2017 News Archive

News Archive 2017

headshot of Rita Owens

Communication for Consultants
Map of the city of Cambridge by Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the BPL, on Flickr

Why Your Neighborhood is Still Segregated, After All These Years
Jacqueline Novogratz standing on a stage, smiling with her hands clasped during a presentation

How a Blue Sweater Launched a Global Anti-Poverty Crusade
Panelists in chairs in front of an audience

Connecting the Dots on Careers with Social Impact
a hand writes notes on a post-it with an iphone in the foreground and diagrams and charts also on the table

Five Ways that Top Firms Stay Nimble
two women, one younger and one elderly, drink tea and converse

Life Expectancy for Women in U.S.
Charging Bull - New York City by Arch_Sam, on Flickr

The Dividend Disconnect
a person shaking hands with a robotic hand

Planning for the Future of Work
Felipe, Class of 2018 in the stands in a soccer stadium

Felipe, Class of 2018: Study Abroad Narrative

Kaitlin on a gondola

Kaitlin, Class of 2018: Study Abroad Narrative

Claudia sitting on a ledge with city lights in the background

Claudia, Class of 2018: Study Abroad Narrative

a professor teaching to a lecture hall of students

Faculty, Faculty, Faculty
Sean Martin presenting in front of a screen with images of workers projected on it

Looking for Leaders? Consider the 鈥淐lass Transitioners,鈥� says Holder of Newly Endowed Professorship
houses in a row

Encouraging Home Ownership
Boston skyline with the Charles River in the foreground

GE Meets in Boston to Rethink Its Future, Announces Job Cuts
Phat Nguyen photographed in Fulton Atrium, leaning on a bannister

Paying it Forward

Archbishop Oscar Romero Scholarship winner Steven Guerrero '18 shares a laugh with Boston College President William P. Leahy, S.J., and Guerrero's father, Pablo.

2017 Romero Scholarship

Sean Martin photographed outside Fulton Hall

Research: Men Get Credit for Voicing Ideas, but Not Problems. Women Don鈥檛 Get Credit for Either.
Amy LaCombe photographed in the Portico office

Portico: Journal Article Throws Light on a Unique Experiment in Business Ethics
Textbooks on a shelf

When There's No Money Left for Textbooks
students sit in a circle and discuss startup ideas

The Rainmakers: New Alumni-led VC Firm Invests in Campus-bred Startups
David Mccullough speaking at a podium with an American flag behind him

鈥淓nlarging Sympathies鈥�: David McCullough Returns to the Heights with Timely Lessons from History
David McCullough speaking at a podium with a Clough Colloquium Series banner behind him

Developing Ethical Leaders: Winston Center Marks 10th Year
Fulton Hall's arched stone entryway

Slideshow: Teachers and Scholars
Karen Lynch

鈥淧owerful Woman鈥� Karen Lynch 鈥�84 Cites Role Model Who Made the Best of Hard Times
Jack Manning, CSOM 鈥�20, being interviewed with microphones in front of him

Carroll School Senior, Jack Manning, Awarded First BC Strong Scholarship
Vishal P. Baloria photographed by Fulton Hall

How the Business News Gets Political
A balance sheet with a magnifying glass in front of it

Enterprise Risk Management and Financial Reporting

Computer generated portrait of a face with lines of code for hair

Ransbotham Helms MIT Report on AI
row of chairs, 5 are white and one is lime green

Size and Color Saturation, a Perceptual Connection?
computer generated art of silhouettes of people in a digital, light-filled space

Where Digitally Maturing Companies Need to Catch Up
Nailya Ordabayeva in a blue dress, posing with three sizes of fast food soda cups

Why Consumers Keep Supersizing
Hanna Stone sitting on a bench on Boston College's campus

Tax Reform in the News鈥攁nd in the Classroom
Eric Barker and his book, "Barking up the wrong tree." The cover is bright red with white text and a silhouette of a dog

MBA 鈥�09 Alum 鈥淏arks Up鈥� a Bestseller
BANCO POPULAR HEADSUARTERS

Lessons From the Collapse of Banco Popular
numbers and green and red arrows indicating the performance of stocks

In Long Run, There鈥檚 No Such Thing as an Einstein Investor
a large group students on stage performing Evita, there is dramatic lighting and one woman in the center with a spotlight on her face

鈥淪tagecraft鈥濃�攖he Cutting Edge of Innovation
SIGNPOSTS NEXT TO A CLIFF AND OCEAN AT SUNSET

Everything Worth Knowing About ... How We Decide
Jeb Bush speaking at a podium with the BC Finance Conference logo on it

Political and Technological Disruptions Take Center Stage at Finance Conference
the cover of the 21st Century Corporate Citizenship book

What鈥檚 the Purpose?
Katherine Smith speaking in front of a podium that say "Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship"

BC Center Takes the Lead in a Growing Corporate 鈥淐itizenship鈥� Movement
A decaying theater lobby with flaking paint and holes in the wall

鈥淎 Great Hope鈥�: Students Offer Plan to Revive Historic Theater
managing for social impact book cover

Social Impact, the Whirlpool Way
A Headshot of Katie Philippi with the Poets & Quants "Best and Brightest" logo overlaid on it

Philippi Named Among the Nation鈥檚 100 鈥淏est and Brightest鈥� MBA Grads
Jonathan F. P. Rose, a gray haired white man with glasses poses indoors

In Corcoran Lecture, A Vision for a Resilient City
students sit in a circle and discuss

Rating Corporate Social Performance, Students Reveal Themselves to be Tough Graders
Sam Ransbotham in his office with a laptop, smiling at the camera

No Hosannas: IS Professor Tamps Down the Hype on Big Data
Angela Jin, '17, a young asian woman smiling in front of a window in Fulton Hall

Jin and Wedell Named Among the Nation鈥檚 100 鈥淏est and Brightest鈥�
two students sit in front of a laptop and collaborate on an online class

Carroll School Takes a Leap into Online Learning
Kay Lemon photographed in her office in Fulton Hall

When Scholars Meet Marketers: Professor Kay Lemon鈥檚 Marketing Journey
two student pose in Fulton Atrium with a laptop that displays their startup's website

A School Bus App, Two Apparel Brands, and Other Student Startups
Ed Taylor teaching at a blackboard

200 Courses and Counting
two young women, one in a Boston College tshirt, stand in front of an orphanage

A School Grows in Tanzania
young students jump rope in front of a sign saying "Welcome to Glorious Orphans Care"

Answering the Call
headshot of Rita Owens

Faculty Author Writes Book She Needed as a Young Consultant
students in a classroom. A girl wearing a Boston College sweatshirt raises her hand in the center of the fram

In New Course, Everyone Finds an Idea2Launch
bars representing stock growth

Award-winning Pontiff Paper Shows Investors Care about Academic Research
faculty and students in the new Consumer Insights marketing lab

Research Matters (Most of All, to Our Students)
Forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu speaking at theWinston Center for Leadership and Ethics鈥檚 Chambers Lecture Series.

Born in a Refugee Hospital, Winston Speaker Tells of His Journey to Concussion
a student crouches next to a young child on a tricycle. two other young children in school uniforms stand nearby

Springing to Action鈥攐n Spring Break
Ed Taylor standing and smiling at a lectern in front of students

A Class that 鈥淧ays for Itself鈥�: Breathing Real Life into Tax Education
Alicia Munnell sits in her office

鈥淲e Could Fix Things Pretty Well鈥�: Alicia Munnell and the Search for Retirement Solutions
Books on a shelf

How Do You Measure Research Productivity? (Very Carefully)
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