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2017 News Archive

News Archive 2017

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 “Class Transitioners,” 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’t 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

“Enlarging Sympathies”: 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

“Powerful Woman” Karen Lynch ’84 Cites Role Model Who Made the Best of Hard Times

Jack Manning, CSOM ’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—and 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 ’09 Alum “Barks Up” 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’s 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

“Stagecraft”—the Cutting Edge of Innovation

SIGNPOSTS NEXT TO A CLIFF AND OCEAN AT SUNSET

Everything Worth Knowing About ... How We Decide

a hand holding a credit card in front of a laptop displaying products and "SALE 70% OFF" in bright red letters

On Markdowns, Know the Steps of a Tricky Dance

Political and Technological Disruptions Take Center Stage at Finance Conference

the cover of the 21st Century Corporate Citizenship book

What’s 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 “Citizenship” Movement

A decaying theater lobby with flaking paint and holes in the wall

“A Great Hope”: Students Offer Plan to Revive Historic Theater

managing for social impact book cover

Social Impact, the Whirlpool Way

Philippi Named Among the Nation’s 100 “Best and Brightest” 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’s 100 “Best and Brightest”

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’s 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

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’s 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—on Spring Break

Ed Taylor standing and smiling at a lectern in front of students

A Class that “Pays for Itself”: Breathing Real Life into Tax Education

Alicia Munnell sits in her office

“We Could Fix Things Pretty Well”: Alicia Munnell and the Search for Retirement Solutions

Books on a shelf

How Do You Measure Research Productivity? (Very Carefully)