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BOSTON
COLLEGE
2017-2018
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BostonCollege
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Massachusetts02467
617-552-8000
Boston CollegeBulletin2017-2018
VolumeXCV,Number38,July2017
TheBostonCollegeBulletincontainscurrentinformationregardingtheUniversitycalendar,admissions,degree
requirements,fees,regulations,andcourseofferings.Itisnotintendedtobeandshouldnotberelieduponasastatement
oftheUniversity’scontractualundertakings.
BostonCollegereservestherightinitssolejudgmenttomakechangesofanynatureinitsprogram,calendar,or
academicschedulewheneveritisdeemednecessaryordesirable,includingchangesincoursecontent,thereschedulingof
classeswithorwithoutextendingtheacademicterm,cancellingofscheduledclassesandotheracademicactivities,and
requiringoraffordingalternativesforscheduledclassesorotheracademicactivities,inanysuchcasegivingsuchnotice
thereofasisreasonablypracticableunderthecircumstances.
TheBostonCollegeBulletinispublishedsixtimesayear:onceinApril,May,August,andSeptember,andtwice
inJuly.
FoundedbytheSocietyofJesusin1863,BostonCollegeisdedicatedtointellectualexcellenceandtoitsJesuit,
Catholicheritage.BostonCollegerecognizestheessentialcontributionadiversecommunityofstudents,facultyandstaff
makestotheadvancementofitsgoalsandidealsinanatmosphereofrespectforoneanotherandfortheUniversity’s
missionandheritage.Accordingly,BostonCollegecommitsitselftomaintainingawelcomingenvironmentforallpeople
andextendsitswelcomeinparticulartothosewhomaybevulnerabletodiscriminationonthebasisoftheirrace,color,
nationalorigin,sex,religion,disability,age,maritalorparentalstatus,sexualorientation,militarystatus,orotherlegally
protectedstatus.
BostonCollegerejectsandcondemnsallformsofharassment,wrongfuldiscriminationanddisrespect.Ithasdevel-
opedprocedurestorespondtoincidentsofharassmentwhateverthebasisorcircumstance.Moreover,itisthepolicy
ofBostonCollege,whilereservingitslawfulrightswhereappropriatetotakeactionsdesignedtopromotetheJesuit,
Catholicprinciplesthatsustainitsmissionandheritage,tocomplywithallstateandfederallawsprohibitingdiscrimina-
tioninemploymentandinitseducationalprogramsonthebasisofaperson’srace,color,nationalorigin,sex,religion,
disability,age,maritalorparentalstatus,geneticinformationorfamilymedicalhistory,ormilitarystatus,andtocomply
withstatelawprohibitingdiscriminationonthebasisofaperson’ssexualorientation.
Tothisend,BostonCollegehasdesignateditsExecutiveDirectorforInstitutionalDiversitytocoordinateitsefforts
tocomplywithandcarryoutitsresponsibilitiestopreventdiscriminationinaccordancewithstateandfederallaws,
includingTitleVI,TitleIX,Section504andtheADA.Anyapplicantforadmissionoremployment,andallstudents,
facultymembersandemployees,arewelcometoraiseanyquestionsregardingthisnoticewiththeExecutiveDirector
forInstitutionalDiversity:
BostonCollegeOfficeforInstitutionalDiversity(OID)
140CommonwealthAvenue(Officelocation:129LakeStreet)
ChestnutHill,MA02467
PatriciaLowe
ExecutiveDirectorforInstitutionalDiversity/TitleIXCoordinator
[email protected]
Phone:[phone]
E-mail:[email protected]
TheExecutiveDirectorforInstitutionalDiversityoverseestheeffortsofthefollowingadditionalTitleIXcoordina-
tors:(i)StudentAffairsTitleIXCoordinator(forstudentsexualharassmentcomplaints),MaloneyHall412,Chestnut
Hill,MA02467,MelindaStoops,reachableat617-552-3482or([email protected]);(ii)UniversityHarassment
Counselor,reachableviaOID(seeabovecontactinformation);and(iii)JaimeSeguin,[email protected]
TitleIXCoordinator,theSeniorWomen’sAdministrator,310ConteForum,ChestnutHill,MA02467,reachableat
617-552-8520.
Inaddition,anypersonwhobelievesthatanactofunlawfuldiscriminationhasoccurredatBostonCollegemay
raisethisissuewiththeAssistantSecretaryforCivilRightsoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducation.
USPS-389-750
PeriodicalspostagepaidatBoston,Massachusetts02109.
Postmaster:SendPSForm3579toBostonCollegeOfficeofStudentServices,
LyonsHall,ChestnutHill,MA02467-3804.
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TableofContents
AboutBostonCollege Prench 62
Introduction 4 Italian 62
TheUniversity 4 RomanceLanguagesandLiteratures 62
TheMissionofBostonCollege 4 HispanicStudies 63
ABriefHistoryofBostonCollege 4 SlavicandEasternLanguagesandLiteratures 64
AccreditationoftheUniversity 5 Linguistics 64
TheCampus 5 Sociology 64
AcademicResources 5 Theology 67
ArtandPerformance 5 SchoolofTheologyandMinistry
Walk-inHelpDesk 6 AdmissionsandfinancialAid 73
TheHelpCenter(2-HELP) 6 GraduatePrograms 75
TheHardwareRepairCenter 6 faculty 84
LanguageLaboratory 6 GraduateCourseOfferings 85
TheLibraries 6 ChristianEthics 85
MediaTechnologyServices 8 HistoryofChristianity 86
UniversityResearchInstitutesandCenters 8 NewTestament 87
StudentLifeResources 1 OldTestament 88
DisabilityServicesOffice 12 PastoralStudies 89
AnnualNotificationofRights 14 ReligiousEducation 92
ConfidentialityofStudentRecords 15 SystematicandHistoricalTheology 93
ConsumerNoticesandDisclosures(HEOA) 15 LynchSchoolofEducation,GraduatePrograms
financialAid 15 Admission 98
NoticeofNon-Discrimination 16 financialAid 99
Off-CampusHousing 16 DegreePrograms 101
TuitionandPees 17 DoctoralDegreePrograms 101
MassachusettsMedicalInsurance 18 CertificateofAdvancedEducational
NationalStudentClearinghouse 19 Specialization(C.A.E.S.) 102
BostonCollegeGraduateDegreePrograms 19 Master’sDegreePrograms 102
TheUniversity:PoliciesandProcedures ResearchCenters 102
AcademicIntegrity 22 DepartmentofTeacherEducation/SpecialEducation
AcademicRegulations 23 andCurriculumandInstruction 102
GraduateSchooloftheMorrisseyCollegeof ProgramsinTeacherEducation/SpecialEducation
ArtsandSciences andCurriculumandInstruction 103
Master’sDegreePrograms 27 DepartmentofEducationalLeadership
