- Mailing Address
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140 Commonwealth Avenue
Devlin 208
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467 - Phone
- (617) 552-3100
- Email address
- admission@bc.edu
- Website
- https://www.bc.edu/
- School Information
- "Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to educate Boston’s predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community. It opened its doors on September 5, 1864, in a building on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, a 'small streetcar college' for commuting students" (Source: https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/about/mission.html). The student to faculty ratio is 10 to 1. Boston College's total enrollment is 14,890. The college offers 59 undergraduate degrees.
- General Information
- Boston College has numerous centers and offices that provide resources for diversity and anti-racism. The college is working to implement CRT in its core curriculum. Boston College requires all students to take 1 course in Cultural Diversity. See further developments below:
Activity
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Symbolic Actions
On October 7, 2020, the Boston College Forum on Racial Justice in America began.
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Resources
The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture hosts numerous events, such as the annual Diversity Challenge.
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Symbolic Actions
The Center for Human Rights sponsored the annual Undoing Racism workshop in the summer of 2020.
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Resources
Boston College's Student Affairs offers numerous resources for BIPOC students and has also compiled a list of articles and podcasts discussing racism.
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Symbolic Actions
Boston College's program, "Courageous Conversations," seeks to promote "civil dialogues on racial justice."
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Curriculum Changes and Requirements
The Boston College School of Social Work released a statement in response to George Floyd's death saying, "We will leverage the leadership of alumni, students, staff, and faculty to develop social work curriculum specific for supporting our black communities and disrupting anti-black racism."
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Curriculum Changes and Requirements
Boston College recently created a certificate program for "Leaders for Equity and Justice in the Workplace" which will begin Fall 2021. This program will "prepare master’s students to improve equality in the workplace for women, people of color, and other marginalized employees."
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Curriculum Changes and Requirements
The Doctor of Education degree requires "coursework focusing on leadership for learning, social justice, diversity, anti-racism, and community building."
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Symbolic Actions
In response to the death of George Floyd, the president released a statement saying, "We must condemn the racial prejudice and profound injustice leading to this latest shocking loss of a black person's life in our country."
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Curriculum Changes and Requirements
Boston College requires all students to take 1 course in Cultural Diversity.
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Resources
Boston College holds numerous events to support diversity, including the annual Diversity and inclusion Summit.
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Curriculum Changes and Requirements
Boston College also offers a graduate certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Critical Race Training Courses Offered
- LAWS441101 American Legal Theory
- LAWS806501 Introduction to Restorative Justice: Transforming the Law from Within
- LAWS785001 Introduction to Critical Race Theory
- SCWK995601 The Dialectics of Social and Behavioral Theory
- AADS230001 The Walking Dead
- ARTH301001 Introduction to Contemporary Art
- COMM336201 Film Theory and Criticism
- SOCY771601 Contemporary Social Theory
- THEO796801 Theological Anthropology
- ADGR830101 Foundations/Fundamentals of DEI
- SCWK772301 Re-thinking Diversity: Systems of Oppression and Privilege
- APSY891201 Participatory Action Research: Gender, Race, Power
- EDUC891201 Participatory Action Research: Gender, Race, Power
- SOCY221501 Social Theory
- SOCY330301 Social Construction of Whiteness