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What drives Boston College leaders toward excellence? See how their spaces help form their vision, remind them of instrumental moments in their life, and set them up for success.

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Making Strides

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It's said the best way to get to know a new place is to walk it. After exploring locations far and wide, Odette Lienau is now applying that advice as she maps out the future of BC Law as the inaugural Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean.

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Local Commitment, Global Responsibility

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Dean Gautam N. Yadama shares what guides his work leading the Boston College School of Social Work at a time when society needs compassionate people to serve and support the world’s most vulnerable communities.

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heart on his Leaf

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As the inaugural John W. Kozarich ’71 Chair of BC’s new engineering department, Glenn Gaudette is in the vanguard of a revolution in how engineers are trained and the work they do.

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Irrational Persistence

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John and Linda Powers Family Dean of the Carroll School of Management reflects on his leadership philosophy, life during the pandemic, and the many ways that the Carroll School and Boston College have—and have not—changed over the years.

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The Show Goes On

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Peek behind the curtain as Theatre chair Luke Jorgensen talks teaching, COVID adaptations, and some of the more interesting things you’ll find in his office.

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Joy Moore ’81, H’10

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Since the pivot to online learning this spring, Vice president for student affairs Joy Moore, has led the effort to ensure a safe and smooth transition for students and to encourage continued student engagement.

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The University of the Future

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This is not your father’s school of social work. “Boston College’s School of Social Work is committed to a bold and innovative agenda,” says its dean, Gautam Yadama. We asked him to expound.

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The Gift That Still Gives

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BC Trustee Peter S. Lynch ’65, H’95, President and CEO of the Lynch Foundation, explains what inspired him and his late wife, Carolyn, H’09, to make the gift that launched BC’s Lynch Leadership Academy.

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Pedagogical Progress

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Lynch School of Education Donovan Dean Stanton Wortham—teacher, scholar, and documentary film producer— talks about BC’s role in defining the future of Education.