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Fired BC Landscaper Sues University Over 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Nikita Osadchiy • December 5, 2024

A federal judge ruled that former Boston College landscaper Avenir Agaj can move forward with a lawsuit alleging his 2021 firing for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine violated his First Amendment religious rights.

UGBC Has the Drive To Make Important Change, but Administrators Halt Progress

The Heights Editorial Board • April 22, 2024

“What does UGBC even do?” You’ve probably heard someone ask this question. While student governments are established to advocate for student needs and create actionable policies, the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) is a constant subject of jokes and slander.

Vice Provost for Enrollment Management to Step Down at End of Academic Year

Olivia Joung • February 19, 2023

Boston College announced Vice Provost for Enrollment Management John L. Mahoney will retire after working at the University for 39 years on Thursday morning.

Boston College Bans Electric Scooters on Campus

Will Martino • December 7, 2022

Boston College will ban e-scooters and other electric transportation devices on campus starting Dec. 22, according to an email BC administrators sent on Wednesday.

BC Administrators Reprimand Student Behavior at Red Bandanna Football Game

Amy Palmer • October 14, 2022

Boston College administrators sent an email to students on Friday reprimanding their conduct at the Red Bandanna football game on Oct. 8.

New Mile 21 Programming Engages Students on Marathon Monday

The Heights Editorial Board • April 25, 2022

Boston College administrators and student organizations should be commended for the success of their student programming on Marathon Monday. The campus-centric activities—which included Breakfast...

A Look Inside BC’s $3.8 Billion Endowment

Erin Shannon and Haley Hockin • October 31, 2021

In the 1970s, when Boston College’s endowment hovered around $5 million, it would have been difficult to predict the powerhouse that BC’s endowment would eventually become. This past fiscal year, the endowment reached its all-time high: $3.8 billion.

BC Republicans President Criticizes Protestors at CJBC Demonstration

Victor Stefanescu • May 27, 2021

The May 7 protest on the Quad centered around student speeches and came after an off-campus protest advertised—but not officially hosted, according to club leaders—by CJBC, was canceled on May 3.

Diane Ring Named Interim Dean of BC Law

Victor Stefanescu • March 21, 2021

Ring, who currently serves as associate dean of faculty at BC Law, said that she looks forward to continuing to familiarize students with the legislative, regulatory, judicial, and policy spheres of the legal world in her new position.

BC Reports New Incident of Racial Bias, Suspends Student

Victor Stefanescu • March 13, 2021

BC has issued a summary suspension to a student who wrote racially offensive language on classroom chalkboards, according to a University email sent to students on Friday.

BC Theology Department Chair Accused of Sexual Assault

Megan Kelly, Julia Kiersznowski, and Victor Stefanescu • March 1, 2021

In two YouTube videos released on Wednesday and Jan. 23, theologian Laura Grimes alleges that Richard Gaillardetz, chair of the theology department, sexually assaulted her twice—on Halloween and in early December of 1987—while the two were students in a theology doctoral program at Notre Dame.

Law Dean Vincent Rougeau Selected as Next President of Holy Cross

Megan Kelly • February 10, 2021

Rougeau, who also serves as the inaugural director of BC’s Forum on Racial Justice in America, will officially assume the role on July 1.