Dame Louise Richardson, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, urged the Class of 2025 to confront the world’s ongoing crises using the skills they gained at Boston College, comparing them to superheroes in her commencement address Monday morning.

Employees, students, faculty, and community members gathered across from St. Ignatius Church Wednesday, calling on Boston College to raise wages and increase training funds for facilities workers amid ongoing contract negotiations.

RT @HeightsSports: In the ACC Championship between No. 2 BC lacrosse and No. 1 UNC, the Eagles narrowly fell 14–12. After winning the con….

RT @HeightsSports: Boston College baseball dropped its Saturday game to Miami 13–4, giving the Hurricanes a series win ahead of the Sunday….

RT @HeightsSports: No. 2-seed Boston College lacrosse beat No. 3-seed Stanford 16–9 on Friday night, earning the Eagles a bid to the ACC Ch….

For the third consecutive year, finance is the most popular major at Boston College, according to the 2024–25 BC Fact Book—an annual compilation of University data released by the Office of Institutional Research & Planning.

In a rebuke of the Trump administration, University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., joined over 440 university presidents and academic administrators in signing a statement raising concerns over “unprecedented overreach and political interference” in higher education.

Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller presented a $623 million budget for fiscal year 2026 in her annual budget report to the Newton City Council on Tuesday night, warning of economic uncertainty for the city.

American rapper and singer Swae Lee will headline the 2025 Modstock concert, set to take place on Thursday, May 1, according to a video Campus Activities Board (CAB) posted on Thursday afternoon.

RT @HeightsSports: No. 2 Boston College lacrosse beat No. 7 Virginia 17-7 on Wednesday in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal. With a win in t….

Following concerns raised about Boston College’s policies regarding LGBTQ+ students during the public comment period of last week’s UGBC Senate meeting, student senators revisited the issue at their meeting Tuesday night, discussing ways to better support LGBTQ+ students on.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, students weighed in on his legacy, values, and the future of the Catholic Church—issues especially significant at a university rooted in Jesuit tradition.

Students, dressed in everything from neon athleisure to colonial jackets, packed into the Mod Lot to see Saweetie take the stage as this year’s headliner.

The Boston Marathon has always been a test of endurance, but runners will argue it is also a form of expression. In recent years, more and more athletes have started to share their journeys online. On social media, the race isn’t just about pace and placement anymore—it’s about.

What drives Philip Landrigan, director of Boston College’s Global Public Health and the Common Good program and Global Observatory on Planetary Health, from one challenge to the next is simple—a desire to help those who cannot advocate for themselves.

RT @BCHeightsNewton: Massachusetts is beginning to fight back against the detrimental effects of tobacco, and Newton has become a microcosm….

The UGBC Senate voted to approve a $364,275 budget for the 2025–26 academic year at its meeting Tuesday night—a $7,000 increase from this year’s $357,275 budget.

In response to a wave of student visa revocations and shifts in federal immigration policy, Boston College reaffirmed its commitment to supporting international students and scholars in a campuswide email from University Provost and Dean of Faculties David Quigley and Vice.

BC’s Spanish program is micromanaged, creating tense classroom environments and, ultimately, worse student experiences. The program needs to let its teachers teach—if they don’t, there’s no way for its students to thrive.

RT @BCHeightsNewton: In an apparent mistake, the Department of Homeland Security told a Newton immigration lawyer, a U.S. citizen, she had….