Author Archives: Bookworm

Poet Franz Wright

A reading and Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright will be held on Mar. 20 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 101. His most recent collection of poetry is F: Poems.  His other works include Kindertotenwald, Wheeling Motel, The Beforelife, God’s … Continue reading →

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Men over 60 and at work

In her new book, Men Still at Work: Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers), Elizabeth F. Fideler, a research fellow at BC’s Sloan Center on Aging & Work, explores the reasons why many men are continuing to … Continue reading →

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Life as he knows it

Literary scholar Michael Bérubé will present “Bioethics: Too Important to be Left to Bioethicists” on Mar. 19 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Bérubé is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor and director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Honneth and Hegelianism

The Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy at Boston College will present “Critical Theory as Political Philosophy? Reflections on Honneth and Hegelianism” with Robert Pippin of the University of Chicago on Mar. 18 at 5:30 p.m. in Higgins Hall, Room … Continue reading →

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The Humanistic tradition of education

Georgetown University Professor of Theology John W. O’Malley, S.J. will present “The Humanistic Tradition of Education: What’s the Point?” on Mar. 18 at 4:30 p.m in the Murray Room of Yawkey Center. Drawing on the origins and ethos out of which the … Continue reading →

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Prisoners’ votes and judges’ powers

Boston College’s Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy will present “Prisoners’ Votes and Judges’ Powers: Foreign Parables and Home Truths” with John Finnis on Mar. 13 in Fulton Hall, room 511 at 5:30 p.m. Finnis is a professor of … Continue reading →

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Tracy Kidder, new date

*This event was originally scheduled for Feb. 5, but had to be postponed due to weather. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder will present “Another Set of Eyes” at Boston College on Mar. 12  at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Kidder … Continue reading →

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Lenten exercises

In his timely new book, The Ignatian Workout for Lent (Loyola Press), Boston College alumnus Tim Muldoon offers 40 brief exercises—organized according to the four weeks of prayer from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius—that can be used by readers … Continue reading →

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Kaveny on Daniel Callahan

In a book review of bioethicist Daniel Callahan’s memoir and collection of essays, Libby Professor Cathleen Kaveny of BC’s Theology Department and Law School writes “For a model of how to argue rigorously, perceptively and non-defensively about difficult issues of … Continue reading →

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Book award for Hargreaves

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has announced that they will honor Lynch School of Education Thomas More Brennan Professor Andy Hargreaves and co-author Michael Fullan with its 2014 Outstanding Book Award for their book Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School. The … Continue reading →

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