DoctoralDegreePrograms 27 andHigherEducation 106
SpecialStudents(Non-Degree) 27 ProgramsinEducationalLeadership 107
Admission 27 ProgramsinHigherEducation 107
financialAid 28 DepartmentofCounseling,Developmental,
Biology 29 andEducationalPsychology 108
Chemistry 30 ProgramsinCounselingandCounselingPsychology 108
ClassicalStudies 32 ProgramsinAppliedDevelopmental
EarthandEnvironmentalSciences 32 andEducationalPsychology 109
Economics 34 DepartmentofEducationalResearch,
English 38 Measurement,andEvaluation 110
History 44 DualDegreePrograms Ill
IslamicCivilizationandSocieties 47 Faculty 113
Mathematics 48 GraduateCourseOfferings
Philosophy 51 Counseling,Developmental,andEducational
Physics 54 Psychology 114
PoliticalScience 56 TeacherEducationandCurriculum
Psychology 59 andInstruction 121
RomanceLanguagesandLiteratures 61 EducationalLeadershipandHigherEducation 124
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TableofContents
Measurement,Evaluation,Statistics, withaMajorinNursing 176
andAssessment 129 ProgramofStudy 179
BostonCollegeLawSchool GeneralInformation 179
RegistrationforBarExamination 132 Faculty 182
Auditors 132 GraduateCourseOfferings 184
AdvancedStanding 132 BostonCollegeSchoolofSocialWork
DualDegreePrograminLawand ProfessionalProgram:MasterofSocialWork(M.S.W.)...191
BusinessAdministration 132 DualDegreePrograms 193
DualDegreePrograminLawandSocialWork 132 DoctorofPhilosophyDegreeProgram 193
DualDegreePrograminLawandEducation 132 CombinedM.S.W./Ph.D 194
J.D./M.P.H.DualDegreeProgram Information 194
withTuftsUniversitySchoolofMedicine 132 Faculty 194
J.D./M.A.inUrbanandEnvironmentalPolicy GraduateCourseOfferings 195
andPlanningwithTuftsUniversity 132 WoodsCollegeofAdvancingStudies,
J.D./M.A.orJ.D./Ph.D.PhilosophyProgram 133 GraduatePrograms
EntranceRequirementsandAdmission 133 OnlineMasterofIdealthAdministration 207
OtherGraduateCoursesandCrossRegistration 133 MasterofScienceinAppliedEconomics 207
MasterofLaws(LL.M.)Degree 133 MasterofScienceinCybersecurityPolicy
Information 133 andGovernance 208
Faculty 133 MasterofScienceinLeadershipandAdministration 210
GraduateCourseOfferings 135 MasterofScienceinSportsAdministration 211
CarrollSchoolofManagement,GraduatePrograms ContactInformationandOfficeLocation 211
Full-timeM.B.A.Program 155 CourseOfferings
EveningM.B.A.Program 155 AdministrativeStudies 211
DualDegreePrograms 155 AppliedEconomics 215
MasterofScienceinAccounting 156 Cybersecurity 216
Ph.D.inManagementwitha IdealthAdministration 217
ConcentrationinAccounting 156
MasterofScienceinFinance 156 BoardofTrustees,Administration,andOfficers 219-224
Ph.D.inManagementwitha AcademicCalendar2017-2018 225
ConcentrationinFinance 157 DirectoryandOfficeLocations 226
Ph.D.inManagementwitha CampusMaps 227
ConcentrationinOrganizationStudies 158 Index 228-230
AdmissionInformation 160
FinancialAssistance 161
CareerDevelopment 161
Accreditation 161
ForMoreInformation 161
Faculty/GraduateCourseOfferings
ManagementPractice/International 161
Accounting 162
BusinessLawandSociety 164
Finance 164
InformationSystems 167
ManagementandOrganization 168
Marketing 171
OperationsManagement 173
ConnellSchoolofNursing,GraduatePrograms
DoctorofPhilosophyDegreeProgram
withaMajorinNursing 175
ProgramofStudy 175
MasterofScienceDegreeProgram
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AboutBostonCollege
Introduction • byfosteringtherigorousintellectualdevelopmentandthe
TheUniversity rgerlaidguiaotues,,eatnhdicaplr,ofaensdsipoenarlsosntauldefnotrsmaitnioorndeorfittospurnedpearrgeratdhueatme,for
Fromitsbeginningsin1863asasmallJesuitcollegeforboysin citizenship,service,andleadershipinaglobalsociety;
Boston’sSouthEnd,BostonCollegehasgrownintoanationalinstitution • byproducingsignificantnationalandinternationalresearchthat
oinfhriatgihnegrslceoamrnpiinlgedthbatyipsurbelgiuclaatriloynlsisstuecdhamasonU.gS.thNeetwosp&tierWoofrlundivReerpsoirtti.es atudrveanacnedsaidndsrieghstsianngdimunpdoerrtsatnatndsoicnige,tatlhneereedbsy;bothenrichingcul-
TheUniversity,nowlocatedintheBostonsuburbofChestnut • andbycommittingitselftoadvancethedialoguebetweenreli-
Hill,Massachusetts,enrolls9,309full-timeundergraduatesand4,542 giousbeliefandotherformativeelementsofculturethroughthe
graduatestudents,hailingfromall50statesandmorethan90foreign intellectualinquiry,teachingandlearning,andthecommunity
countries.BostonCollegeoffersitsdiversestudentbodystate-of-the-art lifethatformtheUniversity.
facilitiesforlearning:afullrangeofcomputerservicesincludingonline BostonCollegefulfillsthismissionwithadeepconcernforall
accesstodatabasesinbusiness,economics,socialsciences,andlaw,and membersofitscommunity,witharecognitionoftheimportantcon-
alibrarysystemwithover3.5millionbooks,periodicals,andgovern- tributionadiversestudentbody,faculty,andstaffcanoffer,withafirm
mentdocuments,andmorethan4millionmicroformunits. commitmenttoacademicfreedom,andwithadeterminationtoexer-
BostonCollegeawardsbachelor’sandgraduatedegreesinmore cisecarefulstewardshipofitsresourcesinpursuitofitsacademicgoals.
tCohlalneg5e0ofsuAbrjetcstsanadndSciienntceersd,iscaisplwienlalryasaruenasderwgirtahdiunatteheanMdorrgirsadsue-y ABriefHistoryofBostonCollege
ate degrees from three professional schools: the Carroll School of BostonCollegewasfoundedbytheSocietyofJesusin1863and,
Management,foundedin1938;theConnellSchoolofNursing,found- withthreeteachersand22students,openeditsdoorsonSeptember5,
edin 1947;andtheLynchSchoolofEducation,foundedin 1952, 1864.Throughitsfirstsevendecades,itremainedasmallundergraduate
whichisnowknownastheCarolynA.andPeterS.LynchSchoolof institution,offeringthesonsoftheIrishworkingclassarigorouscourseload
Education.BostonCollegealsoawardsmaster’sanddoctoraldegrees intheologyandphilosophy,classicallanguages,rhetoric,mathandscience.
