BC in the Media

The “Great Resignation” created the idea that people were leaving the labor force forever, but new hard data is proving differently, as Prof. David Blustein (LSOEHD) noted in an interview with Scripps TV News.

An op-ed in America magazine by Assoc. Prof. Hosffman Ospino (STM)) drew on findings from his national study conducted with Roche Center for Catholic Education

Executive Director Melodie Wyttenbach

Vice President for Student Affairs Shawna Cooper Whitehead contributed a blog post on the importance of vocational discernment for NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

Ireland’s proposed legislation on redress for survivors of mother and baby homes is deeply flawed, according to Assoc. Prof. James Smith (English), author of an op-ed for The Journal (Ireland).

Assoc. Prof. of the Practice Richard McGowan, S.J. (CSOM), provided insights to WBUR News and The Boston Globe about the arrival of legal sports betting in Massachusetts.

Center for Digital Innovation in Learning

Associate Director John FitzGibbon was among those interviewed by WGBH News for a story on how AI technology is growing in popularity, prompting educators to assess how it fits—or doesn’t fit—in classroom settings.

The New York Times highlighted research by Assoc. Prof. David Hopkins (Political Science) for a piece on the urban-rural partisan divide in American politics.

Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs each month, even in the face of high inflation. Retired Prof. Christine O’Brien (CSOM) discussed the contributing factors and potential economic impact in a Q&A with WalletHub.

English Professor Lee Oser praised Taylor as “that rare gem among scholars, a first-rate historicist whose work illuminates Shakespeare’s greatness as a literary artist.”

Taylor joined the English Department faculty in 1971, served as chair from 19821987, and retired in 2008. He spent his early years studying Victorian realist Thomas Hardy and authored several books on his poetry and language.

He changed his scholarly focus in 1996 after seeing the movie “Hamlet”—adapted and directed by British actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh—with its vivid portrayal of King Hamlet’s ghost. Taylor asked himself: “Why is Shakespeare presenting a ghost who mourns being assassinated without benefit of the Catholic sacraments? Did Shakespeare have some interest in Catholicism and the Reformation?”

This led him to co-edit and write the introduction to Shakespeare and the Culture of Christianity in Early Modern England, a collection of essays in which scholars address the question. Taylor then spent the next few decades writing on Shakespeare and religious issues.

Of his new work, Taylor—who inaugurated and served as the first editor of the journal Religion and the Arts—noted that he is “one of a number of scholars at BC who are developing the nature of interreligious dialogue, so important now for our divided time.”

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Finney also will direct the University Chorale on February 25 at 7 p.m. in St. Ignatius Church.

On February 26, the Irish Studies program’s Gaelic Roots series will host Boston-based singer and storyteller Kate Chadbourne at 6:30 p.m. in Connolly House.

Information on these and other events available at events.bc.edu.

Prof. Brian Quinn (Law) offered comments to The Boston Globe for a story on a suit against Twitter by a consulting firm and an air charter company over unpaid invoices for services pre-dating Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover.

Assoc. Prof. Robert Murphy (Economics) weighed in on the Federal Reserve and the outlook for rate hikes in a WalletHub Q&A.

The following are among the recent positions posted by the Department of Human Resources. For more information on employment opportunities at Boston College, see www.bc.edu/jobs or scan the QR code at right.

Staff Psychologist or Staff Clinician

Associate Director, Athletics Communications

Assistant Director, Reporting & Data

Analytics

Senior Events Specialist

Patrol Officer

Staff Nurse

Lead Wait Staff

Associate Director, First Year Experience

Academic Support Assistant, Law School

Head Librarian, Social Work Library

Senior Network Systems Engineer

Program Administrator, McNair Scholars Program

Associate Director, Student Affairs Title IX

Supervisor, Audio & Event Services

Transitions & Summer Operations Assistant

After lavishing employees with perks, including expanded parental leave, in a tight labor market, companies have now turned to mass job cuts, reported The New York Times, which cited research by the Boston College Center for Work & Family and comments by its executive director, Brad Harrington

Principal Data Architect

Asst. Coach, Women’s Soccer

Quality Assurance Lead

Public Safety Dispatcher

Senior Applications Architect/Engineer

Software Release Analyst

Asst. Director, Housing Operations

Research Program Manager

Dining Management Intern

Senior Research Associate, Connell School of Nursing

Post-doctoral Research Fellow (multiple positions)