2016 News Archive

News Archive 2016

Black and white photo of wallace e carroll

Everything from Shoes to Shrimp: The Man Who Named the Carroll School
Harrison speaking to a full lecture hall of students

Saving the World, One Prototype at a Time
smiling students in a classroom

Dean’s Message: A Variation on the Theme of Home for the Holidays
Panelists at the “Launching Your Real Estate Career” forum, facilitated by Lecturer Ed Chazen (far right)

Why 51˛čąÝ Grads Are Going into Real Estate
students at a conference table with Ferit Şahenk ’89

Ferit Şahenk ’89 on Failure, Culture, and the Meaning of Success
In a Manhattan jail, December 1967, Jacobs (far right) awaits processing beside fellow antiwar protester Susan Sontag.

Dick and Jane—and Boston College: An Urban Story
christmas tree lighting ceremony in front of Gasson hall

Scenes from the Holidays on the Heights
Chris O'Donnell speaking on a stage with an Agape Latte poster

A Hollywood Star Returns to the Heights to “Espresso” His Faith and Values
From left to right: Edward Taylor (faculty advisor), Andrew Breckel, Nikita Patel, Ellen Ubl, Marissa Cohen, and Ryan Pierpont.

A FanTAXtic Performance
Dean Andy Boynton

Woo, Wow, and Win: Excerpts
Ronnie Sadka

When CEOs Downplay the Bullish News
Fulton Hall

Dean’s Message: Welcome!

Fulton entryway arch

51˛čąÝ M.B.A. Ranked Among Nation’s Best
Eagle sculpture with blue sky in background

When CPA Exam Season Rolls Around, Eagles Fly
Monica Chandra in a striped sweater in front of a stone wall

Alumni Spotlight: Monica Chandra, M.B.A. ’88
From left, retired Army Cpl. Steve Martin, Army Sgt. Tom Block, Medal of Honor recipient retired Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Master Sgt. Leroy Petry and retired Army Sgt. Ralph Cacciapaglia, pose in front of an HH-60 medical evacuation helicopter during a visit to the Dustoff ramp April 16, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The visit was conducted as part of Operation Proper Exit, a program developed to provide closure for service members severely injured in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

A Journey from Combat to Classroom to Company
DNA of business class

“As real as can be without using someone else’s money”: New M.B.A. Course Simulates Eight Years of High-Stakes Competition
Carroll School Senior Lecturer Ed Chazen speaking in front of an audience

A Conversation in the “6th or 7th Inning” of the Real Estate Cycle
group photo of MBA students and Warren Buffett

“What struck me was how philosophical he is”: M.B.A. Students Meet the Oracle of Omaha
a pair of eyeglasses on an accounting textbook

With Accounting Ph.D. Grads in Short Supply, Carroll School Launches New Doctoral Program
51˛čąÝ students cheering at a football game in Alumni stadium

Taking the field for the NFL
Gasson with fall leaves

Dean’s Message: Tear Down Those Walls!
Michele Ayoub dancing at a fundraiser

Exercising Muscles—and Social Conscience
a man washes a window

A “Window Cleaner” Reflects on His Chosen Path
Muhtar Kent speaks at the CEO Club Global Forum in Dublin

Boston College Chief Executives Club Goes Global as Coca-Cola Leader Touts “Connected Capitalism”
the Boston College eagle statue

Scholars—and Teachers
Gasson Hall at sunset

Students Line Up to Learn How to Manage for “Social Impact”
Abdusalam Omer poses on a rooftop

Whether It’s Failed Schools in D.C. or a Failed State, Carroll School Alum Is the Fixer
Forbes 30 under 30 logo overlaid on a photo of Ashton Kutcher and Bobby Flay

Teaming up With Forbes for the Under 30 Summit
students sitting in a classroom as a professor animatedly lectures

A Summer Program Gives Liberal Arts Students “Wheels” in the Business World
Group photo of interns in business casual clothes smiling outside of a building

Summer in the City
students at graduation

Dean’s Message: The Best Places in the World to Fail
Gasson Hall with green trees in the foreground

Carroll School Professor Tapped as Vice Provost
Nick Scandalios ’87 looks on as a moderator speaks

From the Heights to Hamilton
Jere Doyle poses with 3 young student winners holding a giant check

The Pitch: Student Entrepreneurs Come Away with $10,000 Prizes
a family holding a Boston College class of 2016 sign

All in the (51˛čąÝ) Family
Marvin Chow '95

Marvin Chow ’95 Explains What “Big Data” Can—and Can’t—Do
group photo with Warren Buffett

“Nothing Will Compare”: A Carroll School Freshman Meets the Oracle of Omaha
Pete Wilson teaching

Pete Wilson on the Art of Teaching, and the “Journey from Me to We”
group of 51˛čąÝ students, alumni, and professors in Bogota posing with a 51˛čąÝ flag

Flying the Flag in Bogotá
movie popcorn

Supersized Popcorn, Men Behaving Extremely, and the Color of Gym Bags
Panelists at the Imagine Boston 2030 Event

Conference Aims for a Vision of Boston in 2030
Lawrence Summers speaks to an audience at the 11th Annual Finance Conference

Financial Leaders Highlight Challenges, Seek Solutions at Carroll School Parley
a student writing in a journal

That's Gratitude
students speaking animatedly in class

Portico: Big Ideas About Business and Society—On the First Day of Class
Professor Ethan Sullivan teaching his Portico class

Aristotle in the Boardroom
computer graphic of math formulas and arrows

By the Numbers: Accounting Career Outcomes
Christina Bechhold ’07

A “Woman of Influence”
Jerry Kane and Sam Ransbotham looking at a computer screen in an office

IS Profs Team Up with Sloan Management Review to Spotlight “Big Ideas”
Professors and students in the new marketing lab

New Marketing Lab Opens
When Seniors Need Not Apply ... Because They’ve Already Landed the Job

When Seniors Need Not Apply ... Because They’ve Already Landed the Job
Phil Dumontet on a bike

Dashing into the Forbes “30 under 30”
Students cross the quad in front of Fulton Hall

Make That 11 New Professors
Brian Harrington ’89

An Eagle Returns

Marissa Giannetto '16

“Best and Brightest” Pick Their Spots
Max Prio filming

Max Prio’s Art–and His Surprising Next Act
ANDY BOYNTON

Dean’s Message
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