Denis O’Brien MBA ’82: Entrepreneur & Humanitarian
Leading Irish businessman and telecommunications pioneer Denis O’Brien represents a model of altruistic entrepreneurship
Robshams’ $75M estate gift largest in University history
Record-setting gift will enhance students’ academic, artistic, and social experience
Boston College grad celebrates ‘double graduation’ from school and cancer treatment
BC grad earns degree and finishes cancer treatment in the same week
Christian Guma ’21: A Steady Hand for the Student Body
Unshaken by a year leading BC’s student government through the pandemic, Christian Guma ’21 is already considering how best to pay forward to the next generation of Eagles all the support he received at the Heights.
‘People shouldn’t be afraid of the word white privilege’: New labor secretary talks inequality, racism and union power in first interview
Marty Walsh ’09 has his work cut out for him as President Biden’s Secretary of Labor
Helping our neighbors
BC’s Office of Governmental and Community Affairs has facilitated the delivery of food, diapers, baby formula, and other essentials to local organizations serving those hard-hit by the pandemic
‘How Much He Was Cherished’
The BC Community mourns the tremendous loss of an alumnus, teacher, and friend
Boston College’s initiative to transform the way we think about racial justice in America
Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau discusses the new Boston College Forum on Racial Justice in America.
Joy Moore ’81, H’10
Since the pivot to online learning this spring, Vice President for Student Affairs Joy Moore, has led the effort to ensure a safe and smooth transition for students and to encourage continued student engagement.
A Grad Student Solved the Epic Conway Knot Problem—in a Week
Lisa Piccirillo encountered the more than 50-year-old question by chance at a conference. Her solution relies on a classical tool called the knot trace.