Researchers at Boston College's Center on Wealth and Philanthropy have developed the first model designed to estimate future charitable giving by households on a quarterly basis, and have issued first projections for 2009 and 2010.
Tenth book by noted author and Boston College Professor Maxim D. Shrayer offers tales of the modern immigration experience, and perspective on Jewish-Christian relations.
Boston College Political Science Professor Marc Landy has studied the greatness of America's presidents.
The Connell School of Nursing in Boston will launch a new graduate program to educate nurses in forensics so they can address both the health and legal needs of victims of interpersonal violence, ranging from domestic violence, child abuse and elder abuse to sexual assault, occult violence and human trafficking.
Global energy entrepreneur has pledged $1.5 million to expand the business law program at Boston College Law School.
Boston College's Lynch School of Education Dean Joseph M. O'Keefe, SJ, a nationally recognized expert in Catholic education, says parochial schools will have to implement reforms in order to reverse declining enrollments and closures. At April 24 White House Summit, Fr. O'Keefe will detail national trends and highlight efforts by Boston-area Catholic schools that have shown positive results.
Author and scholar Maxim D. Shrayer, professor of Russian and English at Boston College, recounts the shock, thrill and anonymity of shedding Soviet taboos, encountering Western democracies and running into European roadblocks in "Waiting for America" -- the first English-language memoir to capture the experience of Soviet Jews waiting in Europe while in transit to North America.
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network at Boston College has received a $1.4 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Network is the leading web-based destination for research and information on work-family issues, with 8600 literature citations, a statistics data base, fact sheets, encyclopedia, glossary and other resources.
A national survey by the Boston College Center on Aging and Work shows many U.S. companies are not prepared for the shortfall in labor, experience and expertise that will accompany the retirement of the baby boomer generation.
"The Safe Child Handbook" offers a blueprint for protecting families and calming fears and anxieties in today's threat-filled world.
Boston College researchers find teens with non-resident fathers are less likely to try high-risk behaviors or take part in delinquent activities if dad stays involved in their lives.
The Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing has established a new palliative care nursing specialty in its master of science degree program. Palliative care nursing provides care for patients with serious and life-threatening illnesses or injuries. Boston College is the first college or university in New England to offer palliative care nursing as a master's degree program.
To respond to a growing need within the Catholic Church to better manage its business operations, financial resources and personnel, Boston College's business school and institute for religious education have teamed to create the nation's first graduate program in church management, beginning September 2006.
"AUTUMN IN YALTA: A NOVEL AND THREE STORIES," a new book by acclaimed Jewish-Russian author and former Soviet refusenik David Shrayer-Petrov in collaboration with his son, Boston College author-scholar Maxim D. Shrayer, offers a powerful, poignant voice of Jewish and immigrant fiction.
Physicists at Boston College have for the first time shown that carbon nanotubes can be stretched at high temperature to nearly four times their original length, a finding that could have implications for future semiconductor design as well as in the development of new nanocomposites.
David A. Deese of Boston College, an expert on the politics of international economic relations, will be available for comment and analysis throughout the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong December 13-18.
Boston College establishes The Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics in its Carroll School of Management to connect students, faculty and senior executives with leading practitioners in ethical leadership.
States that have been labeled 'stingy' -- reported to lag behind the nation in charitable giving -- actually have higher generosity levels than those previously indicated by a widely-touted annual index, according to a new study.
Boston College launches a Jewish Studies Program -- among the first of its kind at an American Catholic university -- beginning September 2005.
The newly established Boston College Center on Aging & Work has received a $3-million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study how the American workplace will evolve to accommodate its aging workforce.
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