The Heights

Jamaica Magis Highlights Love and Presence Through Service

Mei Dasgupta and Lucy Freeman • February 18, 2025

When Michael Davidson, S.J., was growing up in Kingston, Jamaica, a group of Boston College students visited his school for several weeks. Davidson remembered these students for their kindness and encouragement.

Remembering Tsung: Professor, Colleague, Friend

Maddie Phelps, Ellie Kominiarek, Annie Ladd Reid, and Haley Hockin • February 7, 2021

‘My Presence Here Does Not Mean Anything’

The Heights • February 4, 2019

This is a story of the painful progress BC has experienced as it slowly integrated black students into its culture and community—the successes, the failures, the apathy, and the passion that administrators, faculty, and students have experienced over the last 100 years.

Mistake in Some Google Groups Permissions Left Sensitive Info Accessible to BC Students, Faculty, Staff

Steven Everett and Connor Murphy • April 9, 2018

Until December 2017, Google Groups containing hundreds of University communications and associated documents with restricted, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information had misconfigured permission...

Tracing Back UIS

Alec Greaney • April 6, 2017

BC's course registration system looks like it was designed in the 1970s because, well, it was.

Walk the Line: A History of the LGBTQ Community at Boston College

Connor Murphy • November 3, 2016

This is a story about an evolving LGBTQ community at an evolving Boston College. It’s a story about what changes and what stays the same, and how, and why. It won’t always fit into neat narratives...