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Panelists Talk Defending Democracy at Newton War Game Screening

Molly Funk • November 1, 2024

The West Newton Cinema held a screening of the movie War Game Tuesday with a panel of local political experts.

Leaders in Mixed Income Housing Discuss Boston’s Affordable Housing Projects

Kate Cugno • March 2, 2024

Boston College’s Corcoran Center held a mixed-income housing panel on Tuesday as part of the it's “Real Estate Week,” featuring leaders from government, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors of the housing industry.

Denhollander Unpacks the Challenges of Advocacy at 2024 Women’s Summit

Annika Engelbrecht and Angelina Li • February 4, 2024

Rachael Denhollander learned firsthand that while advocacy is supremely important, it also comes at a cost.

“Dialogue and Action” Panelists Weigh Free Speech and Hate Speech on University Campuses

Angelina Li • January 31, 2024

Universities can and should have different rules for expression and speech than the public sphere, according to Kent Greenfield, Boston College Law professor and dean’s distinguished scholar.

Professors from BC’s COP27 Delegation Explore the Conference’s Impact on Environmental Change

Aditya Rao • March 21, 2023

COP27 provides attendees with the opportunity to share their perspectives on climate change issues with global leaders, according to María Fernanda Piñeros-Leaño, an assistant professor in the Boston College School of Social Work and one of the University’s conference delegates.

Environmental Racism Panel Discusses Accountability, Awareness, and Solutions

Will Martino • December 1, 2022

The key to environmental justice is keeping conversation about environmental racism alive, according to Rev. Vernon K. Walker, program director of Communities Responding to Extreme Weather.

Gun Violence Prevention Discourse Takes Center Stage at Panel Event

Lorenz Chen • November 2, 2018

Sentiments of inclusiveness and empowerment rang through the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College early Tuesday evening as a group of impassioned teenagers took to the stage to examine gun violence and reform in the United States.

Upcoming: Screening, Panel on 1964 Civil Rights March in Florida

Sophie Reardon • February 10, 2016

On Thursday, the history department, the African and African Diaspora Studies Program, the Jesuit Institute, Catholic Studies, and Gregory Kalscheur, SJ, the Dean of Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, will host a screening of The Passage at St. Augustine in McGuinn 121 at 4:15 p.m.

Panel Considers Role Of Journalism In 21st Century

Alec Greaney • January 26, 2015

A panel discusses the state of journalism and the changing role of the 'Newsworthy' in contemporary society.