fromtheBostonCollegeSchoolofSocialWork,andtheJurisDoctor OriginallylocatedonHarrisonAvenueinBoston’sSouthEnd,
andtheMasterofLawsfromBostonCollegeLawSchool,whichis theCollegeoutgrewitsurbansettingearlyinthetwentiethcentury
consistentlyrankedamongthetop30lawschoolsintheUnitedStates. and movedto the formerLawrenceFarmin ChestnutHill, where
TheBostonCollegeSchoolofTheologyandMinistrywasformed groundwasbrokenonJune19,1909fortheconstructionofacentral
oanndJtuhneeIn1,st2it0u0t8e,ofwhReelnigtihoeusfEodrumceartWioenstaonndPJaessutiotraSlcMhionoilstorfyTjhoeionledogtyo TRehcoimtaatsionI.BuGialsdsionng,,lSa.tJe.r,nwahmoedleGdastshoenrHeallolcatiinonh.onTorheofRePcrietsaitdieonnt
offerafullarrayofministerialandtheologicalcoursesanddegrees.Both BuildingopenedinMarch1—913.Thethreeotherbuildingsthatstill
agraduatedivinityschoolandanecclesiasticalfacultyoftheologyreg- shapeth—ecoreofthecampus St.Mary’sHall,DevlinHall,andBapst
ulatedbytheApostolicConstitutionSapientiaChristiana(1979),the Library openedin1917,1924,and1928,respectively.
schooloffersbothmaster’sanddoctoraldegrees,civilandecclesiastical TheoldestandlargestoftheUniversity’seightschoolsandcol-
degrees,andawidevarietyofcontinuingeducationofferings,including legesistheCollegeofArtsandSciences.In2015,itwasrenamedthe
onlineprogramsthroughChurchinthe21stCentury(C21Online). RobertJ. MorrisseyCollegeofArtsandSciencesinhonorof1960
TtohaecSaMtdrieemsnisgcithoeexncneeoldlfebnyBceom,soBtroeosnttohCanonClaollcelegengeteurcyoamnmditasquitasretlefrtooftdheedihciagthieosnt aCunoltluilmlenTgtuehhseoduiR1dog9b2hne0osrit,tnbcwMeoiogrrtiprhnoirsttashoteeefyidi,llnaaBosuuogtsauttruohannetiviCdeooirnlmsleioetnfgyseti’shsoiennlscGaerrogaifetdssiuttsabbteuegenniienSvfencarichsntoigootr,ly.BcohofasArtrtotensr
standards ofteaching and researchin undergraduate,graduate, and andSciences(nowtheGraduateSchooloftheMorrisseyCollegeof
professional programs and to the pursuit ofajustsociety through ArtsandSciences),theLawSchool,andtheEveningCollege,today
iatcshioewvnemaecnctosmopfliitsshgmreandtusa,test.heItwsoerekksobfotithstfoacaudlvtayncaenditsstpalffa,ceaandmotnhge tshaewJtahmeeisntAr.odWuoctoidosn,ofS.tJ.h,eCGorlaldeugaeteofSAcdhvooalncoifnSgocSitauldiWeos.rkTh(eno1w93t0hse
gtignhiuteoieuslnshlaBeetfocdiatsoiuptntaeh’olesnarifsnCdioednalaenllfsdertoeguetfenoiidavncrtemaoeruwnlstslitueteiciamntelspuslpaoiyalrrnaaiidtnrliqlytouuonismrofbiyocrn.riiaetnittigsynatgtocharetdehlereaimtcciihcoonmneasspnhsadinposfoybctioeheftteawiltCesaemdtinihssosrtleiilioninc-- AT2aBdno0hmsd0eit3nPoS—iencsthetaCorrnooadlSlt.lietooLghfnyee—nNScSucthcrhoh—sodoioaonflylgo—ltoolhffeonwSWEaeoaddcmluielaicdnlaact1Wiei9nooE4rn.h7—koC)naatonroarrddonaldo1ly9f5tSWnh2cie,ahlmoClroeeoilsdlaplomeeffcgotFMrei.aveoCnClfaaoyr.gnBoenuBlemsoyliesnlnntetoAsi..nsn
fisrroomotitesddiisntiancwtoirvledrevliiegiwoutshattraednitcioounn.tAesrsaGCoatdhoilnicallancrdeJaetsiuointaunnidvetrhsirtoyu,giht Cuaotlelepgreofgirrsatmosffheardedbdeocctoomrealcoperdougcraatmiosnianl,19a5n2d.tBoyda1y9w70omalelnuncdoemrpgrriads-e
allhumanactivity,especiallyinthesearchfortruthineverydiscipline,in morethanhalfoftheUniversity’senrollment.
thedesiretolearn,andinthecalltolivejustlytogether.Inthisspirit,the In 1974, Boston College acquired a 40-acre site, 1.5 miles
Universityregardsthecontributionofdifferentreligioustraditionsand fromtheChestnutHillCampus,whichhadbeenownedbyNewton
valuesystemsasessentialtothefullnessofitsintellectuallifeandtothe CollegeoftheSacredHeart.ThelandisthepresentsiteoftheBoston
continuous developmentofits distinctive intellectual heritage. Boston CollegeLawSchoolandofresidencehallshousingsome800freshmen.
Collegepursuesthisdistinctivemissionbyservingsocietyinthreeways: Thirtyyearslater,theUniversityacquireda65-acreparcelfromthe
BostonArchdiocese,justacrossCommonwealthAvenueinBrighton.
