Winter 2019

Boston College - Lynch School of Education and Human Development - Ecolloquia

Examining ecologies, partnering with practitioners, improving lives

At last month’s symposium inaugurating the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, three of our colleagues shared stories about their work that exemplify why we added “Human Development” to our name. The Lynch School continues to work deeply in schools. But we do it by exploring ecological systems that extend beyond schools, in partnership with practitioners, applying what we know in order to improve people’s lives.

The Lynch School’s enhanced name acknowledges its strengths [Video]

Peter S. Lynch ’65, Dean Stanton Wortham, and faculty members Eric Dearing, Rebecca Lowenhaupt, and Belle Liang participated in the symposium.

A symposium on the social context of development marked the official launch of the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, the new name of Boston College’s Lynch School of Education. The change acknowledges the school’s strengths in applied psychology and whole-person approach to human development.

View video and slide show from the event »

In the headlines: Immigrant families living parallel lives [Video]

“La dejé, pero no la abandoné.”

“I left her, but I did not abandon her.”

“Children left behind” is a phrase commonly used to refer to children of immigrant parents who reside in their country of origin while the parents live in a host country. But the notion that leaving a child behind is synonymous with abandonment is soundly rejected by mothers who have migrated to the U.S.—a crucial point at the heart of Lynch School of Education and Human Development Assistant Professor Gabrielle Oliveira’s recently published book, Motherhood across Borders: Immigrants and Their Children in Mexico and New York.

Learn more about these families and view video »

Forum lauds benefits of integrated student support

The Center for Optimized Student Support (COSS) took a dramatic step toward leading the national discussion on integrated student support, hosting the first-ever conference focused on effective ways to improve U.S. K-12 student achievement by addressing unmet non-academic needs. (Pictured: COSS Director Mary Walsh, Associate Professor Deoksoon Kim, and a conference participant)

Learn how issues like poverty and mental health account for two-thirds of the achievement gap »

Augustus Long Professor Janet Helms will receive the 2019 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest from the Committee on Psychology in the Public Interest and the American Psychological Foundation.

Dean Stanton Wortham was elected to membership in the National Academy of Education (NAEd) for his scholarly contributions to education research and policy.