Mission & History - About BC - Boston College
www.bc.edu › bc-web › aboutMission & History Where We Began Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to educate Boston’s predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community. It opened its doors on September 5, 1864, in a building on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, a “small streetcar college” for commuting students.
Boston College Appoints New University Historian
www.bc.edu › bc-web › bcnewsDec 25, 2021 · Examining Boston College’s history requires a large lens, O’Toole said. “It is intimately connected with the history of Boston, as well as the Catholic community and the immigrant community. While their particulars are different, of course, and have changed over time, these institutions are all intertwined.
Brooke Barbier | Historian
https://www.brooke-barbier.comHISTORIAN BIO Brooke Barbier is a public historian who received her PhD in American history from Boston College, specifically researching Boston’s social and cultural life during and after the American Revolution. While earning her graduate degree, she taught history at Boston College and Stonehill College.
Heather Cox Richardson - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Cox_RichardsonHeather Cox Richardson is an American historian and professor of history at Boston College, where she teaches courses on the American Civil War, the Reconstruction Era, the American West, and the Plains Indians. She previously taught history at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Richardson has authored six books on history and politics. She is a founder an…
Boston College - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Boston_CollegeAlthough Boston College is classified as an R1 research university, it still uses the word "college" in its name to reflect its historical position as a small liberal arts college. [5] [6] Its main campus is a historic district and features some of the earliest examples of collegiate gothic architecture in North America .
Thomas H. O'Connor - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_H._O'ConnorDr. Thomas H. O'Connor (1923-2012) was a professor and university historian of Boston College who published hundreds of books and academic papers on Boston, New England, and American history. O'Connor was known as "the dean of Boston historians". Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 4 External links Biography