TheBrightonCampusisnowhometotheSchoolofTheologyand
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AboutBostonCollege
Ministry,whichwasestablishedin2008,afterthere-affiliationofthe TheCampus
WestonJesuitSchoolofTheologyandBostonCollege’sInstituteof LocatedbetweenBostonandNewton, BostonCollegebenefits
ReligiousEducationandPastoralMinistry. fromitsproximitytooneofAmerica’sgreatestcitiesanditssettingina
In2005,theChurchinthe21stCenturyInitiative,whichwas quietresidentialsuburb.Oftencitedasamodelofuniversityplanning,
foundedinthemidstofthesexabusescandalasacatalystandresource theMainCampusislocatedinidyllicChestnutHill,justsixmilesfrom
forengagingcriticalissuesfacingtheCatholicChurch,becameaper- theheartofculturallyrichBoston.
manentcenteratBostonCollege. The 120-acreChestnutHillcampuscomprisesthreelevels: the
InOctober2008,theUniversitylaunchedthe“LighttheWorld” Upper Campus, which features undergraduate residence halls; the
capitalcampaign,settingagoalof$1.5billiontosupportastrategic Middle Campus, which includes classrooms, laboratories, adminis-
planthatadvancesacademicprogramdevelopment,facultyexpansion trativeoffices,andstudentfacilities;andtheLowerCampus,which
andresearch,andendowsundergraduatefinancialaid,studentforma- featuresRobshamTheater,ConteForumandstudentresidencesaswell
tionprograms,capitalprojects,andeffortstoadvanceBostonCollege asdining,recreational,andparkingfacilities.
astheworld’sleadingCatholicuniversity. TheNewtonCampusissituated1.5milesfromtheChestnutHill
To honor its 150th anniversary, Boston College embarked in Campusona40-acresitethatincludesBostonCollegeLawSchool,
September2012 on a three-semester celebration that beganwitha undergraduateresidencehalls,athleticfields,andstudentfacilities.
MassatFenwayParkfor20,000alumni,students,faculty,andfriends, TheBrightonCampusislocatedacrossCommonwealthAvenue
academicsymposia, anaturalization ceremony, studentand alumni fromtheChestnutHillCampusona65-acresitethatincludesadmin-
serviceprojectsandastudentconcertatSymphonyHall. istrativeoffices,theSchoolofTheologyandMinistryandthefuture
In2016, havingsurpassedits “LighttheWorld” goal, Boston siteofbaseball,softballandintramuralfields.Itisalsothenewhome
Collegeembarkedonanewstrategicplanningeffortthatwillsetthe oftheMcMullenMuseumofArt,whichopenedin2016.
University’sgoalsandprioritiesforthecomingdecade. Academic Resources
AccreditationoftheUniversity
HigheBrosEtdouncaCtoilolneg(eCiIsHaEc)creodfittehdebNyetwheECnogmlmaindssAisosoncioantiIonnstoitfuSticohnosolosf ArtaBonsdtoPnerCoflolregmeaniscehome to a rich mix ofcultural organiza-
andColleges(NEASC)andhasbeenaccreditedbyNEASCsince1935. tions, including musical performance groups, dance troupes, and
aCuotuhnocrCiilItyHfooErniHstihrgeehcqeourganlEiiztdyeudcoafbtyeidotunhceaAtcUic.roSen.diaStneacdtrieaotdnah.reyrAeossfptEaodruttchaoetfsiCtoaInnHdaEas’radssrgeolufiiadtbehl-ee MtChuhesaaitmrcbeeDrperpMoaudrsutcimtcieoSnnotsci,heotury,asneMgsuisntghiecfBTrohosemtatoenclraCsWosoilcrlakelgsehtooSpy,cmopBnhtCeomnBpayorroOaqrrcuyhe.esEtaTrrhale,y
lines,memberinstitutionsofNEASCundergoapeerreviewprocessevery MusicEnsemble,andmanyothersmallinstrumentalensembles.The
tenyearswhichinvolvesthepreparationofacomprehensiveself-study. UniversityBandsprogramsupportsthe“ScreamingEagles”marching
BostonCollege’smostrecentaccreditationreviewoccurredinspring2017. band,SymphonicBand,WindEnsemble,pepband,andB.C.bOp!
Forinformationregardingtheaccreditationprocesspleaserefer- JazzEnsemble.Studentorganizationsengageinawidevarietyofmusi-
ence:http://cihe.neasc.orgortheNewEnglandAssociationofSchools calactivities,includingtheUniversityChorale,theVoicesofImani(a
and Colleges, 3 Burlington Woods Drive, Suite 100, Burlington, gospelchoir),andseveralacappellagroups.TheMcMullenMuseum
MA01803. Inquiriesregarding BC’s accreditationmaybedirected ofArt,whichopeneditsnewhomeat2101CommonwealthAvenue
totheOfficeoftheProvostandDeanofFaculties,BostonCollege, inSeptember2016,presentsinnovativeandmultidisciplinaryexhibi-
270 HammondStreet, ChestnutHill, MA02467 (617-552-3260). tionsthatspanthehistoryofart.TheTheatreDepartmentpresents
Forapapercopyoftheinformationpresentedinthiscatalog,please sixfully-stagedproductionseachyear.Therearealsoseveralstudent
contact Boston College’s OfficeofInstitutional Research, Planning organizationswhichproducedozensofprojectsyearround.Theannu-
&Assessmentat617-552-3111 [email protected] alArtsFestivalisathree-daycelebrationofthehundredsofBoston
is Boston College, IRPA, St. Clement’s Hall, 140 Commonwealth Collegefaculty,students,andalumniinvolvedinthearts,aplatform
Avenue,ChestnutHill,MA02467. forstudentartsgroupsfromalldisciplines.
In addition to NEASC, avarietyofschools and programs at ArtsCouncil
BostonCollegeareaffiliatedwithdiscipline-basedaccreditingagencies TheArtsCouncilworksyear-roundtopromote,develop,andcel-
suchas:ConnellSchoolofNursing:AmericanAssociationofColleges ebratetheartsintheBostonCollegecommunity,bothonandoffcam-
ofNursing, Commission on CollegiateNursingEducation; Carroll pus.AnnualprogrammingfromtheArtsCouncilincludesCareerNight
School ofManagement: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools fortheArts,afallnetworkingeventforstudentstoconnectwithalumni
ofBusiness;LawSchool:American BarAssociation; BostonCollege workingprofessionallyinarts-relatedfields, andtheBostonCollege
SchoolofSocialWork:CouncilonSocialWorkEducation;School ArtsFestival,athree-daymulti-venueshowcaseofperformersandartists
ofTheologyandMinistry: TheAssociationofTheologicalSchools; inalldisciplinesacrosscampus.Eachyear,theArtsCouncil’sawards
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry Department: programhonorsthedistinguishedachievementsofalumni,faculty,and
American Chemical Society; Lynch School ofEducation, Teacher studentartists.TheArtsCouncilalsosupportsstudentartsgroupswith
Education, Special Education, and Curriculum and Instruction regularworkshopsanddevelopmentclasses,collaborateswithfacultyto
programs: Council for the Accreditation ofEducator Preparation; developnewcourses,andworkswithalumnitoenhanceartsparticipa-
CounselingPsychologyPrograms:AmericanPsychologicalAssociation, tionatBC.StudentscangetinvolvedwiththeArtsCouncilthrough
MastersinPsychologyandCounselingAccreditationCouncil. theirmanyvolunteeropportunities,internships,andstaffpositions.
