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APRIL 10, 2025 VOL. 32 NO. 15
COMMENCEMENT 2025
Carnegie Corp. President to Address Grads Education innovator Canada, St. Joseph University-Beirut rector Fr. Daccache, historian Goodwin, Boston Archbishop Henning also will be honored BY THE OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Carnegie Corporation of New York President Dame Louise Richardson, an accomplished higher education leader who heads one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious philanthropic foundations, will address the Boston College Class of 2025 at the University’s 149th Commencement Exercises on May 19. University President William P. Leahy, S.J., will present Richardson with an honorary degree at the ceremony, which will take place at 10 a.m. in Alumni Stadium, rain or shine. In addition, the University will present honorary degrees to: educator and social
activist Geoffrey Canada; Salim Daccache, S.J., rector of Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon; historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin; and Archbishop of Boston Richard Henning. More on the 2025 honorary degree recipients: Dame Louise Richardson A native of Ireland who served for seven years as the first female vice chancellor at Oxford University, Richardson became the first female president of Carnegie Corporation of New York in January 2023, assuming leadership of a foundation—founded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1911—renowned for establishing and endowing initiatives such as the United States National Research Council, National Bureau of Economic Research, and Children’s Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop). Among the organizations awarded grants by Carnegie during her tenure are Press Forward, which supports local news initiatives, and public libraries in New York City, in part to expand English language
in academia. For more than three decades, she has researched and written about international terrorism and foreign policy, advocating interdisciplinary approaches to study the political roots of extremism as an alternative to military-led responses.
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Dame Louise Richardson
classes popular with immigrants. In addition, Richardson—the first in her family to attend college—has cultivated a highly productive, groundbreaking career
At Oxford, she was lauded for defending freedom of speech, pursuing sustainability, and expanding access to higher education. As the first woman principal and vice-chancellor of Scotland’s University of St. Andrews, she recruited students from disadvantaged backgrounds while leading efforts to add a new library, music center, and a medical school, and acquire land for a new campus. Geoffrey Canada An education innovator, activist, and
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Winstons’ Gift Endows Provost/Dean of Faculties Position Provost and Dean of Faculties Fund in recognition of his achievements on behalf of Boston College.” Quigley said he was honored to have his position endowed by the Winstons and grateful for the fund in support of academic initiatives that will continue to fuel the innovation and momentum the University has enjoyed in recent decades.
BY JACK DUNN ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Provost and Dean of Faculties David Quigley will become the inaugural Robert L. and Judith T. Winston Provost and Dean of Faculties through a major gift from longtime Boston College benefactors Bob and Judy Winston. The gift will also establish a permanent fund to support innovative academic programming in or through the Office of the Provost. Bob Winston, a 1960 graduate, former University trustee, and retired senior vice president of Los Angeles-based mutual fund giant American Funds Distributors, said he made the gift on the 65th anniversary of his graduation out of gratitude to his alma mater and to honor Quigley for his academic leadership, which has helped BC to become one of the world’s leading Jesuit, Catholic universities. “David Quigley is one of the most effective and respected provosts in higher education,” said Winston. “He is an accomplished educator and supportive provost who has helped the faculty grow professionally, fostered team accomplishment,
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and removed silos, while sharing credit. He is an impressive speaker who connects with his audience through his love of history, and a leader whose work in revitalizing the
Core Curriculum and promoting interdisciplinary study has improved the BC educational experience for our students. Judy and I are proud to establish the Winston
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Annual showcase of BC artists set for April 24-26.