Boston College Magazine

08/06/2025

In five short years, Shannon Doherty '06 has turned her social media channels,At Home With Shannon, into an empire, sharing fun and ingeniously simple ideas for decorating, cooking, and entertaining with her 2.2 million followers on TikTok and another 1.5 million across Instagram and Facebook. Read more about her journey to accidental Internet fame here:

Shannon Doherty ’06 is redefining domestic bliss for her millions of social media followers.

07/21/2025

In the fall of 2006, Sean Guthrie ’01, MEd ’14, found himself in the last place he expected—standing in front of a group of students at a Boston public school. A few months earlier, he’d witnessed the collapse of his childhood dream come true, a career in the NFL. Unsure of what to do next, he’d agreed to give a presentation to students about professional sports. The moment illuminated the possibility of a career in education, and led Guthrie to where he is today, assistant head of school at a private boys' academy. Read more:

Once a star BC football player, Sean Guthrie ’01 found a winning second half as a respected school leader.

06/30/2025

Cinema has no shortage of romantic comedies. So when Katie Corwin '13 and her best friend, Delaney Buffett, set out to cowrite and produce their debut feature film, they decided to focus on the hilarious ups, downs, and misadventures of a less-explored kind of relationship: lifelong pals. The result of their labor is "Adult Best Friends," a new movie now streaming on HBO Max. Read more:

In her new film, Katie Corwin ’13 finds humor in the challenge of maintaining adult friendships.

06/27/2025

Almost there! As you anticipate the weekend this , enjoy this snap of a BC high jumper back in 1958.

06/24/2025

Boston College's work to decrease its carbon footprint, reduce waste, and preserve the health of the natural environment has been generating acclaim for years now. But what does sustainability look like at BC? Click the link below to learn more about the lesser-known ways the University, especially The Boston College Office of Sustainability, is promoting biodiversity, becoming more energy-efficient, and working towards a net-zero future.

Everywhere you turn, the BC community is building a greener future.

06/18/2025

Last summer, while most of his newly graduated peers were deciding between committing to a post-college job or taking some time to travel, Stephen Harrison '24 had it both ways. Harrison was just one of twelve new college graduates, chosen from seven thousand applicants nationwide, hired to tour the United States in Oscar Mayer's hilariously oversized hot-dog shaped vehicle known as the "Wienermobile." Read about his cross-country frankfurter adventures below. 🌭

How Stephen Harrison ’24 saw America from behind the wheel of a giant frank.

06/13/2025

After closing arguments this morning, jurors are now deliberating in the retrial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of murdering her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, in January 2022. Read claims she was framed, and the controversial case has generated years of national media attention, true crime podcast episodes, and social media chatter. The entire ordeal is chronicled in a new documentary streaming on HBO Max, “A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read,” which features Kristina Rex ‘15, a news reporter for Boston’s local CBS station. Rex, who began covering the trial last year, can be seen in several episodes providing her expert insights. We sat down with her to discuss what it’s like covering a major crime story with the nation watching. Read the story here:

After closely covering the Karen Read trials, TV reporter Kristina Rex ’15 is lending her insights to a major new documentary about the case.

06/10/2025

The Summer 2025 issue of Boston College Magazine is here! For our cover story we sat down with Jack Butler, S.J., Boston College's next president, who will assume the position next summer. Butler, currently the Haub Vice President for University Mission and Ministry, arrived at BC in 2002 and has been an influential member of the president's senior leadership team since 2010. Read our interview with him below.

“If you don’t know how to wipe away tears, or give a hug, or give encouragement to your child, then you haven’t learned what a BC education is all about.”

06/04/2025

After nearly thirty years working at BC, Carroll School Peter F. Drucker Professor of Management Sciences Alicia H. Munnell has cemented herself as one of the most influential voices on retirement policy. The recently retired founding director of Boston College's Center for Retirement Research, Munnell is an economist who has also worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and served in the Clinton administration. Read about what Munnell's storied career taught her here:

The founding director of Boston College's Center for Retirement Research, and one of the most influential voices on retirement policy, reflects on nearly three decades at BC.

06/03/2025

Jim Dunford '85 is president and CEO of American Public Television and Kevin Allocca '06 is global director of culture and trends at YouTube. How do the perspectives of these old and new school media leaders differ? Read more at the link below:

Jim Dunford ’85 is president and CEO of American Public Television and Kevin Allocca ’06 is global director of culture and trends at YouTube. Here’s how these old- and new-school media leaders view their work. 

05/29/2025

Happy golf season! If you need some inspiration to hit the links this , maybe this photo of Katie Shields '99, MGCAS '00 concentrating on a putt in 1999 will do the trick.

03/27/2025

To fight or to flee? In Simón, Diego Vicentini '16 explores the agonizing struggle of Venezuelan asylum seekers and comes up with a global Netflix hit.

To fight or to flee? In Simón, the bold filmmaker explores the agonizing struggle of Venezuelan asylum seekers—and comes up with a global Netflix hit.