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AboutBostonCollege
Walk-inHelpDesk TheLibraries
TheWalk-inHelpDesk(locatedonLevel3ofO’NeillLibrary)
providestroubleshootingservicesforpersonalcomputers,includingsoft- library.bc.edu
wareconfiguration,networkconnectivity,virusprotectionandremoval, AskaLibrarian(Includinglibrariansbysubjectspecialty)
andpasswordassistance.Tolearnmore,visitwww.bc.edu/helpdesk. library.bc.edu/ask-a-librarian
TheHelpCenter(2-HELP) ResearchHelpbySubject
TheHelpCenterprovidestechnicalsupportviatelephone(617- library.bc.edu/subjects
552-HELP),e-mail([email protected]),andInternet(www.bc.edu/
help) totheBCcommunityMondaythroughFridaybetween 8:30 library.bc.edu/search
a.m.and7:00p.m.Limitedoff-hourssupportisavailableviatelephone
24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek. O’NeillLibraryReference:x2-4472
O’NeillLibraryCirculation:x2-8038
TheHardwareRepairCenter BapstLibrary:x2-3200
The Hardware Repair Center is located in O’Neill 208 and BurnsLibrary:x2-3282
provideswarrantyandnon-warrantyrepairofApple, Dell,HP,and EducationalResourceCenter:x2-4920
Lenovo computers. Forhours, rates, and contactinformationvisit: LawLibrary:x2-4434
www.bc.edu/offices/help/essentials/software/hw-repair.html. SocialWorkLibrary:x2-3233
LanguageLaboratory TheologyandMinistryLibrary:x2-0549
The Boston College Language Laboratory serves the language WestonObservatoryLibrary:x2-8321
learningand teachingneeds ofall oftheUniversity’s language and
literature departments, non-native speakers ofEnglish, and the BC TheBostonCollegeLibrariesofferawealthofresourcesandser-
communityatlargefromitscenterinLyonsHall,room313.Bypro- vicesinsupportoftheteachingandresearchactivitiesoftheUniversity.
vidingaccesstoinstalledandportableequipmenttobeusedwithaudio, The book collection numbers nearly 3 million volumes and over
video,cabletelevision,multimedialearningtools,andonlineresources 40,000 printandelectronicserials. In addition to O’Neill Library,
theLabpursuesitsmissiontopromoteandfacilitatetheacquisitionand theBostonCollegeLibrariescomprisetheBapstLibrary, the Burns
enhancementoflanguageskillsandculturalcompetence.Inadditionto Library(rarebooksandspecialcollections),theEducationalResource
itslistening/recordingstationsandteacherconsole,thefacilityincludes: Center,theSocialWorkLibrary,theTheologyandMinistryLibrary
MacandPCworkstations,wirelesslaptops,laserprinters,amaterials (BrightonCampus),theLawSchoolLibrary(NewtonCampus),and
developmentworkstation,TV/video/DVDviewingroomsandmedia theO’ConnorLibrary(attheWestonObservatory).TheLibrarieshave
carrels,aCDlisteningstation,andportableaudioandvideoequipment. avarietyofstudyspaces,networkedprinters,andworkstationswith
TheLanguageLaboratoryboastsanextensivecatalogofresources productivitysoftware,andscanners.
inmorethan40languagesandinmultipleformats(analoganddigital Librarysubjectspecialistsareavailabletoanswerquestions,toserve
audio, videocassette, DVD/Blu-ray, cable television and online sub- asresearchconsultants,andtoprovideclassandindividuallibraryinstruc-
scription—services programming, computer/multimedia software, print tion.Librarianscanassiststudentsinfindingresourcesintheirsubject
materials includingmonolingualandbilingualdictionaries,aswellas areas,searchingthecatalog,selectingandusingthemostappropriatedata-
languagetextbooksandactivitymanualsforelementarythroughadvanced basesandreferencesources,andmanagingtheresultsoftheirresearch.
languagecourses).Designedtoassistusersintheacquisitionandmainte- DigitalLibraryServices:TheBostonCollegeLibrariessubscribe
nanceofauralcomprehension,oralandwrittenproficiency,andcultural tomorethan 500subject-specificdatabasesprovidingonlineaccess
awareness,theseresourcesdirectlysupportand/orsupplementcurriculum toawiderangeofarticlesinjournals,magazines,andnewspapers,as
requirementsinworldlanguage,culture,music,andliterature. wellase-books,governmentdocuments,images,streamingvideoand
TheLanguageLabalsosupportsthecourseplanningandclassroom audio,andotherdigitalcontent.Theseresources,aswellasdetailed
teachingneedsoflanguageandliteraturefacultybyencouragingrecom- informationaboutphysicalbooksandotheritemsintheLibraries,are
mendationsfornewacquisitions,assistinginthepreparationofcourse accessible onlineviaacentraldiscoverysystem. Books, DVDs, and
materials,andservingasamultimediaclassroomforthefacilitationof otheritemscheckedoutfromtheLibraries canberenewedonline.
curricularprogramming,includingtheadministrationoforalexamsvia ItemsnotavailableatBCcanberequestedonlinefromotherlibraries
digitallanguagelabtechnology,aswellasstudentparticipationinonline viainterlibraryloanandWorldCatLocal.TheLibrariesalsoprovide
languageandinterculturallearningexchangeswithglobalpartners. morethan240onlineresearchguides,includingguidesforbroadand
Boston College community members who wish to use the narrowsubjectsandspecificBostonCollegecourses.Librarystaffsup-
LanguageLaboratoryfacilityanditscollectionwillfindthestaffavail- plementin-personinstruction,reference,andconsultationserviceswith
ableduringtheday,intheevening,andonweekendstoassistthem experthelpviae-mail,text,24/7chat,andonlinetutorials.
in the operation ofequipment and in the selection ofappropriate Digital Institutional Repository: The eScholarship@BC dig-
materialsfortheircourse-relatedorpersonallanguageneeds.Formore ital repositoryis acentral online system maintained bythe Boston
informationabouttheLanguageLaboratory,call617-552-8473orvisit College University Libraries. The goal is to showcase and preserve
www.bc.edu/schools/cas/language. BostonCollege’sscholarlyoutputandtomaximizeresearchvisibility
andinfluence. eScholarship@BC encouragescommunitycontributors
toarchiveanddisseminatescholarlywork,peer-reviewedpublications,
books,chapters,conferenceproceedings,andsmalldatasetsinanonline
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openaccessenvironment.eScholarship@BCarchivesandmakesdigitally materialsareuniquetotheneedsoftheLynchSchoolofEducation
availabletheundergraduatehonorsthesesanddoctoraldissertationswrit- anddonotduplicatematerialsfoundintheO’NeillLibrary.Formore
tenbystudentsatBostonCollege.AspartofitseScholarshipservices,the information,visitlibrary.bc.edu/erc.
