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“An Exciting Next Chapter”: Faculty React to Butler’s Appointment as University President

Carina Murphy • February 23, 2025

Rev. Jack Butler, S.J., has been named Boston College’s 26th president, succeeding Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., in 2026. Faculty highlight his deep ties to BC, leadership vision, and commitment to Jesuit values, while also noting challenges facing higher education.

The Search for Leahy’s Successor

Kyle Rosenthal • September 10, 2024

The resignation of Boston College President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., tasks the University with finding a new leader for the first time in almost 30 years. However, the Board of Trustees made sure to swiftly indicate that it is likely to select another Jesuit to fill the role.

Leahy To Step Down in Summer 2026 After Longest University-President Tenure in BC History

Carina Murphy • June 7, 2024

University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., is leaving the Heights in the summer of 2026, ending the longest tenure of any University president in Boston College history.

Shawna Cooper-Gibson Pauses Plans to Restructure BAIC

Sofia Laboy and Erin Shannon • May 3, 2022

Vice President for Student Affairs Shawna Cooper-Gibson will pause her plans to restructure the Thea Bowman AHANA Intercultural Center (BAIC) after hearing feedback from students, alumni, and members of color on Boston College’s Board of Trustees, according to a University release.

BC Names Eight New Members to the Board of Trustees

Julia Kiersznowski, Amy Palmer, and Victor Stefanescu • August 2, 2021

Eight new board members, ranging from bank executives to Boston-area advocates, joined the Boston College Board of Trustees earlier this summer, according to a University release.

University Adds Members to Board of Trustees

Madeleine Romance • October 11, 2019

Boston College has added three new members to its Board of Trustees: Guido Barilla; Marc P. Seidner, BC ’88; and Elizabeth Eder Zobel, BC ’87.

Former BC Trustee Connors Helps Buttigieg Raise $1 Million in Boston

Jack Goldman • June 25, 2019

Boston campaigns for Pete Buttigieg raise $1 million with the help of Jack Connors Jr., BC ’63.

Visa CEO Speaks to BC Chief Executive Club

Owen Fahy • September 30, 2018

The Boston College Chief Executives Club convened on Thursday to hear Visa Inc. CEO and BC Board of Trustees member Alfred Kelly speak on the leadership, the current state of affairs and the future at Visa.

UGBC Calls For Divestment From Fossil Fuels

Samantha Karl • April 4, 2018

The resolution was sponsored by Ellen O’Brien, MCAS ’20; and co-sponsored by Nicholas Stubblefield, MCAS ’20; Kate Canavan, MCAS ’21; Ignacio Fletcher, MCAS ’20; and Samuel Szemerenyi, MCAS ’20.

Achampong, King Discuss “Silence is Still Violence,” Student Center in Second Meeting With Trustees

Aidan Latona • December 6, 2017

The proposal for a new student center has been introduced by the Student Life Committee to the entire Board of Trustees, and the center has been put on BC’s building plan, King said.

BC Creates Board of Regents to Support Leahy, Board of Trustees

Cole Dady • November 9, 2017

The Board includes two University Trustees: John F. Fish, chairman and CEO of Suffolk Construction Company, and Christian W.E. Haub, the Co-CEO of the Tengelmann Group. Fish is the board’s inaugural chair.

LTE: In Response to “Peter Markell, New Chair of Trustees, Discusses Goals, Recent Activism at BC”

Letters • November 5, 2017

"University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. as the leader of Boston College, should speak out whenever situations occur that especially hurt students. There cannot be a substitute for that."

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