Category Archives: Boston College Authors
A school principal’s must-have
The seventh edition of The Principal’s Legal Handbook (Education Law Association, 2024), co-edited by Lynch School of Education and Human Development Associate Professor Raquel Muñiz, is the definitive guide to key legal and policy topics that impact school leaders. This … Continue reading
Honors for Eaton
Associate Professor of History Nicole Eaton has won honors for her 2023 book German Blood, Slavic Soil: How Nazi Königsberg Became Soviet Kaliningrad (Cornell University Press). The book offers a deep exploration of this port city on the Baltic Sea—the … Continue reading
Final words from Rick Gaillardetz
One year ago today, Boston College’s Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz died. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the theologian started sharing his thoughts and reflections on CaringBridge. His essays have been collected in a volume titled While I … Continue reading
Social Work Career Guidebook
As director of Career Services and Alumni Relations at the Boston College School of Social Work, Cindy Snell has connected students with potential employers, hosted resume-writing workshops, and managed a huge jobs database, among many other tasks. She has taken … Continue reading
“Diploma divide” in American politics
American society has experienced fundamental changes that have polarized the nation’s political climate and ignited a perpetual culture war, according to co-authors of a new book Polarized by Degrees: How the Diploma Divide and the Culture War Transformed American Politics … Continue reading
Murder in Harvard Square
Boston College Law School Professor R. Michael Cassidy, a nationally recognized expert in criminal law and legal ethics, drew on his knowledge of both academic life and criminal procedure for his debut novel, When the Past Is All Deception (Atmosphere … Continue reading
‘Bothering to Love’
An international group of more than 20 scholars explores the realm of Catholic theological ethics through the contributions of Boston College Canisius Professor of Theology James F. Keenan, S.J., one of the most influential Catholic ethicists today. Co-edited by BC … Continue reading
The Anatomy of a Murder
On July 31, 1952, a murder occurred in a bar in a small resort town in northern Michigan. The trial that followed, in which young army lieutenant Coleman Peterson was tried for murdering the bar owner, inspired a bestselling novel … Continue reading
‘The Moral Vision of Pope Francis’
For more than a decade, Pope Francis has led the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing collegiality in ecclesial governance and focusing global priorities on the poor, the marginalized, and the environment. Pope Francis’s vision for the Church and the reluctance by … Continue reading
Lessing’s literary and polemical strategies
Assistant Professor of Political Philosophy Hannes Kerber is a co-editor of new collection of essays (in German) titled Praktiken der Provokation. Lessings Schreib- und Streitstrategien (Practices of Provocation: Lessing’s Literary and Polemical Strategies). This volume brings together contributions from a … Continue reading