Monthly Archives: February 2013
The End of the Point
A new book by acclaimed novelist and Boston College English Professor Elizabeth Graver will be released next week by HarperCollins. Set in a fictional summer community on Buzzards Bay from 1942 through 1999, The End of the Point traces one … Continue reading
Book launch: New Voices in Catholic Theology
The Church in the 21st Century Center will host a book launch event Feb. 27 for the newest title in its book series, New Voices in Catholic Theology, which celebrates the work of scholars who trained under Rev. Michael J. … Continue reading
Meeting Jesus with Fr. Jim Martin
Popular author and speaker Rev. James Martin, SJ will be appearing at a Boston College event in New York City Feb. 28. Fr. Martin, whose new book is Together on Retreat: Meeting Jesus in Prayer, will speak at a ticket-only … Continue reading
Technology & student engagement
Anya Kamenetz, author of Generation Debt and DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education, will be discussing “How Technology can Facilitate Faculty & Student Engagement” on Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. in O’Neill Library, Main reading … Continue reading
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Tagged higher education, millennials, Provost Office, technology, University Libraries
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Constitutionalism and coercion
The Clough Distinguished Lectures in Jurisprudence, a joint initiative of the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and the Boston College Law School, will present a lecture by noted author and scholar Frederick Schauer, the David and Mary Harrison … Continue reading
Open City
Teju Cole, author of the novel Open City, will speak on Feb. 21 in Devlin Hall, room 101 at 7 p.m. Open City, the story of a young Nigerian-German psychiatrist in New York City five years after 9/11, won the PEN/Hemingway Award, … Continue reading
Catholic periodicals facing the future
The chief editors of three prominent Catholic magazines will come together Feb. 20 to discuss the opportunities and challenges they face amidst new technologies, polarizing religious discourse, and changing demographics among American Catholics. The panelists will be Matt Malone, S.J., … Continue reading
Honors for Unheavenly Chorus
Congratulations to J. Joseph Moakley Professor of Political Science Kay Schlozman and co-authors Sidney Verba and Henry Brady who won two PROSE Awards for their book, The Unheavenly Chorus: Unequal Political Voice and the Broken Promise of American Democracy. PROSE … Continue reading
Posted in Awards/Honors, Boston College Authors
Tagged government, inequality, Political Science department
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Becoming Catholic (again)
Loyola Press has recently published a book titled Becoming Catholic, Again: Connecting the Faith We Were Taught with the Faith We Live by Boston College alumna Catherine Wiecher Brunell. Brunell, who has a master’s degree in pastoral ministry, writes about maintaining … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni Authors
Tagged Catholic, memoir, religion, School of Theology and Ministry, spirituality
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Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, author of the acclaimed debut novel and Pulitzer Prize finalist Swamplandia!, will speak on Feb. 6 at a 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Russell’s new book, Vampires in the Lemon Grove, will be published this month. … Continue reading
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