Tag Archives: Lynch School of Education and Human Development
U.S. Catholic schools
Nearly 1.7 million students are enrolled in Catholic schools in the United States. In The Playbook for Whole-Child Education in U.S. Catholic Schools (National Catholic Educational Association, 2025), the authors establish a … Continue reading
Emily Knox on book banning
Emily J.M. Knox, interim dean and professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present “Book Banning in the 21st Century” at Boston College on October 14 at 7 p.m. in Devlin 110. … Continue reading
Changemaker
Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development Associate Professor Emily F. Gates’ work focuses on the role of evaluation in designing, implementing, and adapting interventions to address complex problems and foster systems change. In a new book, she and … Continue reading
‘The Making of an Educator’
Described as a “must-read for anyone working in or interested in education today,” the latest book from Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development Research Professor Andy Hargreaves offer insights into critical issues in education, including teacher autonomy, … Continue reading
‘Be Unapologetically Impatient’
Have you ever asked “Why?” and been met by a response like: “That’s just the way we do things here.” According to Christina Cipriano, who holds a Ph.D. from the Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development, it’s … Continue reading
A framework for literacy instruction
Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor C. Patrick Proctor and Lynch School alumna Renata Love Jones, Ph.D. ’20 have written a book that provides a guide for K-12 educators to design curriculum focused on literacy and metalinguistics. Metalinguistics … Continue reading
Educating for Justice
Schools have a vital role to play in readying the next generation to transform society. Educating for Justice (ASCD, 2025) describes school-wide structures and practices that prepare students at every grade level to challenge injustice and build a better world. … Continue reading
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
Thrive!
Licensed mental health clinician Karen Symanowicz, a 1999 Boston College graduate, is on a mission to help simplify the understanding of functional mental health. She has published THRIVE: Rethink Your Mental Health, Level Up Your Life, a step-by-step guide that … Continue reading
A philosophy of formative higher ed
What if college were not just a means of acquiring credentials and a path to a career, but a place that offered so much more? In his new book Undeclared: A Philosophy of Higher Education (MIT Press, 2024), BC Lynch … Continue reading
