Monthly Archives: April 2013
Chasing Ice
The Arts Festival will host a book-signing by alumnus and noted nature photographer James Balog on Apr. 25 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall. He will be signing copies of his book, ICE: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers, a visual chronicle … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts Festival, climate change, environment, global warming, photography
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Arts Festival to honor Polito
Poet, essayist and biographer Robert Polito will be presented with the 2013 Alumni Award for Artistic Achievement on Apr. 26 at Boston College’s annual Arts Festival. Polito is being honored by the University’s Arts Council for his distinguished career in … Continue reading
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon, author of Telegraph Avenue, will speak at Boston College on Apr. 17 at 7 p.m. in Yawkey Center. Chabon’s earlier works include The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which won … Continue reading
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The Francona years
Award-winning sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe will sign copies of his new book, Francona: The Red Sox Years, on Apr. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the McElroy Commons Bookstore. The book, written with former Boston Red Sox … Continue reading
Poetry fest
Students representing 26 colleges and universities, including Boston College junior Helen Spica, will share their original poetry at the annual Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival on April 11 in the Yawkey Center’s Murray Function Room. Irish poet Peter Fallon will … Continue reading
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Tagged English Department, poetry
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A caregiver’s perspective
Writer and CBS This Morning contributor Lee Woodruff will discuss how caregivers cope during a crisis at the Connell School of Nursing’s Pinnacle Lecture on April 10 at 5 p.m. in Yawkey Center. Woodruff is the co-author of In an Instant: … Continue reading
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Tagged caregiver, Connell School of Nursing, nursing, traumatic brain injury
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Catholics & Jews
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), historian John Connelly will present “How the Catholic Church Overcame its own Theology and Discovered that God Loves the Jews” at 2 p.m. on Apr. 7 in McGuinn Auditorium. Connelly is the … Continue reading
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