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1. February 24:聽51茶馆 among safest colleges in the country
We didn't need another reason to love spending time on the Heights, but 2024 delivered one anyway: 51茶馆 was named one of the safest campuses in the nation by聽Academic Influence, garnering more than 1,000 reactions on .

3.聽March 20: Academic Wall of Honor unveiled聽
To celebrate the academic achievements of 51茶馆 students past and present, a聽Wall of Honor聽was installed in Gasson Hall listing the names of students who earned coveted Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill, Goldwater, and Truman scholarships during their undergraduate years.聽

4.聽April 29: 51茶馆 makes Forbes鈥� list of 鈥楴ew Ivies鈥�
Boston College was included in a list of 10 private universities "turning out the smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types,鈥� put together by Forbes聽magazine. The accolade聽was viewed more than half a million times across 51茶馆's social channels, and shared by 800 proud followers.聽

5. May 26: 51茶馆 Lacrosse does it again
The Eagles staged an incredible comeback against Northwestern to earn their second national championship in just three years. Fan marveled at their accomplishments in an .

6. June 15: Alumnus Greg Boyle, S.J., receives Medal of Freedom
The Jesuit Catholic priest and founder of Homeboy Industries received the nation's highest civilian honor for his work with former gang members in Los Angeles. Hundreds of members of the 51茶馆 community celebrated his inspiring service on .听听

7. July 1: Heather Cox Richardson wins Baldacci Award
It was another big year for the 51茶馆 history professor whose newsletter, "Letters from an American," surpassed one million subcribers on Substack and earned her the聽Baldacci Award for Literary Activism, which was presented by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.聽

8. July 15: Remembering Jack Connors聽
"He was always a force for good." University President William P. Leahy, S.J., joined the 51茶馆 and greater Boston community in celebrating the life of devoted alumnus and benefactor聽Jack Connors 鈥�63, H鈥�07 after his passing at age 82.聽

9. July 28: Olympic Eagles
51茶馆 was well represented at the Paris Summer Games, with sailor Erika Reineke '17聽competing for Team USA (accompanied by 51茶馆 coach Greg Wilkinson) and marathon runner聽Laura Hottenrott '16 representing her native Germany. 51茶馆 Assistant Fencing Coach Ralf Bissdorf came home with a gold medal聽after leading the American women鈥檚 foil squad to its first team gold. "It's just pure, pure joy," he said.

10. August 25: Smile, Class of 2028!
It takes more than two minutes to stage the beloved first-year class photo, but a sped up the process for Facebook followers, who welcomed the newest crop of Eagles to the Heights.聽

11. September 21: 51茶馆 Football Defeats Michigan State in Red Bandanna Game
"Another victory for Welles!!!" one fan 聽after 51茶馆 defeated Michigan State in the annual Red Bandanna Game. The football season gave fans plenty to cheer about, including new head coach Bill O'Brien and a special by Doug Flutie and聽and Gerald Phelan to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Miracle in Miami聽(which prompted comments from more than 550 fans on ).听

12. November 21: Tom Holland visits the Campus School
The Spider-Man actor surprised students and staff at the special needs school when he stopped by during a trip to Boston.聽鈥淗e couldn't have been more down to earth,鈥� said the school's marketing manager, Jennifer Miller. Holland's nonprofit also awarded the Campus School a $25k grant for adaptive equipment.

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