Monthly Archives: October 2012
Civil War historian
Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust, a noted Civil War historian, will be awarded Boston College’s first Sesquicentennial Medal in recognition of her excellence as a scholar and leader in the academy on Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. in Robsham Theater. … Continue reading
The Dean’s List
Boston College Vice President Father William B. Neenan, SJ, has released his “Dean’s List” of recommended reading for 2012-13. The list, compiled annually, has Fr. Neenan’s 27 book picks, including the following titles making their Dean’s List debut: The Queen … Continue reading
Election 2012: Politics and media
Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation, The Time of Our Lives, and other works, is one of the featured speakers at the Carroll School of Management’s Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics event on … Continue reading
Another award for The Sojourn
The Sojourn, a stirring novel of brotherhood, survival, and coming-of-age during World War I written by Andrew Krivak, a faculty member in the Arts and Sciences Honors Program Boston College, has been awarded the 2012 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in … Continue reading
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Tagged A&S Honors Program, family saga, World War I
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, author of the bestseller Behind the Beautiful Forevers, will speak on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Behind the Beautiful Forevers is considered a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells … Continue reading
BC Bookmarks 