The Heights

Rachel Scott To Deliver Keynote at Rebranded BC Summit

Annika Engelbrecht • January 26, 2025

Rachel Scott, ABC News' senior congressional correspondent, will deliver the keynote at Boston College's Summit conference on Feb. 1. Formerly called the Women’s Summit, the event, hosted by the Women’s Center, will emphasize intersectionality and self-awareness.

Rachael Denhollander to Deliver Keynote Address at 2024 Women’s Summit

Lucy Freeman • January 19, 2024

Rachael Denhollander, an attorney, former gymnast, and advocate against sexual abuse, is set to deliver the keynote address at Boston College’s annual Women’s Summit on Feb. 3.

Women’s Center, UGBC Launch Free Menstrual Product Program on Campus

Natalie Arndt • October 11, 2023

The Boston College Women’s Center has partnered with UGBC to provide free menstrual products in certain bathrooms across campus.

Packnett Discusses Power at Women’s Summit

Julia Kiersznowski and Lauren Wittenmyer • February 2, 2020

The Boston College Women’s Center hosted its sixth annual Women’s Summit, which discussed the complexities of women’s issues in today’s world.

Forty-Six Years Strong, BC’s Women’s Center Continues to Strive for Gender Equality and Student Safety

Scott Baker • June 5, 2019

The female-led grassroots movement to build a women’s center at Boston College finally came to fruition with a grand opening in the women’s bathroom on the landing outside what is now Eagle’s Nest.

Women’s Center and BC Dems Talk Women’s March

Isabel Fenoglio • January 21, 2019

“The Women’s March is similar to the Women’s Center as a space where women can feel community, and feel that they are supported in their efforts for remedying gender and equity on campus, in Boston, and across the world,” said Julia Barrett, a Women’s Center employee and MCAS ’19.