In the 2018 U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings, Boston College Law School advanced four spots to 26th overall, the Connell School of Nursing rose two spots to 31st, and the Carroll School of Management moved up six places to 44th overall. The Law School also placed first among private U.S. law schools and third overall on a U.S. News & World Report list based on starting-salary-to-debt ratio, and 17th on National Law Journal’s “Top 50 Go-To Law Schools” list. The School of Social Work and Lynch School of Education graduate programs were not evaluated this year. Last year, they respectively ranked 10th and 23rd in the country. Boston College was named fifth among the world’s universities—and first among Catholic institutions—in theology, divinity, and religious studies in the Londonbased educational information survey QS World University Rankings. The year 2016 marked the 20th anniversary of the Lynch School-based Trends in International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), the longest-running international assessment of student achievement in math and science. “The Environment and Society” was the theme of the University’s annual Research Day in December. Nathaniel Stinnett, J.D.’05, founder of the Environmental Voter Project, discussed low voter turnout among self-described supporters of environmental issues in a keynote address. The Woods College of Advancing Studies Cybersecurity Policy & Governance program and the FBI organized the first Boston Conference on Cyber Security.
Boston College Vice Presidents (standing, from left): Beth E. McDermott, Vice President for Development; David P. Trainor, Vice President for Human Resources; John D. Burke, Financial Vice President and Treasurer; Kevin J. Shea, Vice President and Executive Assistant to the President; Daniel F. Bourque, Vice President for Facilities Management; Barbara Jones, Vice President for Student Affairs; Michael J. Bourque, Vice President for Information Technology; Thomas J. Keady, Vice President for Governmental and Community Affairs; Terrence P. Devino, S.J., Vice President and University Secretary; James J. Husson, Senior Vice President for University Advancement; (Seated): John T. Butler, S.J., Vice President for University Mission and Ministry; David Quigley, Provost and Dean of Faculties; Michael J. Lochhead, Executive Vice President; Kelli J. Armstrong, Vice President for Planning and Assessment
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