Category Archives: Awards/Honors
Graver on National Book Award longlist
Congratulations to Boston College Professor of English Elizabeth Graver who has been named to the longlist for the 2013 National Book Award in Fiction for her novel, The End of the Point (Harper/HarperCollins Publishers). The End of the Point follows … Continue reading
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Tagged English Department, fiction, National Book Award
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Honors for Jacobs
Congratulations to History Associate Professor Seth Jacobs, winner of the New England Historical Association’s James P. Hanlan Book Award for his work, The Universe Unraveling: American Foreign Policy in Cold War Laos. The NEHA is a professional association of over … Continue reading
Nurse leadership
A book co-authored by Connell School of Nursing Professor Dorothy A. Jones has been honored with the 2013 Sigma Theta Tau International “Best of Book Author Award.” Fostering Nurse-Led Care: Professional Practice for the Bedside Leader From Massachusetts General Hospital … Continue reading
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Tagged Connell School of Nursing, leadership, nurse
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One of the best: Ingrid Hillinger
A new book published this month by Harvard University Press takes a look at the strategies and personal traits of 26 of the best law school professors across the country, the culmination of a four-year study that identified extraordinary law … Continue reading
Book awards for Gaillardetz
Two publications from Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard R. Gaillardetz have recently earned book awards. The Association of Catholic Publishers will present Excellence in Publishing Awards to When the Magisterium Intervenes (Liturgical Press), edited by Gaillardetz, for first … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Theology Dept., Vatican II
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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
Honors and a new book for Matthews
The Oxford Bibliographies Online was recently honored by the Association of American Publishers with a 2012 Prose Award in the category of eProduct/Best Multidiscipline Platform. BC School of Theology and Ministry Research Professor Christopher R. Matthews serves as editor-in-chief of … 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
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Tagged government, inequality, Political Science department
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“Aftermath” a Best Book
Aftermath: Deportation Law and the New American Diaspora by Law School Professor Daniel Kanstroom, associate director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, has been named one of the “Best 2012 Books About Justice” by The Atlantic. The … Continue reading
Vanderhooft’s book honored
Boston College Associate Professor of Theology David Vanderhooft has been presented with the 2012 G. Ernest Wright Award by American Schools of Oriental Research for his co-authored book, The Yehud Stamp Impressions: A Corpus of Inscribed Impressions from the Persian … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Hellenistic, jars, Persian
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