Librarieshostseveralopenaccessjournals.Librarystaffmembersprovide TheSocialWorkLibrary,locatedinMcGuinnHall,offersthe
set-up, initialdesign, andtechnicalsupportto thejournal staff. For fullrangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesneededtosupportstudents
accessandmoreinformationabouteScholarship@BC,visit:dlib.bc.edu. oftheBostonCollegeSchoolofSocialWork.Servicesareprovided
InterlibraryLoan:InterlibraryLoanserviceisofferedtostudents, on-sitebytwolibrariansandtwostaffmembers.Manyservicescanbe
faculty, administrators, and staff to obtain research materials not accessedremotelythroughtheSocialWorkLibrarywebsite.Formore
ownedbytheBostonCollegeLibraries.Somematerialsarrivewithina information,visitlibrary.bc.edu/socialwork.
dayortwoandelectronictitlesaredelivereddirectlytotheuser’sdesk- TheTheologyandMinistryLibrary(TML)servestheresearch,
top.Requestsaremadebyusingformsintheonlinediscoverysystem teaching, learning, and pastoral formation needs ofthe School of
andtheFindItoptionthatappearsinmanyonlinedatabases. Theology and Ministry and Saint John’s Seminary. The library’s
STpheaekTeLhrieborfTarhtiohemesaUso.fSP.B.oHOso’tNuoesinellC,ooflJrl.ReegpLeriebsreanrtyatiisvensa,meTdhofmoarsthPe.f“oTrimpe”r Tccohalenlooelcnotgilioacnwsa,laarInendsctJieetnsututeietrieLcdiab.rianTrhibieebslTiacnMadlLRsteiussdoaiuerms,ceemCsabNteherotlwliiocbrrtkahrewyoholoofsgtyeh,elihBbirosatsrotireoysn,’
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technologystations.Formoreinformation,visitlibrary.bc.edu/oneill. Library,containstheofficialnon-currentpapersandrecordsofBoston
BapstLibrary,abeautifulcollegiateGothicbuildingthatservedas Collegethatareretainedpermanentlyfortheirlegal,fiscal,orhistorical
themainlibraryforover60years,hasbeenrestoredtoitsoriginalsplendor values.Thecollectionincludestheofficerecordsanddocumentsof
andhousestheresourcesforresearchinart,architecture,arthistory,and variousadministrativeandacademicoffices; copiesofallUniversity
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graming.TheBurnsLibraryalsoservestheresearchneedsofexternal TheLawSchoolLibrary,locatedontheNewtonCampus,hasa
scholars,hostingresearchersfromaroundtheglobeinterestedinusing collectionofapproximately500,000volumesandvolumeequivalentsof
vtohelumcoelsl,ecotivoenrs.70T0hemanBuusrcnrsipLtibcroalrlyectiisonhso,maendtoimmpoorrteantthahnol2di5n0g,s00o0f lpergiamlaarnydsroeulracteedmamtaetreirailaslscionnsaisvtairnigetoyforfempeodrtisa.ofThjuediccoilallecdteicoinsiionncsluadneds
architecturalrecords,maps,artworks,photographs,films,prints,arti- statutorymaterialsaswellasabroadcollectionofsecondaryresearch
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nationalrecognitioninseveralspecificareasofresearch,mostnotably: licenseddatabases,withtheexceptionofLexisNexisandWestlaw,are
Irishstudies;BritishCatholicauthors;Jesuitica;FinePrinting;Catholic openfortheentireuniversity’suseandmaybeaccessedremotely.The
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aboutspecificholdingsinBurns,pleaseseelibrary.bc.edu/burns. holdstheLawLibrary’sspecialcollectionsandfeaturesanongoingseries
TheEducationalResource Center (ERC) servesthespecialized ofexhibits.Formoreinformation,visitwww.bc.edu/lawlibrary.
resourceneedsoftheLynchSchoolofEducationstudentsandfacul- TheCatherineB.O’ConnorGeophysicsLibrary,locatedatWeston
ty. Thestate-of-the-artfacilityincludeschildren’s books, fiction and Observatory, containsaspecialized collection ofearthsciences mono-
ntioonn-aflicatnidonp,scyucrhorliocguilcuamlatensdtsi,nesdturcucattiioonnaallmsaotfetrwiaarlesiinntaellndfoerdmfaotrs,eleedmuecna-- gorgayp,has,ndpegreioopdihcyaslisc,s.anFdormamposr,epianrtfiocrumlaatriloyni,nvtihsietalriebarsaorfy.sbeci.semdoul/oogcyo,nngoero.l-
taryandsecondaryschoolinstruction,andeducationaltechnology.In PartnershipsandAssociations
addition,theERChasaninteractivetechnologyroomdesignedtoassist TheConnorsFamilyLearningCenter (CFLC),locatedonthe
studentsinintegratingcomputersandothertechnologyintheK—12 secondfloorofO’NeillLibrary,isacomprehensive,inclusiveresource
classroomaswellastopracticelessonplansandpresentations.These servingalloftheUniversity’sstudentsandfaculty.Themissionofthe
CenteristoenhanceteachingandlearningacrosstheUniversity.Oneof
theCFLC’sthreeprofessionalstaffmembersassistsstudentswithlearning
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disabilities,helpingtoensuretheiracademicsuccessatBostonCollege. UniversityResearch Institutesand Centers
TheCenteralsosponsorsseminarsforfacultyandgraduateteachingfel- Research is an important part ofthe intellectual life atBoston
lowsonstrategiesforsuccessfulteachingandlearning;graduatestudents College.Facultymembers,graduatestudents,andundergraduatescollab-
canearnacertificatethroughtheApprenticeshipinCollegeTeaching.To orateinarangeofresearchstrategiesacrossthedisciplinesandprofessional
addresstheneedsofthegreatmajorityofBostonCollegestudents,the schoolsincludinglaboratorystudies,quantitativeandqualitativeresearch,
Centerprovidestutoringformorethan60courses,includingcalculus, archivalandtextualresearch, theorydevelopment, andfieldandbasic
statistics, biology,chemistry,nursing, accounting, classicalandforeign research.Inadditiontotheworkofindividualfacultyandunits,Boston
languages, EnglishasaSecondLanguage, andwriting.Mosttutoring Collegesupportsthecollaborativeworkoffacultyandstudentsacrossthe
stteahrkeveisOcBepWsolasLacrteeo(nifornnelLetiihnobeefrCawcerrhniyattreigCrneo,gntlbsoauobatr)ll.toBiTnouulsmittn:oeorniTwnrhCgioetlailnnBegdogestatulsltotonourtdiheLnenigrtbsriasaacronayfddfeeCimrnoeisndctsrtusohcurtrptoopriuosug.rmht UBnoiivseirTshiCrteoynutgthhreoriutsgfhmoarthneRyefcloalilmgopiwuiosnngevcaeennnttdse,rAssmeamenidrnaiirncss,taitpnuutbePlsi:ucbaltiiocns,Liafnedvisit-
B(rBaLnCd)eisisUanigvrerosuipty,ofBaorsetaonlibrUanriiveesrswihtyi,chMaisnscalcuhdeussetBtosstoInnstCitoultleegeo,f iponlgifceylmlaowkserpsr,oagrnadmm,etdhieaBaonidsireCleingtioeursclreeaadteerssotoppcoorntnuenicttiienscfoonrvsecrhsoaltairosn,
Technology,NortheasternUniversity,TuftsUniversity,theUniversity andscholarlyreflectionaroundissuesattheintersectionofreligionand
ofMassachusettssystem,theUniversityofConnecticut,Universityof Americanpubliclife.TheCenterdoesnotseektoadvanceanyideologi-
NewHampshire,UniversityofRhodeIsland,WellesleyCollege,and calortheologicalagenda,whetherconservativeorliberal.Rather,itoper-
WilliamsCollege,aswellastheStateLibraryofMassachusettsandthe atesontheconvictionthatrigorousconversationaboutreligionandpub-
MdiarreictneseBlif-osleorgviiccaelbLoarbroorwaitnogryanatdWdoeloidvesryHoflreo.mBtohsetoBnLCCollliebrgaerioefsfebrys lhiecllpifteocmaaninctlaariinfytthheecmoomrmaloncognosoeqduwehnicleesroefsppeucbtliincgApomleirciicesa’isniwnacyresastihnagt
usingWorldCatLocal,oneofthedatabasesavailabletotheBCcom- religiousdiversity.Formoreinformation,visitwww.bc.edu/boisi.
