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Recent News About Boston College
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How many H-1B petitions made by Massachusetts employers were approved during 2024?
In 2024, 97.8% of H-1B petitions filed by employers in Massachusetts were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
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Average cost of college education in Massachusetts rises for students in 2022-23 school year
College tuition fees rose 3.4% in Massachusetts in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Most popular majors
For the first time in 15 years, finance is the most popular major at Boston College, with 1,360 undergraduates enrolled for the 2022-2023 academic year, followed by economics (1,260), which had topped the list annually since 2012-2013—and ahead of finance since 2013-2014.
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BC Law School conference focuses on the history and impact of Black land loss
An upcoming conference co-hosted by Boston College Law School will spotlight the only case in American legal history in which a Black family whose property was wrongfully dispossessed by government seizure had their land returned to them, albeit nearly a century later.
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Strategic investments bolster doctoral education at Boston College
Boston College has invested more than $3.5 million in academic strategic funds during the past five years to elevate doctoral student stipends, reflecting a commitment to graduate education and student formation outlined in the University’s 10-year Strategic Plan, “Ever to Excel.”
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Wilson named to Hall of Fame
The late G. Peter Wilson, one of Boston College’s best and most beloved professors who was credited with helping colleagues at BC and across the world become better accounting teachers and researchers, has been named to the Accounting Hall of Fame, joining an elite group of 113 inductees since its inception in 1950.
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The science behind memory
Explaining the science behind memory and memory loss—including why forgetting is a crucial property of memory, as well as strategies that help people remember better—is the subject of a new book co-authored by Professor and Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth A. Kensinger.In Why We Forget and How to Remember Better:
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BC's Boisi Center hosts major gathering of Catholic Church leaders
The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College is co-hosting an event with the Hank Center at Loyola University Chicago and the Center for Religion and Culture at Fordham University.
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BC faculty share perspectives at forum on Ukraine
Nearly one year to the day that Russia invaded Ukraine, and on the heels of President Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv, an interdisciplinary panel of Boston College faculty met at Fulton Hall on February 23 to share their historical, geopolitical, cultural, and religious perspectives on the conflict, frequently characterized as a vicious war of attrition.
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BC School of Social Work scrutinizes DEI in the workplace
BC School of Social Work scrutinizes DEI in the workplace
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Support for earthquake relief efforts
Support for earthquake relief efforts
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An "ideal fit" for BAIC
An "ideal fit" for BAIC
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World of conversation
World of conversation
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International Literacy Association "30 under 30"
International Literacy Association "30 under 30"
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Extremism, hate speech challenge liberal democracy
Extremism, hate speech challenge liberal democracy
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Anti-China rhetoric cost Asian restaurants during pandemic
Anti-China rhetoric cost Asian restaurants during pandemic
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Juliet Schor named AAAS fellow
Juliet Schor named AAAS fellow
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BCSSW's Rocío Calvo appointed to Mass. Behavioral Health Advisory Commission
BCSSW's Rocío Calvo appointed to Mass. Behavioral Health Advisory Commission
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LinkedIn Learning now available to BC faculty, staff, and students
LinkedIn Learning now available to BC faculty, staff, and students
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Global practice
Global practice