Blake Butera '15 was the last BC baseball player to wear No. 3 before it was retired in honor of Pete Frates '07. Butera, the youngest MLB manager in 54 years, talked about his return to Boston, his time on the Heights, and Pete. 🎥: NESN
In a WalletHub Q&A, Carroll School Professor Henrik Hagtvedt discusses oud budgeting," a personal finance strategy that encourages people to be vocal about their budget and speak up when they can’t afford to spend more. 💸 https://bit.ly/Hagtvedt_WH062526
👑 Carroll School MSF graduate Perianne Caron '26 entered the Miss Massachusetts USA pageant on a whim. It has become her defining chapter. https://on.bc.edu/BeyondtheCrown_CC
BC Law has taken another significant step to fully and holistically engage with the emergence of artificial intelligence in the legal profession by appointing Professor Maureen Van Neste to the new position of Faculty Director for AI Initiatives. https://on.bc.edu/VanNeste_AI
More than 96% of graduates from the Class of 2025 are employed, enrolled in graduate school, or involved in a fellowship or volunteer experience. Find out where the Eagles landed. bc.edu/outcomes
We're looking for BC community members who helped out at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. If you worked or volunteered for FIFA or its partners at the matches, the venues, or fan fests, or have a unique story to tell, fill out this form. ⚽️ https://on.bc.edu/BCatWC2026
Should you wait until full retirement age to start claiming benefits? @crrbc.bsky.social Associate Director Gal Wettstein is one of FinanceBuzz's experts to weigh in on the answer: https://bit.ly/Wettstein_FB062526
Congratulations to our Eagles named to the BC Varsity Club Hall of Fame Class of 2026! 🦅 The eight honorees will be inducted on Oct. 18 and recognized during the BC football game on the 17th. https://bit.ly/BCHOF2026
After 30 years of service to Boston College, Daniel Ponsetto has retired. https://on.bc.edu/DPonsetto
BC alumni Beth V. ’76 and Trustee Carmine A. Martignetti ’76 made a major unrestricted commitment to the University as they celebrate 50 years since graduating. https://on.bc.edu/MartignettisGift
Happy Friday to Eagles everywhere! 🦅 📸: Sofia Dolan ‘26 📍Banff National Park
Global uncertainty and market volatility formed the backdrop of CSOM's 19th annual Finance Conference, which also showcased a community that reassembles each year for conversation and fellowship. https://on.bc.edu/FinanceFellowship_CC
Amid national shifts in early literacy policy, Lynch School Professor Faythe Beauchemin is working alongside elementary school teachers to transform reading and writing instruction, with an emphasis on better supporting multilingual learners. https://on.bc.edu/EarlyReading_Lynch
A decade in the making, BC Innocence Program and BC Defender Director Steve Van Dyke JD’08 exonerate Elvio J. “Raphie” Marrero, who was wrongfully convicted of murder. https://on.bc.edu/LongLastAcquittal_BCLM
Art History Professor Oliver Wunsch was recognized with dual honors for his 18th-century research. https://on.bc.edu/OliverWunsch
📸 A research team sampled bottom sediment from an Alabama lake as BC's Earth & Environmental Sciences Department studies water quality and sediment transport in watersheds along the U.S. coastlines thanks to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grant. Grant 🔗 https://on.bc.edu/USArmyGrant
Happy World Chocolate Day! 🍫 What's your favorite BC Dining treat? 😋
Kyleigh Leddy '19's new book, "Worse Than Strangers," is a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s "Persuasion" set on Nantucket. https://on.bc.edu/WorsethanStrangers_BCB
JoAnn Lopez M.Div. ‘15 was the 2026 recipient of the CSTM Young Alumni Leadership in Ministry Award. She currently serves as the Lay Pastoral Associate at St. Basil’s Catholic Parish at the University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto. Q&A: https://on.bc.edu/JLopezInterview
Congratulations to the @BC_MHockey Eagles drafted in the 2026 #NHLDraft! 🏒🦅 Day 1️⃣: https://bit.ly/OscarHemming26 Day 2️⃣: https://bit.ly/EaglesDraft2026
Happy 2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣, America! 🇺🇸 📸: The Continental Congress Committee of Five—Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston—charged with drafting the Declaration of Independence is represented in stained glass in Bapst's Gargan Hall.
Weeks before retiring, BC Law Professors Mark Brodin and Bob Bloom took their last commencement stroll in May and celebrated at a farewell party in June. https://on.bc.edu/TwoofaKind
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Irish Institute Director Professor Mary C. Murphy pens an essay about the current and future relationship between the U.S. and Ireland. https://on.bc.edu/AmericaIreland250_MM
Congratulations to Brad Harrington, the former Center for Work & Family Executive Director who retired last year, as he was the @wfrn.bsky.social's 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award co-recipient. https://bit.ly/WFRNLAA_Harrington
“A legacy is an extraordinarily valuable asset, but it’s also, in many ways, an intangible one.” Carroll School of Management Dean Andy Boynton writes about legacies in the latest edition of 'Carroll Capital.' https://on.bc.edu/Bequeathed_CC
Driven by the Lynch School’s Jesuit mission, Sarah Bertschmann, ’20, M.Ed. ’21 is transforming special education leadership at Walker Therapeutic and Educational Programs. https://on.bc.edu/SarahBertschmann_Lynch
Good luck to Team USA in the Round of 32 matchup tonight! Let's Go 🇺🇸!
Clough School Professor Daniel J. Daly was one of the theologians who shared their thoughts on the @Pontifex's "Magnifica Humanitas," which addressed AI and the protection of human dignity at a congressional briefing at the U.S. Capitol. https://on.bc.edu/Daly_MagnificaHumanitas