munity.WithaConsortiumborrower’scard,facultyandstudentsmay CenterforChristian-JewishLearning
visitaBLClibraryandcheck-outdirectlyfromthememberlibrary.In TheCenterforChristian-JewishLearningisdevotedtothemulti-
ordertoreceiveaBLCcard,askattheO’NeillCirculationDeskfor faceteddevelopmentandimplementationofnewrelationshipsbetween
moreinformationabouttheConsortiumservices. ChristiansandJewsthatarebasednotmerelyontolerationbuton
AssociationofResearchLibraries(ARL):ARLisanonprofitorga- fullrespectandmutualenrichment.Thisdefiningpurposeflowsfrom
nizationof124researchlibrariesatcomprehensive, research-extensive themissionofBostonCollegeandrespondstothevisionexpressedin
institutionsintheU.S.andCanadathatsharesimilarresearchmissions, RomanCatholicdocumentseversincetheSecondVaticanCouncil.
aspirations,andachievements.Itisanimportantanddistinctiveassocia- The building ofnew, positive relationships betweenJews and
tionbecauseofthenatureoftheinstitutionsrepresented.ARLmember Christiansrequiressustainedcollaborativeacademicresearch.Therefore,
librariesmakeupalargeportionoftheacademicandresearchlibrary undertheCenter’sauspices,scholarsandthinkersrepresentingdiverse
marketplace,spendingmorethan$1billioneveryyearonlibrarymate- JewishandChristianperspectivesengageinintenseandongoingstudy
rials.BostonCollegewasinvitedtobecomeamemberofARLin2000. ofallaspectsofourrelated,yetdistinct,traditionsoffaithandculture.
MediaTechnologyServices TheCenteristhusdedicatedtoconductingeducationalresearch
MediaTechnologyServices,adivisionofInformationTechnology andtoofferingprograms,bothintheUniversityandthewidercom-
Services,providesafullrangeofmediaandtechnologyservicestothe munity,inwhichChristiansandJewsexploretheirtraditionstogether.
entireUniversity.MTScanassistmembersoftheBostonCollegecom- Formoreinformation,visitwww.bc.edu/cjlearning.
munitywhoareusingtechnologyintheareasofteachingandlearning, CenterforCorporateCitizenship
researchprojects,conferenceplanning,andeventsupport. BasedintheCarrollSchoolofManagement,theBostonCollege
Awidearrayofequipmentandmultimediadisplaydevicesare CenterforCorporateCitizenshipcombinesthemostvaluableaspectsofa
available,andMTScanprovidetrainingandsupportforfacultywho professionalcommunityandtheresourcesofaleadingacademicinstitu-
teachinclassroomsthatareequippedwiththelatestinmultimedia tion.Foundedin1985,theCenterengages400membercompaniesand
technology.Servicessuchasdigitalphotographyandmedia,videoand morethan10,000individualsannuallyondiversetopicswithinthefieldof
audioproduction, CD andDVD productionandduplication, and corporatecitizenship.TheCenteroffersprofessionaldevelopment,access
graphicdesignarealsoavailable.Lacultywhowishtoreachtheirstu- toanonlinecommunityofpeers,regionalprograms,timelyresearch,best
dentsoutsideoftheclassroomcantakeadvantageoftheBCCableTV practiceupdates,andanannualconferenceaddressingthechallengesthat
systembyairingoriginalorrentalfilmsandvideos.MediaTechnology corporatecitizenshipprofessionalsface.ContacttheCenterforCorporate
ServicesislocatedinCampionHall,Room36.Lormoreinformation, Citizenshipat617-552-4545,http://[email protected].
call6D1i7v-i5s5i2on-s45w0i0thoirnvMisTitSwwiwn.clbucd.ee:du/mts. CentTehrefCoerntHerumfoarnHuRmiagnhtRsigahtnsdaInndtIenrtnearntaitoionnaallJJuusstticiec,eacol-
• ClassroomSupportServices laborativeeffortoffacultyfromvariousdepartmentsandschoolsat
• Graphic,PhotographyandDesignServices BostonCollege, addresses theincreasinglyinterdisciplinaryneedsof
• AudioandEventTechnologyServices human rights work. Through multidisciplinary training programs,
• VideoandCableTelevisionServices appliedresearch,andtheinteractionofscholarswithpractitioners,the
• FilmandVideoRentals Centeraimstonurtureanewgenerationofscholarsandpractitioners
• NewtonCampusSupportServices
• ProjectManagementandTechnicalSupportServices
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whodrawuponthestrengthsofmanydisciplines,andthewisdomof Center’sresearchexpertsexploreanyissueinvolvingmoneyandretire-
rigorousethicaltrainingintheattainmentofhumanrightsandinter- ment,includingSocialSecurity,employer-sponsoredpensions,home
nationaljustice.Formoreinformation,visitwww.bc.edu/humanrights. equity,andthelaborforcebehaviorofolderworkers.TheCenteralso
CenterforIgnatianSpirituality employsundergraduateandgraduateresearchassistantsandsponsors
membTerhseoCfetnhteeurnifvoerrsIitgyn—atiaanndSfpaicruilttuyalaintdysattaffBionstpoarntiCcuollalre—geopopffoerr-s compeFtoitrimveorgerainntfporromgatriaomnsofonrpjuubnliiocratfiaocnusl,tyevaenndtsg,raandudatfeinasntcuidaelntssu.p-
tunitiestolearnaboutandexperiencemoredeeplythespiritualityof portprograms,call(617-552-1762),sendane-mail([email protected]),or
IgnatiusLoyola,thefounderoftheSocietyofJesus.Thisspirituality visittheCenter’swebsite(crr.bc.edu).
