Clough School of Theology and Ministry Associate Dean Anthony Russo writes on recommitting to the sign of peace in a world at war in America Magazine.
https://bit.ly/Russo_America091925
Recommitting to the sign of peace in a world at war
I’m not naïve enough to think that more deliberate encounters during the sign of peace will alone create more peace in the world. But I am audaciously hopeful that it can enhance our capacity for prox...
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 1d
Along with announcing the fall lineup, BC Theatre welcomed Pascale Florestal as the Rev. J. Donald Monan, SJ, Professor in Theatre Arts for the year. She is a 4-time Elliot Norton Award-nominated director, educator, dramaturg, writer, and collaborator.
https://on.bc.edu/BCTheatreFall2025
Pascale Florestal wearing glasses and a denim jacket, sits in front of an auditorium with rows of seats in the background.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 1d
Winning a Sports Emmy isn’t how most new graduates kick off their careers, but Bailey Prete ’24 collected one after contributing to a final NBC broadcast celebrating the totality of the 2024 Summer Games.
https://on.bc.edu/StartingStrong
Starting strong
Communication major Bailey Prete ’24 wins Sports Emmy for Paris Olympics broadcast
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 2d
In the @bostonglobe.com ➡️ Clough School Professor Thomas Groome weighs in on how the Pope's devotion to Augustine may guide the current papacy.
https://bit.ly/Groome_BG092725
The most important fact about Pope Leo XIV - The Boston Globe
Leo’s lifetime devotion to the theologian, philosopher, and memoirist Augustine offers a window into his papacy.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 2d
John J. “Jack” Neuhauser, who served as academic vice president & dean of faculties and the Carroll School Dean, died on September 30 at 82 years old.

A wake will be held on Wednesday, and a funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday at St. Ignatius.

In Memoriam: https://on.bc.edu/Neuhauser
Photo of John J. 'Jack' Neuhauser smiling in an outdoor setting with greenery in the background, alongside the Saint Michael's College logo.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 2d
BC Physics Professor Qiong Ma has been named a 2025 Moore Inventor Fellow and been awarded—along with Professor Fazel Tafti—a $1 million research grant by the National Science Foundation.
https://on.bc.edu/PhysicistsAwards1025
Qiong Ma and Fazel Tafti standing in a laboratory filled with technical equipment, including computers and experimental devices.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 3d
Professor of Political Science Marc Landy discusses the #GovernmentShutdown on @boston25news.com
https://bit.ly/Landy_Boston25100125
What a government shutdown means for you: Boston College professor Marc Landy explains
If Congress can’t pass spending bills, parts of the federal government stop — and that can mean delayed paychecks for hundreds of thousands, disruptions to services and a long political fight. W
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 3d
Tiya Miles, the author of eight books, including four prize-winning histories about race and slavery in the American past, will speak at Wednesday's Lowell Humanities Series lecture.

More Information & Registration: https://on.bc.edu/TiyaMiles_LHS
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 3d
More students are studying across international borders, but where and what they learn is shifting.

Lynch School Emeritus Professor Hans de Wit and Professor Chris R. Glass comment in Nature.
https://go.nature.com/48KTirz
The great university shake-up: four charts show how global higher education is changing
More students than ever are studying across international borders, but where and what they learn is shifting.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 3d
What is formative education, and why does it matter?

🎥 Lynch School Dean Stanton Wortham shares his vision for the Transformative Education Lab (@tlab-bc.bsky.social) and the future of whole-person learning.
https://youtu.be/53jVhii-hEo
Interview with Dean Wortham
YouTube video by Transformative Education Lab
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 3d
When Adrienne Nussbaum started as an international student advisor was asked if she could make a two-year commitment.

