Boston College media highlights

Highlights from 2025

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson is included on TIME magazine's  of the 100 most influential digital voices, for her newsletter "Letters from an American."

At the Charles River Collaboratory, directed by Lynch School Professor G. Michael Barnett,Waltham students are spending the summer exploring topics as diverse as smart-automated greenhouses, tissue engineering, and A.I.

Professor of Communication Matt Sienkiewicz is among guests discussing the impact on comedy, politics, and music of Saturday Night Live as it marks its 50th anniversary.

Andrew G. Biggs, at the Center for Retirement Research, weighs in on proposed legislation that would establish a "sovereign wealth fund" to help fill Social Security’s funding gap without raising taxes or reducing benefits:

A growing number of brands have seized on the 'Coldplaygate' viral video to advance their own marketing. Professor of CommunicatiDzMichael SeraziodzԳٲ:.

DzԴdz'Brian Bethune discusses mixed U.S. inflation signals and the effect of tariffs on the economy:.

The rise of artificial intelligence raises perplexing questions, including how we relate to the devices we create, write Woods College Dean David Goodman, executive director of the Center for Psychological Humanities and Ethics, and Matthew Clemente, center director of research and curriculum:.

The internationalization industry in higher education must adapt to new realities and quality and ethics concerns, write Philip AltbachԻHans De Wit,professors emeriti and former directors of the Center for International Higher Education.

While discussing her acclaimed bookԳپ첹Dz podcast, Professor of English Elizabeth Graver talks about teaching Gen 1.5 and international students at ʹڹ, and being inspired by the richness of their stories. | She also is interviewed by Sri Lanka’s English language newspaper .

The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship is advancing on a path toward the U.S. Supreme Court. ʹڹ Law Professor Daniel KanstroomdzԳٲ:.

Associate Professor of Political Science Peter Krause is among experts asked to break down the biggest roadblocks to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations: .

In her new book,Four Days a Week: The Life-Changing Solution for Reducing Employee Stress, Improving Well-Being, and Working Smarter,Professor of Sociology Juliet Schor details findings from an ongoing global study of the four-day workweek. An essay adapted from the book appeared in the ; she also discussed the book with MIT's,, and , among other outlets.

Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny writes on Pope Leo XIV's pledge to associate himself with “ordinary people,” and its potential to spur the articulation of a Catholic response to populist movements across the globe..

For 138 million children globally, going to work instead of school is a daily routine. ʹڹ School of Social Work Salem Professor Theresa Betancourt comments for .

Repeal of the estate tax was not included in President Trump’s megabill.ʹڹ Law Professor Ray Madoff writes on the topic in an op-ed for the , and also discusses it with .

The U.S. Supreme Court on the last day of rulings for its current term gave President Trump the latest in a series of victories. ʹڹ Law Professor Daniel Lyons comments: .

Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson, author of the book Democracy Awakening and the hit newsletter 'Letters from an American,' interviewed former President Barack Obama as part of the Connecticut Forum.

Associate Professor of Political Science Peter Krause discussed President Trump's decision to strike nuclear sites in Iran: (at 01:59),

Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies Ali Kadivar, a native of Tehran, commented on the impact the strikes may have on democratic movements in the country:.

ʹڹ School of Social Work Salem Professor Theresa BetancourtԻcolleagues from the World Bank and UNICEF write on the need to strengthen adaptive social protections for families globally:. | She comments on child labor in sub-Saharan Africa for .

Pressure on state legislatures to post the Ten Commandments has only increased after Louisiana’s 2024 law requiring it. Clough School Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Richard Clifford, S.J., weighs in, writing for .

Too many people are pathologizing the human experience, and it's not healthy, writes Connell School of Nursing Assistant Professor Victor Petreca,a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner:

Genetic-testing company 23andMe is for sale in bankruptcy court, but a lawsuit opposes selling the data, collected from user DNA, without express consent. ʹڹ Law Assistant Professor Shelly Simana comments: , .

Lynch School Professor of the Practice Chris R. Glass weighs in on mounting challenges for international students in, or planning to come to, the U.S.: , .

ʹڹ Law Professor Daniel Kanstroom,founder of the Immigration and Asylum Clinic, comments for  on President Trump's use of the National Guard to respond to ICE protests in L.A., and for  on judicial efforts to thwart deportations of foreign students.

Streaming services are helping to revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre, writes Professor of English Carlo Rotella for the upcoming .

The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said it expects the U.S. to have slower growth and higher inflation due to tariffs. DzԴdz'Brian Bethune dzԳٲ:.

Generative AI has begotten 'Generation AI,' writes Communication Professor Michael Serazio in an essay on how educators can best address the change:.

Pressure on state legislatures to post the Ten Commandments has increased after enactment of a 2024 Louisiana law.Clough School Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Richard Clifford, S.J., weighs in, writing for .

Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny is among scholars commenting on how the new pope will respond to divisions within the U.S. Catholic Church.

Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan, M.D.,outlines pros and cons of the new White House report on children's health.,,

Retired Lynch School Professor Karen Arnold discusses life after college for new graduates in an interview with Cʹڹ Manitoba:.

Boston College Commencement 2025 is featured by the .

On the heels of announcing its degree completiDz𳾱Գwith the NHL Players' Association, the Woods College of Advancing Studies enters into a similar agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.

She's a Connell School of Nursing Professor and an internationally noted forensics expert who taught FBI agents how to profile serial killers. Now the subject of a Hulu documentary, Ann Burgess is featured by WBZ-TV/CBS Boston in with anchor/reporter Paula Ebben '89.

ʹڹ Law Professor Kent Greenfield's final le