isattheheartoftheJesuitmissionofBostonCollege. TheCenter CenterforStudentFormation
sponsorstalksoncampus,andoffersretreats,seminars,andreflection TheCenterforStudentFormationengagesstudentstoexplore
opportunitiesforgroupsaswellasindividualspiritualdirection.For theconnectionbetween theirtalents,dreams, andtheworld’sdeep
moreinformation,visitusatBourneufHouse,84CollegeRoad,orcall needs. Byincorporatingfacultyandstaffintoall areasofprogram-
(617-552-1777)orclick(www.bc.edu/centers/cis). ming,theCenterprovidesopportunitiesinwhichstudentsmayfully
CenterforInternationalHigherEducation integratetheirintellectual,social,andspiritualexperiences.Inaddition
Establishedin1995andhousedintheLynchSchoolofEducation, tosponsoringevents forfaculty, staff, andstudents, theCenterfor
trehseeaCrecnhtearndfortrIanitneirnngatuinointalprHoivgihdeirngEdiunfcoartmiaotnio(nC,IpHuEb)liicsatainonasc,adaenmdica SastuadreenstouFrocremfaotrinonewcoplrloabgorraamtedsewsiigtnhaUnndiviemrspilteymednetpaatritomne.ntstoserve
senseofcommunitytocollegesanduniversitiesaroundtheworld.Our CenterfortheStudyofTesting,Evaluation,and
focusisonconductingresearchanddisseminatingknowledgeoncurrent EducationalPolicy(CSTEEP)
issuesinhighereducationworldwide.Weareinterestedinallmannerof TheLynchSchoolofEducationhousestheCenterfortheStudyof
postsecondarysystemsandinstitutions,withaspecialconcernforaca- Testing,Evaluation,andEducationalPolicy(CSTEEP),aUniversity-
demicinstitutionsintheCatholicandJesuittradition.CIHEisaalso supportedresearchcenter internationallyrecognizedforitsworkin
particularlyattunedtotheneedsofacademicinstitutionsindeveloping thepolicyusesoftests.Thisresearchcenterisarichresourceforthose
countriesandtothemanydifferentmanifestationsanddimensionsof interestedineducationalreform,teacherprofessionaldevelopmentand
internationalizationinhighereducationaroundtheworld. theimpactofeducationaltechnology.Itisespeciallywell-knownforits
CenteractivitiesincludethepublicationofInternationalHigher workonhigh-stakesassessmentandintheanalysesofpoliciesrelatedto
Education, a quarterly publication dealingwith the central matters test-basededucatoraccountability.Italsoconductsstudiesemploying
ofhighereducationinaninternationalcontext;regularinformation data from national and international large-scale assessment surveys
disseminationabouthighereducationdevelopmentsaroundtheworld suchastheNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgress,TIMMSand
viavarioussocialmediaoutlets;theproductionofb—ooksandreports PIRLS.FurtherinformationonCSTEEPisavailableonitswebsiteat
including the “CIHE Perspectives” report series on key issues in availableatwww.bc.edu/csteep.
internationalhighereducation;engagementincollaborativeinterna- CenterforWorkandFamily
ttiroanianlinrgesceoaurrcshesp;roajnecdtsi;nvthoelvpermoevnitsioinnoinftperronfaetsisoinoanlalmedeetvienlgospmaenndtcaonnd- The Boston College Center forWorkand Family (BCCWF)
faceorrnoejununcnedcsttiohoennwhwoiirgtlhhdertahreeeduoHcfiatgtehineorinnEirdsesusucieasdtewniocorenladPtwritohdgeer.CaemVnitoseifrtt.ihneCgILscyHhnEoclhawrosSrckfhsroooimln itCsheanattegrsl,uobppapalorrtlteoafdaentrhdeindCeahrverelolploilpnSghcehoarolgotalhnyiozfaaMtniadonnaspgrecormdeeuanctetti,evfelfiencektmsipvlteoheyweoaercska.pdleaTmchieesc
MoEdfauscEtadeFturoicrooanft,miAoorvtnrisseit(iniLwnSwIfOwnoE.trb)emrc,an.taeaitdionuond/ncaoiilsnhHeri.teghsehpeoCnrseiEnbdtlueecratffoiorornc.IonotredrinnataitoinnaglLHSiOgEh’esr wwcctoiooonrrrmupkkmeofuroetanrontcivebetieprycaeofrontftommeneceeltnreistmav,sodenerBoeresfsCsfp.CiornuWoWrtmiFhimteinhhlewalnosintroetnakihrineelnmydgppiols1twoce0ouyn0sretseliisdlao.elnad,AtdeosidBniiwCgcomaCrptekaeWm-cdplFtlitoftoeyihseepirfsrrssloeiuvmqeaesuossetcnaiootnnunldg-ry
CenterforOptimizedStudentSupport calleduponasanexpertcontributortoexplorethemyriadofchallenges
The mission of the Center for Optimized Student Support facingworkplaces,families,andsociety.
is to study the most effective ways to address the out-of-school TheCenter’svaluesare:
factors impacting student achievement and thriving in schools. • BridgingResearchandPractice:Weseektoadvancethedepth
The Center develops, tests, and disseminates innovative practices andqualityofknowledgeinthework-lifefieldandserveasa
thataddresstheseout-of-schoolfactors(social/emotional,health,and bridgebetweenacademicresearchandorganizationalpractice.
family)byoptimizingstudentsupportinschools. • TransformingOrganizations:Webelieveanywork-lifeinitiative
CenterforRetirementResearch isalsoanorganizationalchangeinitiative.Wehelpidentifyand
The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College was developorganizationalmodelstomeettheneedsofacontempo-
establishedthroughagrantfromtheSocialSecurityAdministrationin raryworkforceandprovideexpertisetoassistinimplementing
1998.ThegoalsoftheCenteraretopromoteresearchonretirement thesechangessuccessfully.
issues,totransmitnewfindingstothepolicycommunityandthepub- • StrengtheningSociety:Webelieveemployerswhorecognizeand
lic,tohelptrainnewscholars,andtobroadenaccesstovaluabledata managetheinterdependenceofwork,family,andcommunity
sources.Asthenationconfrontsthemyriadissuessurroundinghow buildstrongerorganizationsandamorevibrantsociety.
besttoensureadequateretirementincomeforanagingpopulation,the
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