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Tag: Boston College
Sports
Coach John Thompson, Jr. in Retrospect
Coach John Thompson, Jr. died on August 30, 2020, at the age of 78. He redefined college basketball and challenged stereotypes of black masculinity and mental aptitude. ESPN host Michael Wilbon calls him a mentor and a master teacher. Thompson’s journey began on September 2, 1941, in the segregated housing projects of Washington, DC’s Anacostia neighborhood. Thompson found solace and his identity on the basketball court in junior high and the local Police Boys Club. He went on to play center for Archbishop John Carroll Catholic High School, leading them to three city championships between 1958 and 1960. His athletic prowess earned him a scholarship to play for Providence College.
September 8, 2020
Opinion
The Success of the McNair Scholars Program
If colleges and universities really want to diversify the professoriate, one immediate step they can take is to support and invest in the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.
February 13, 2020
Latest News
Boston College Establishes Prison Education Program
Inmates at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute (MCI) in Shirley, Massachusetts can now apply to take Boston College (BC) accredited liberal-arts courses.
November 4, 2019
Leadership & Policy
Report: HBCUs Produce More Upwardly Mobile Graduates than PWIs
A new report presents data indicating that more students experience upward economic mobility at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) than at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs).
October 1, 2019
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Kelli Armstrong Appointed Next President of Salve Regina University
Dr. Kelli Armstrong, currently vice president for planning and assessment at Boston College (BC), has been named president of Salve Regina University, effective June 2019. Armstrong will be the first female president of the university. Salve Regina University is a Catholic liberal arts institution that’s sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and has a total […]
December 13, 2018
Students
Study: Elementary School Student Support Reduces High School Dropout
Elementary school students who participated in a comprehensive support intervention in the Boston public school district had about half the odds of dropping out of high school as students not in the intervention, according to a new study in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Educational Research Association. The 894 students who […]
October 3, 2018
Home
Cosby Conviction Dismantles Legacy, Dismays Scholars
Bill Cosby used his power and influence to elevate African-Americans on television in the 1980s and to promote education and HBCUs. His conviction Thursday of sex crimes leaves some scholars saddened and dismayed.
April 26, 2018
News Roundup
Lindsay Lohan’s Hockey-Playing Cousin Punched at Pizzeria
BOSTON — A Boston College hockey player who happens to be Lindsay Lohan’s cousin is out indefinitely after he was punched at a Boston restaurant and sent to the hospital. The university said in a statement Sunday that graduate student Kevin Lohan was the victim of an “unprovoked assault.” Police are investigating a report of […]
January 23, 2018
Students
Boston College Students Walk Out After Racial Incidents
BOSTON — Hundreds of students at Boston College have walked out of their classes to protest recent instances of racism on campus, including two posters that were defaced to say “Black Lives don’t Matter.” Video footage shows the students filing onto a campus lawn around midday Wednesday and chanting, “Black lives matter.” The group Eradicate […]
October 18, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Boston College Leader Credited with Transforming School Dies
BOSTON — Boston College’s chancellor, the Rev. J. Donald Monan, who is credited with transforming the regional Roman Catholic school into a nationally-regarded university, died Saturday. He was 92. Monan died at Campion Renewal Center, a Jesuit community in Weston, after a brief illness, the university said. He was Boston College’s longest-serving president. After stepping […]
March 19, 2017
Health
Professor has Taken a Selfie Nearly Every Day for 30 years
BOSTON — Long before they were called selfies, Karl Baden snapped a simple black and white photo of himself. Then he repeated it almost every day for the next three decades. Baden’s “Every Day” project officially turns 30 on Thursday and he says he has no intention of stopping. The stark contemplation on mortality and […]
February 23, 2017
Students
Malveaux Pushes for Advancement of Blacks in Higher Ed, ‘Social Economic Justice’
Former president of Bennett College Dr. Julianne Malveaux has created a legacy of sounding off about injustices against Blacks from the higher ed realm to the political arena.
September 6, 2016
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