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It's time to drop the puck! 🏒 Good luck to @BC_WHockey, opening the season at Warrior Ice Arena against Stonehill tonight (7 PM)! #WeAreBC 🦅 WATCH 💻: necfrontrow.com/game/16586
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We can’t explain the incredible meaning behind these two photos as well as @BostonCollege alum Kirsten Talusan ‘02 can. Here’s what she wrote: “As I reached the 2-year mark of my battle with metastatic colorectal cancer, my eldest son turned 16. My husband and I looked at our summer calendar and realized it was time to start thinking about his future college plans. Of course, our natural inclination was to first schedule a tour of our alma mater and the place we met. Boston College. “Any time we have been on campus since I graduated in 2002, we have loved seeing our familiar places, not the least of which was Mod 28B, where I spent my senior year. I don’t know that I appreciated at that time the many ways in which my education at BC had prepared me for the life challenges we have all faced in the 25 years that followed. Just as my intellect was nourished by the truly gifted professors and students, the support of a community united to serve others has fed my soul. “What I have learned through life and sickness and loss is that resilience is a muscle we can all build. My hope in writing this is to remind myself and others that resilience is not individual, it is a group effort. Had it not been for the Jesuits who taught me to think critically, and the opportunity to serve those suffering in poverty and illness; I might not have the resilience muscles needed to be alive and writing this today. The problems that we face now are not all that different from the challenges presented 25 years ago. “I have always been grateful for my time at Boston College, but now, as I look forward to putting cancer in the rearview mirror, I also have hope. Not just for my sons’ futures, but for our future as a country with the brilliant, and resilient minds being shaped as we speak on the Heights.” We join you in hope, Kirsten, and we thank you for sharing this moving reflection.
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'Birding' is a popular form of environmental engagement, but a study by Sociology Professor Brian J. Gareau and doctoral student Lan Huang shows it can reproduce social and cultural boundaries. on.bc.edu/GoodBirding
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Happy Friday, BC
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Pops on the Heights took place for the 34th year during Family Weekend and raised $12.4 million for student scholarships. Award-winning actor & singer Hugh Jackman performed with the Boston Pops in front of a sold-out Conte Forum. 📸 More Photos: on.bc.edu/PopsGallery_2026
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.@NSF grants will support collaborative projects anchored at the @BCLynchSchool, including a participatory educational program on restorative gardening practices and AI. on.bc.edu/FarmBot
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Five incarcerated men received Boston College diplomas at the BC Prison Education Program's third graduation ceremony. The program is the largest BA degree prison education program in the state, serving more than 130 students at MCI-Shirley & Framingham. on.bc.edu/PEPGraduationF26
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Join the BC community on Saturday for the annual Campus School 5K Run N’Roll. Run, walk, or roll to support the Campus School students as the funds raised provide assistive technology, physical therapy equipment, classroom materials, and more. Register: on.bc.edu/CS5K_2026
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The fall lineup of BC Theatre productions kicks off with an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People" on Thursday. It's followed by a musical adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," directed by new Monan Professor Patrick Lazour '13. on.bc.edu/TheatreSeason_Fall…
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Running through Nov. 15, “ART CUT BOSTON Exercises in Empathy: Accompaniment" is on display in the Burns Library as part of the Art Triennial commissioned by the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See. bc.edu/artcut. More Photos: on.bc.edu/ArtCutPhotos202
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Congrats to @BostonCollege historian Michael Glass, whose book 'Cracked Foundations' has received the Lewis Mumford Prize from SACRPH and an honorable mention for the Joe Trotter Jr. Prize for Best First Book in Urban History from the Urban History Assoc. bcbookmarks.com/2026/04/27/a…
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.@BCSSW Professor Ritika Pandey applies her background in computer science and machine learning to develop data-driven solutions to pressing social challenges. on.bc.edu/Pandey_AI
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Good luck to our former @BCBirdball players in the #MLBPlayoffs! ⚾️ Michael King (2014-16) takes the hill in Game 1 for the @Padres tonight. #WeAreBC 🦅
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When a vision disorder stole his ability to read, Will Dowd '05 found himself exiled from the world of books—until he discovered an unusual path back. His new book chronicles dream narratives born from a first-of-its-kind experiment. More in @BCBookmarks: on.bc.edu/TasteofRain_BCB
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The puck drops tonight on the new #NHL season. 🏒 Good luck to our @BC_MHockey pros! #WeAreBC 🦅
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🕯️ @BCCampusMin and @C21Center hosted the 14th Espresso Your Faith Week. The annual event is a week-long celebration of faith that allows the BC community to experience the people and places that define the University's Jesuit, Catholic mission. 📸 Photos: on.bc.edu/EYFWPhotos2026
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Happy National Coffee Day, Eagles ☕️ 📸: Charlie Lukens '28
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