Centers & Initiatives
By developing new models of student support, reshaping achievement standards, enhancing Catholic education, and advancing human rights, our research centers and initiatives are at the forefront of educational change.
Barbara and Patrick Roche Center for Catholic Education
Strengthening Catholic education through research-based educational innovations, professional development, advocacy, and outreach.
Center for Human Rights and International Justice
A multidisciplinary center nurturing leaders who improve global human rights through service and scholarship.
Center for International Higher Education
The premier center for global higher education promotes the value of international perspectives by enhancing research, publications, and sense of community.
Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children
Focused on studying and addressing the out-of-school factors that impact student success.
Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy
CSTEEP strengthens school assessment practice and policy with research, engagement, and advocacy.
Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education
Featuring an annual summit to discuss common challenges, share best practices, and connect the leaders of Catholic institutions.
Institute for the Study of Race and Culture
Championing race and culture as assets and addressing the societal conflicts associated with them.
Institute of Early Childhood Policy
A cross-disciplinary effort between LSEHD and the School of Social Work expanding research, training, and interdisciplinary collaboration in the field of early childhood development.
TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center
A global leader in educational assessments: Trends in Mathematics and Science Study and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study.
Work Intervention Network
A collaborative effort led by researchers, practitioners, and advocates who care deeply about equity, access to opportunity, and the inherent human rights of working people and their families.
A Caring Community
For more than 50 years, the Campus School at Boston College has educated students ages 3 to 22 with extensive support needs, including complex health care needs. Our private, publicly funded, special education day school is situated in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development on the Boston College campus. Our dedicated educators, therapists, and nurses utilize a transdisciplinary approach to realize the potential in each one of our students.
From prison education to equitable instruction, our initiatives make a difference in the lives of our students and the communities we serve.
Catholic Education
The Catholic concept of formation is foundational to our heritage. We are dedicated to integrating intellectual excellence, research, and service to society.
Catholic Education Research Initiative
Conducting rigorous research in Catholic schools to better understand the impact and effectiveness on students and educators.
Community Justice & Engaged Pedagogy
This initiative creates transformative learning opportunities within and beyond prison walls. It also convenes dialogues and catalyzes applied research.
Formative Education
Formative education engages the whole person, guiding young people toward purposeful lives and challenging them to work toward fulfillment and more ideal selves and societies.
Psychological Humanities & Ethics
Scholars, researchers, and practitioners revitalizing traditions to augment our moral vocabulary for understanding clinical work within the context of a higher ethical calling.
Urban Outreach Initiatives
Our Office of Urban Outreach Initiatives (UOI) oversees several key programs dedicated to preparing tomorrow’s change agents. UOI efforts include the College Bound program and the Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars program.