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📚 @BCBookmarks is a lens on BC's literary life.
The University Communications blog has highlighted works by faculty, staff, alumni, and students, as well as noted authors visiting campus, for more than 15 years.
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🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨
Cultivating Engagement: A National Study of Hispanic Engagement in Catholic Schools, written by Roche Center team members John Reyes and Melodie Wyttenbach and @bcstm professor Hosffman Ospino...
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What is moral theology, and where does it fit in our spiritual lives?
@bcstm alumnus @JamesMartinSJ asks these questions of Theology Professor James Keenan on “The Spiritual Life” podcast.
youtu.be/Ts24BtHRxQw
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"I think too many people think of sin as something they did, and I want people to think of sin as something that they didn't bother to do."
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You Offered Me Your Horses by Anne Elezabeth Pluto lilypoetryreview.blog/lily-p…
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Prof. Renee Jones talks about her groundbreaking new book 'Untamed Unicorns: Why Startup Finance Is Broken and How to Fix It' on the Newcomer podcast: youtu.be/j5UNsIAIieo?si=T3AM…
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At this year’s Forum on Ethics, cosponsored by @BCWinstonCenter, creator of the hit sitcom "The Good Place," Michael Schur, talked lessons from the writer’s room, having an ethical lens on management, and how philosophy is the gift that keeps on giving. bit.ly/4iVAUBA
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When a vision disorder stole his ability to read, Will Dowd '05 found himself exiled from the world of books—until he discovered an unusual path back. His new book chronicles dream narratives born from a first-of-its-kind experiment.
More in @BCBookmarks:
on.bc.edu/TasteofRain_BCB
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For @UniofOxford Professor Senia Pašeta, this fall's Burns Visiting Scholar in @BCIrishStudies, the role of women in modern Irish political history is a font of scholarship and a source of endless fascination. She will speak on the topic on September 30. on.bc.edu/SPaseta
ALT The image features a person sitting in a chair, next to text that announces the Burns Visiting Scholar event. The speaker is Senia Pašeta, discussing “From Suffrage to Sisterhood: A History of Feminism in Modern Ireland.” The event takes place on September 30, 2026, at 6 PM in Burns Library, with a reception at 5 PM. The event is free and open to the public.
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SEPTEMBER 23 FLATLY LECTURE CANCELED
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled. We hope to reschedule at a later date. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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In @BCBookmarks: David Corvi's new book aims to improve K-12 education with a reimagined instructional framework. The @BCCarrollSchool Lynch Leadership Academy leadership coach advocates strengthening the everyday experience of every learner. on.bc.edu/Corvi_BCB
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In her book, History Professor Robin Fleming explores the social, cultural, and ritual histories of Roman Britain’s people through an investigation of their entanglements with dogs.
Read more on @BCBookmarks 🐾 on.bc.edu/DogsLife_BCB
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ALT Cover of the book "Thinking with Dogs in Roman Britain" by Robin Fleming, features a statue of a dog against a black background. The publisher, Oxford, is noted at the top.
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paperback for The Story of CO2 is the Story of Everything is officially out. It got good reviews and I'm pretty sure it's not like other climate books you've read. Below is my best attempt to summarize the themes of the book. If this interests you pls buy so I can keep doing this
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I wanted, for many years, to learn all that I could about why she left a beloved homeland and about the struggles of the family she left behind. I set out to find that story and it is written here.
Find Reflections of an Irish Grandson at your favorite bookshop or on Ebook platforms.
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Professor Renée Jones' new book, Untamed Unicorns: Why Startup Finance is Broken and How to Fix It, is now available! It takes an in-depth look at what has gone wrong with startup financing, and how we can get out.
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Here's a new excerpt (with some groovy 70s music added) from the audiobook version of "Work in Progress." (Also, 40% off during @Audible’s sale for Premium Plus Members, until 8/10. audible.com/ep/audiobook-dea…)
For everyone else, here you go: amazon.com/Work-Progress-Con…
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Available for pre-order: Discovering Íñigo: An Illustrated Life of St. Ignatius Loyola by Fr. Thomas Rochford, S.J.
Known in his youth as Íñigo, connect with the man behind the saint through original woodblock prints and engaging storytelling.
Pre-order: bit.ly/DiscoveringInigo
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In his book, English Professor Carlo Rotella takes readers inside the classroom to show how timeless skills—including problem-solving, critical thinking, and strong communication—pay off for students in the end. on.bc.edu/Humanities_BCM
ALT A person stands next to a board with part of a quote by Carlo Rotella. The quote reads: "What happens in the classroom feels, on the one hand, timelessly special and separate from everything else in life and, on the other hand, deeply connected to everything else in life."
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Kate Ward Ph.D. '16 offers a fresh, timely perspective on work that is rooted in Catholic social teaching in her new book. She explores work not only as a paid job but as purposeful human activity, examining it through 5 lenses. Read on @BCBookmarks ➡️ on.bc.edu/KWard_BCB
ALT Cover of the book titled "Making a Life: Catholic Social Teaching and the Meaning of Work" by Kate Ward. The design features green and gold colors, with a decorative line through the word "Living.