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BC Alum and U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s Inauguration Absence Was Undemocratic

Nick Voll • February 2, 2025

Just two days later, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States of America. BC’s most visible alumnus was noticeably absent from the ceremonies, presumably mourning the demise of his once proud basketball program. Markey, along with several other members of the Massachusetts delegation, including U.S. Representatives Bill Keating and Ayanna Pressley, consciously decided not to attend Trump’s inauguration.

Sen. Ed Markey Announces $6.2 Million BC Environmental Science Grant

Beth Verghese • April 3, 2022

United States Senator Ed Markey visited Boston College to announce a $6.2 million grant the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a team of BC researchers to study water quality and sediment transport in watersheds and along U.S. coastlines.

Pemberton, BC ’89, Drops Out of U.S. Senate Primary

Jack Miller • October 14, 2019

Steve Pemberton, BC ’89, announced his withdrawal from the 2020 Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary on Monday.

Pemberton, BC ’89, Launches Senate Primary Against Markey, BC ’68

Jack Miller • July 25, 2019

Steve Pemberton, BC ’89, announced his challenge against sitting Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, BC ’68 and BC Law ’72, in a launch video Tuesday.

Markey Urges Students to Stay Active After March for Our Lives

Jack Miller • March 25, 2018

Markey explained that part of the reason the March for Our Lives was so powerful was that it focused entirely on the next generation of leaders.

Political Figures Samantha Power, Ed Markey to Lecture at BC

Colleen Martin • March 14, 2018

Samantha Power graduated from Yale University in 1992 and Harvard Law School in 1999, and Ed Markey, a Double Eagle, graduated from BC in 1968 and BC Law in 1972.

A Congressional Push For Environmental Policy By Senator Markey

Shannon Longworth • September 30, 2015

Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, BC ’68, Law ’72, spoke to an audience of about 200 people this past Monday in the Murray Room in Yawkey Center. In his talk, he emphasized the need for the United States...