University Historian James O’Toole, a graduate of Boston College, has written a social history of the University, titled Ever to Excel: A History of Boston College (Jesuit Sources, 2022). O’Toole, Clough Millennium History Professor Emeritus, conducted 12 years of archival research on the students, alumni, faculty, administrators, and staff who have shaped BC from its founding in 1863 to its rise as a leading American university. Read more in BC News. Read a Q&A with the author in Boston College Magazine.