2023 News Archive

News Archive 2023

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BPS leader speaks at Formative Education series

The Lynch School of Education and Human Development welcomed Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper to Gasson 100 this week as part of the school鈥檚 Formative Education Lecture Series.
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Importance of bilingual education

Experts including Lynch School Professor Emerita Maria Brisk talk about the role of bilingual education in developing students' identities as multilingual, multicultural individuals on the Boston Globe.
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Three APA early career awards

Brian Tae Hyuk Keum, the Buehler Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor in the Lynch School, is honored by the American Psychological Association. He recently was quoted by USA Today regarding racism in online gaming and its toll on youth mental health.
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We Need More Male Teachers and 51茶馆 Can Help

51茶馆 Heights wrote an interesting piece about the need for male teachers in today's society. Julia DeVoy and other LSEHD alumni are interviewed about the need for male remodels to elementary students and the benefits to young men.
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Scott Seider discusses Theory of multiple intelligences

Lynch School Associate Professor Scott Seider, an applied developmental psychologist, discusses the theory and its origin on Reader's Digest.
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Seniors to Remember: Joann Hong '23

Six members of the Class of 2023 reflect on their Boston College experience.
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Schiller Institute announces faculty grants

Associate Professor Betty Lai is among 15 faculty projects awarded grants totaling approximately $500,000 in areas focused on energy, the environment, health, and faculty collaboration.
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A conversation with Mickey Rowe

The Devoy Lecture featured the groundbreaking performer, artistic director, author, and speaker on October 4th.
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Works by renowned artists, donated by Peter Lynch to Boston College, on view this fall

The Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch Collection comprises 27 paintings and three drawings from 20 acclaimed artists.
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Middle School Science, Reimagined

Katherine McNeill鈥檚 initiative is helping 500+ middle school teachers master an innovative, student-led approach to science instruction.
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Assessing Global Achievement in the Digital Age

Matthias von Davier directs two of the world鈥檚 premier studies of student achievement, informing education policy on a global scale.
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Walsh Receives Bellarmine Award

The Boston Globe covered the accomplishments of Mary E. Walsh, recipient of the Saint Robert Bellarmine, S.J., Award in recognition of her exemplary career.
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51茶馆 researcher examines impact of GSA clubs

Study finds that organizations are assets to LGBTQ+ middle and high school students
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Increasing the number of Latino educators

Comments by Lynch School student Lorena Mu帽oz, who aspires to be an elementary school teacher, lead a story on the need to increase the number of Latino educators in the state and nationally. The piece highlights research by and includes interviews with Roche Center for Catholic Education Executive Director Melodie Wyttenbach and School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Hosffman Ospino.
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New Undergraduate Government of Boston College leadership

Lynch School sophomore Meghan Heckelman will be the next vice president of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College
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Romero Scholarship winners

For the first time, there are two winners of the annual 51茶馆 award. Meet Class of 2024 members Kevin Lopez and Jonathan Mora.
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The 411 on chatbots

Insights from Lynch School Associate Dean Brian K. Smith on ChatGPT.
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Computational Thinking and Character Development for Kids

Augustus Long Professor of Education Marina Bers is teaching the next generation to think creatively, confront problems, and develop virtue.
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Have we lost touch with our most important sense?

In this episode of Pulled Up Short, Dean Stanton Wortham and Richard Kearney explore why touch may be our most important鈥攁nd most neglected鈥攈uman sense.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet

51茶馆 Institute for the Study of Race and Culture Director Alex Pieterse, a faculty member in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, will be the keynote speaker at this year's scholarship event.
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Lynch School doctoral student celebrated in ILA's 30 under 30

Doctoral candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program, Kierstin Guinco lands a spot in the International Literacy Association's 30 under 30.
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Lynch School welcomes alumnus to faculty

Earl J. Edwards 鈥�10 focuses his scholarship on the impact of structural racism on public institutions, and how K鈥�12 students whose families are homeless navigate schools.
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An educational experience like no other

Led by Matt DelSesto 鈥�12, Boston College undergraduates are learning side-by-side with incarcerated students at a local prison, with mutually beneficial results
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Lynch School launches Catholic Education Research Initiative

Professor Shaun Dougherty leads the Lynch School's brand-new Catholic Education Research Initiative (CERI).
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Community news

Honors and accolades for Lynch School faculty, alumni, and students
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