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BC Stories
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BC News

John T. “Jack” Butler, S.J., assumes the presidency of Boston College

He served as vice president for mission and ministry since 2010 and was a key architect of BC's formative education efforts.

John T. “Jack” Butler, S.J., assumes the presidency of Boston College

He served as vice president for mission and ministry since 2010 and was a key architect of BC's formative education efforts.
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BC News

The presidency of William P. Leahy, S.J. concludes

His 30-year tenure has helped make BC one of the nation's best collegiate success stories.

BC News

The presidency of William P. Leahy, S.J. concludes

His 30-year tenure has helped make BC one of the nation's best collegiate success stories.
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Research Spotlight

BC economists play integral role in the largest liver transplant exchange in history

With the support of a donor exchange system developed by Boston College economists Tayfun Sönmez and Utku Ünver, Turkey’s İnönü University recently performed the largest liver transplant exchange in history.

Research Spotlight

BC economists play integral role in the largest liver transplant exchange in history

With the support of a donor exchange system developed by Boston College economists Tayfun Sönmez and Utku Ünver, Turkey’s İnönü University recently performed the largest liver transplant exchange in history.
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Student Stories

A feeding solution—for goats

BC engineering students partner with a Maine goat farm for a unique—and adorable—challenge

Student Stories

A feeding solution—for goats

BC engineering students partner with a Maine goat farm for a unique—and adorable—challenge
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Faculty Profile

It came from the lab of Dunwei Wang

One of BC’s most prolific researchers was just named interim director of the Schiller Institute. He’s as committed as ever to making the world a better place by harnessing the power of chemistry.

Faculty Profile

It came from the lab of Dunwei Wang

One of BC’s most prolific researchers was just named interim director of the Schiller Institute. He’s as committed as ever to making the world a better place by harnessing the power of chemistry.
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Alumni in Action

How Gabriela Palmieri ’97 became one of the art world’s most influential advisors.

Sonia Raman JD’01 left a promising legal career behind and became the WNBA’s first Indian American head coach.

Alumni in Action

How Gabriela Palmieri ’97 became one of the art world’s most influential advisors.

Sonia Raman JD’01 left a promising legal career behind and became the WNBA’s first Indian American head coach.

BC by the Numbers

9,677

Total undergraduate students, representing all 50 states and 81 countries

9

Schools and colleges, including 4 undergraduate divisions in art and sciences, education and human development, management, and nursing

71%

Students who participated in community service or volunteer work while at BC

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'); } } // hide elements that are greater than totalEvents that user selected function hideEvents(){ //Hide the event $(selector + ' .academic_calendar:gt('+(totalEvents-1)+')').hide(); //Hide the month $(selector + ' ul[style*="none"]').prev("h4").hide(); } //Put the collective elements in an array to sort function tempSort( uls ) { let temp = []; for ( let j = 0; j = rangeSm && $(selector + ' .academic_calendar[data-year='+y+'][data-start = '+monthNum+']').length >0){ $(selector + ' .academic_calendar[data-year='+y+'][data-start = '+monthNum+']').wrapAll( "
" ); $( "

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" ).prependTo(selector + ' #'+y +'-'+monthNum); } } function applyMonth(year){ groupLabel('01','January',year); groupLabel('02','February',year); groupLabel('03','March',year); groupLabel('04','April',year); groupLabel('05','May',year); groupLabel('06','June',year); groupLabel('07','July',year); groupLabel('08','August',year); groupLabel('09','September',year); groupLabel('10','October',year); groupLabel('11','November',year); groupLabel('12','December',year); } //print only $(selector + ' .agenda').click( function() { $(selector + ' .outer').printThis({ loadCSS: "/content/dam/files/bcCalendar/agendaListPrint.css" }); }); } return {onLoad: onLoad}; }); var calendarObject = document.calendarComponents.get("events_list_16748305_238833887-1056053787")() $(document).ready(calendarObject.onLoad);