Ireland and the struggle against modernity
A conversation with Burns Library Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Fearghal McGarry
Burns Library Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Fearghal McGarry in the library s Irish Room. (Lee Pellegrini)
Jimmy Gralton (1886-1945) might seem a quirky, and dubious, footnote in Irish history. A Leitrim native who twice emigrated to and returned from the United States, Gralton was an ardent Communist and combatant in the struggle for independence against Britain, and later turned a hall he built on his property into a hub of political activism and a venue for jazz, arousing the wrath of Catholic priests and local authorities who denounced him for being a Communist. In 1933, he became the only Irishman ever to be deported from Ireland.
In Memoriam: Lynda Lytle Holmstrom
Pioneering researcher in rape counseling and trauma whose interests also extended to other compelling social issues
Retired Professor of Sociology Lynda Lytle Holmstrom, a pioneering researcher in rape counseling and trauma whose interests also extended to other compelling social issues such as the challenges faced by two-career families and controversies surrounding intensive care for newborns died on February 6. She was 81.
The Sociology Department’s first tenured female faculty member, Dr. Holmstrom who served as department chair for six years taught at Boston College for four decades.
In 1972, Dr. Holmstrom, along with Connell School of Nursing faculty member Ann W. Burgess, founded a rape victim counseling program at Boston City Hospital among the first to be based in a hospital that, in addition to offering therapeutic services, provided the two with insights into the plight of women who endured sexual violence. They spoke with victims a
World view
Despite the pandemic, Vice Provost James Keenan, S.J., reports new advancements in global engagement for Boston College
Vice Provost for Global Engagement James Keenan, S.J. (Lee Pellegrini)
The coronavirus has made it a challenging time for global outreach in academia, given international travel restrictions and financial uncertainties throughout higher education. But the Boston College Office of Global Engagement, under the direction of first-year Vice Provost James Keenan, S.J., has made significant advances nonetheless.
Fr. Keenan has succeeded in meeting the ambitious agenda he set for himself by strengthening the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities, or SACRU, creating new partnerships with Jesuit institutions, and working with the Office of the Provost to bring the Office of International Programs and Office of International Students and Scholars under the auspices of the Office of Global Engagement this semester.