38 years later, she leaves a legacy that includes helping international students call the Heights home.
https://on.bc.edu/AdrienneNussbaum
A mainstay of BC international education takes her leave
Adrienne Nussbaum to retire after nearly four decades
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 4d
Peter Obersheimer JD '10 is the Senior Counsel for the Litigation and Employment Practice Group at Dana Farber, after rising through the ranks. In 2024, he was named Association of Corporate Counsel's "Top 10 30-Somethings."
https://on.bc.edu/CalmCounsel
Calm Counsel BC Law School Magazine
Obersheimer ’10 finds his calling.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 5d
Three generations of Orregos have worked in BC Dining Services. Now, a fourth is here on campus—as a student.
https://on.bc.edu/AFamilyAffair
A family affair
Three generations of Orregos have worked at the Heights. <br>Now, a fourth is here—as a student.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 6d
Sacramento is betting on tiny homes to address the city's homeless crisis. BC Law School Professor Lisa Alexander provides perspective to the @sacbee.com:
https://bit.ly/Alexander_SacBee092225
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 6d
The Institute for the Liberal Arts launches the "Flourishing Together" series with a keynote by Harvard's Robert Waldinger, an expert on what constitutes a meaningful life. There will be a BC faculty panel exploring loneliness & its remedies.

Register: https://on.bc.edu/FlourishTogetherLaunch25
Promotional image featuring a portrait of Dr. Robert Waldinger smiling, next to text announcing the Flourishing Together Launch Event on October 6, 2025, at 10 AM in the Heights Room, includes a logo with a book and lamp emblem.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 6d
Sarah Kahn '03 has traversed the world as a travel writer, but notes that "Boston has always been a part of my life."

She returned to write about the evolution of Bostonians becoming more inclusive for Condé Nast Traveler.
https://bit.ly/BostonRevChapter_KahnCNT
How Boston’s Revolutionary Spirit Is Writing Its Next Chapter
Massachusetts’s capital is famed for its history, but many of the communities who built it have been excluded from the narrative.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 6d
We've got hockey tonight 👏👏 Good luck to our Eagles opening the season vs. Quinnipiac in Kelley Rink! #WeAreBC 🦅
A crowd of spectators cheers at a hockey game inside a packed arena.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 7d
Described as a “must-read for anyone working in or interested in education today,” 'The Making of an Educator' by Lynch School Research Professor Andy Hargreaves charts the first 15 years of his career as a teacher, researcher, and school collaborator.
https://on.bc.edu/MakingEducator_BCB
‘The Making of an Educator’
Described as a “must-read for anyone working in or interested in education today,” the latest book from Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development Research Professor…
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 7d
In 'What Can I Get Out of This?,' English Professor Carlo Rotella invites readers into the minds of a group of skeptical first-year students who are ultimately transformed by a required literature class.

He discusses the book with The Chronicle of Higher Education
https://bit.ly/Rotella_CHE092525
A Professor Explores What Makes the In-Person Classroom So Valuable
Carlo Rotella’s new book examines the craft of teaching and learning.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 7d
Fr. Gregory Boyle, S.J., MDiv. '84, urged School of Social Work students to embrace ‘radical kinship’ in their work during a Q&A at the school; he was on campus in September to speak at First year Convocation. https://on.bc.edu/FrBoyleSSW
Gregory Boyle, SJ, giving a speech, with a quote about going to the margins to create kinship, set against a stained glass background.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 8d
Dominique Williams '28 participated in Pitt's Mobilization and Political Economy REU, an NSF-funded program that provides research training, mentorship, and grad school preparation.

She writes about her experience in Schiller Institute's 'The Scoop': https://on.bc.edu/DWilliams_TheScoop
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 8d
The life of Woodrow “Woody” Wilson Rawls, the author of the classic children’s book 'Where the Red Fern Grows,' is the subject of a new nonfiction picture book by alumna Lisa Rogers.
https://on.bc.edu/WoodysWords_BCB
‘Woody’s Words’
The life of Woodrow “Woody” Wilson Rawls, the author of the classic children’s book Where the Red Fern Grows, is the subject of a new nonfiction picture book written by Boston College graduat…
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