woods college of advancing studies

FBI Director Discusses Preventing Chinese, Russian, and Foreign Cyberattacks

Olivia Joung • June 6, 2022

FBI Director Christopher Wray explained how the agency thwarted a cyberattack last year on the Boston Children’s Hospital by the Iranian government during the sixth annual Boston Conference on Cyber Security in Gasson Hall on Wednesday.

James Woods, Longest-Serving BC Dean, Passes at 90

Megan Kelly • December 6, 2021

The decades-long tenure of Rev. James A. Woods, S.J., namesake of the Woods College of Advancing Studies, was marked by a forceful commitment to transforming the lives of the countless students who stepped into his office.

Patrick J. Walsh, WCAS ’23, Dies in Hometown of Westwood

Owen Fahy • September 3, 2019

Patrick J. Walsh, WCAS ’23, died suddenly in his sleep on Sunday night, according to a university-wide email from Woods College of Advancing Studies Dean Karen Muncaster.

Woods College Dean to Become President of Saint Mary’s University

Anthony Rein • May 2, 2018

“I intend to bring the same energy, passion and conviction to my work with students, faculty and staff at Saint Mary's that I brought to the Woods College each day,” said Dean of the Woods College of Advancing Studies Rev. James Burns, I.V.D., to The Chronicle.