Boston College media highlights
Highlights from 2025
A bipartisan letter coordinated by BC Law Professor Kent Greenfield and the American Constitution Society in response to President Trump's use of executive power, which has been signed by nearly 1,000 law scholars from around the country, is cited as part of a report on constitutional crises in the Boston Globe.
The Lynch School's Department of Formative Education, which extends BC’s leadership in the area and includes interdisciplinary research with a lifelong focus, is featured by Learning Well Magazine, with comments by founding chair Chris Higgins.
Professor of Theology Stephen Pope writes on Vice President Vance's reference to the traditional theological notion of the “order of love” in relation to the administration's cancellation or suspension of U.S. foreign aid programs: America Magazine.
BC Law Professor Dan Kanstroom comments on the legal challenges of rapidly shifting immigration and deportation policies: WBUR News.
Proposed legislation would overhaul Delaware corporate law and pave the way for reinstating Musk's 2018 Tesla pay package. BC Law Professor Brian Quinn weighs in: New York Times 'Dealbook' (scroll down), CNBC, Delaware Public Media.
Carroll School Professor of Business Analytics Sam Ransbotham comments on a new report in the debate over AI's impact on jobs and the economy: Boston Globe.
Ten years after 2015's "snowmageddon," Courtney Humphries, Core visiting assistant professor in environmental studies, writes on the increasing unpredictability of climate change in a commentary for WBUR "Cognoscenti."
Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., discusses the NEJM report in which BC researchers call for more oversight of chemicals harmful to children with the nationally syndicated investigative news program Spotlight on America and environmental news outlet Mongabay.
More than 80% of Americans will need some kind of assistance with everyday activities at some point, according to a new study of long-term care from the Center for Retirement Research, highlighted with comments from CRR Senior Research Economist Gal Wettstein in USA Today.
Joseph Professor of Theology Kristin E. Heyer discusses Catholic teaching on immigration enforcement efforts with America magazine.
Economics' Brian Bethune comments on the interplay between tariffs and inflation for the Associated Press, and tariffs and the trade deficit for Politico, here via Yahoo!News.
If implemented, tariffs would increase prices on a range of goods frequently imported from Mexico and Canada, says Economics Professor of the Practice Can Erbil, who discussed the topic (prior to the pause) with the Boston Globe.
BC Law Professor David Wirth, a former State Department official and an expert in foreign relations law, comments on President Trump's decision to pull out of the World Health Organization. New York Times
Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor John Ebel of Weston Observatory discussed the 3.8 magnitude quake near York Harbor, Maine, with WHDH News 7, CBS News Boston, WCVB-TV News, WGME Portland, Boston 25 News, WBUR News, News Center Maine, WBZ 'NightSide with Dan Rea,' and the Boston Globe, among other outlets. He also spoke about aftershocks: WGME Portland, Boston Globe, CBS Boston.
Professor of Jewish Studies Ruth Langer discusses Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for mourning the dead, on an episode of the BBC World News podcast "Heart and Soul," released for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Global Public Health Program Director Philip Landrigan, M.D., discusses the recent NEJM report in which BC researchers call for more oversight of chemicals harmful to children on WBUR "Here and Now" and Politico E&E News; the study also is featured by Times of India.| He comments on new challenges to the EPA's asbestos ban for ProPublica.
One of Trump's first executive orders pulls the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. BC Law Professor David Wirth weighs in: CNN.com; KCBS radio (San Francisco).
Professor of Political Science Marc Landy discussed Biden's presidential pardons and Trump's day-one executive orders in Inauguration Day commentary for Boston 25 News.
Can media coverage of celebrity wildfire victims deliver a wake-up call about climate change? Insights from Lynch School Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology Betty Lai: Vox.com. | She discussed the psychological impact of the fires, and the role of schools in addressing them for youth, with Teen Vogue.
Professor of the Practice of Philosophy Fr. Philip Larrey is among experts weighing in on AI in 2025: Catholic News Agency. | Some managers are using AI to enhance organizational learning, writes Carroll School Professor of Business Analytics Sam Ransbotham: Fortune.
BC Law Professor Brian Quinn comments on Elon Musk’s latest U.S. regulatory lawsuit: Bloomberg News via Yahoo Finance.
Clough School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome comments on Cardinal Sean O'Malley's role as messenger in Vatican efforts to improve relations between the U.S. and Cuba: Boston Globe.
Andrew Eschtruth has taken the reins of the Center for Retirement Research from Drucker Professor Alicia Munnell, who stepped down in December: Boston Globe.
Math and physics? They're child's play to a 12-year-old who began giving university lectures at age 7. Professor Emerita of Psychology Ellen Winner discusses gifted children on CBS "Sunday Morning:" Video | Text.
In an essay for TIME magazine, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Liane Young, director of the Morality Lab, and Ph.D. student Trystan Loustau write on what people with autism can teach about mental resilience. | Young also comments on how people view vigilantes for APA.org.
In a first, Pope Francis named a woman to head the Vatican office that oversees religious orders for both men and women. Clough School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome comments for the Associated Press.
Liberal comedians' failure to evolve with media and political trends helped Donald Trump win the 2024 election, contends Professor of Communication Matt Sienkiewicz, co-author of an essay in The Conversation, here via U.S. News.
President-elect Trump said he wants to "save" TikTok. One possible rescuer could be X owner Elon Musk. BC Law Associate Professor David Olson comments: Yahoo! Finance.