“The Eights” by Joanna Miller A historical fiction novel set in 1920 at Oxford University. It follows four young women living on Corridor 8 who form a close bond as part of the first generation of fully accredited female undergraduates. Book Club events are available both in person at the association of Retired Faculty office (300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Newton), and via Zoom (visit laurel.eisenhauer@bc.edu for details).
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Last date for full-time undergraduate day students to drop a course in the Associate Deans' offices (with no "W" grade)
We will learn vocabulary and do a variety of role-plays, focusing on English for daily life. We will also have conversations and practice problem-solving related to everyday situations. This class is for high beginner to intermediate English learners; it is not appropriate for total beginners. This class meets in perso…
Drop in for storytimes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10am or 11am. We will kick-start your day with stories, songs and rhymes led by Newton Free Library children’s librarians. This event is for kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers. No registration required, drop-ins welcome.
Showcasing the most important collection of Belgian symbolist art in private hands—assembled by Charles Hack over more than four decades—the exhibition features over 150 major works by Belgian and other European artists in their orbit. Shadows and Light charts a world of dualities: dream and reality, modernism and trad…
Born in Spain, where ethnically Chinese residents comprise under 1% of the population, Quan Zhou Wu has become a prominent public figure in conversations concerning the local Chinese community as well as on more general questions of migration and identity. Zhou Wu rose to fame with the graphic novel Gazpazho Agridulce:…
Panel of attorneys from the Hispanic National Bar Association in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Topics will include personal experiences being Latine in law, diversity initiatives in firms, and Latine affinity groups and bar associations members should join. Food will be provided!
