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Sesquicentennial year in review

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A look back at the 150th-anniversary celebrations, including the opening Mass at Fenway Park, seven academic symposia, a naturalization ceremony, and a concert in Symphony Hall.

Ten years and counting

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Members of the Council for Women of Boston College describe its founding, its mission, and its programs for students and alumnae.

Experiential learning

Video from Boston College Law School

Alex Andalis, JD’09, a patent attorney with a Ph.D. in molecular biology, reflects on his experience as a student in Professor Sharon Beckman’s criminal defender’s clinic.

The economics of hope: kidney exchange

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Boston College economists Tayfun Sönmez and M. Utku Ünver describe how they have improved the way patients in need of a kidney are matched with donors.

Family practice

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Mimi Pomerleau, MS'95, president of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, points to the opportunities for lasting influence in neonatal nursing.

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NEWS ROUNDUP

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Woods College graduate Marty Walsh sworn in as Boston mayor at Conte Forum ceremony. Sampling of coverage: Boston Globe, New York Times, Associated Press

Appointment of Libby Professor of Law and Theology Cathleen Kaveny. Boston.com, her blogs, Commonweal

Mathematics assistant professor Maksym Fedorchuk awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship, for “rising stars.” More

McMullen Museum’s “Paris Night & Day” exhibit “is radiant.” MetroWest Daily News review, Boston Globe pick, more

Founders Professor of Theology James F. Keenan, SJ, on papal encyclical; global Catholic ethics. America (essay, podcast), his Catholic Theological Ethics project, National Jesuit News

Sloan Center on Aging & Work research fellow Elizabeth F. Fideler writes on why seniors stay on the job. National Journal

Op-eds: English associate professor James Smith writes on justice for Magdalene survivors. Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Associated Press

Beanpot victory for BC's Hockey Eagles: men win fifth straight championship, women bring home fifth trophy. Boston Globe, photos

Dating required in seminar by philosophy department Lonergan Institute associate director, Center for Student Formation fellow Kerry Cronin. Times Higher Education

Olympic Eagles: alumni, student on silver medal-winning women’s hockey team; former medalist, Law School student Caitlin Cahow a White House delegate. USA Today, WBUR interview, More

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