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  • Richard Rodriguez at the Sesquicentennial symposium on "Migration: Past, Present, and Future" (pg. 26)
  • "Fellow citizen," one freshman's journey to a naturalization ceremony (pg. 32)
  • Scenes from the naturalization ceremony (pg. 32)
  • "The Future of Catholic Periodicals"—a panel of editors discusses (pg. 40)
  • Bishop Robert McElroy's talk on "The Challenge of Catholic Teaching on War and Peace in the Present Moment" (pg. 42)
  • Peter Fallon at the Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival (pg. 48)
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  • "Mile 21: The day after," scenes from the April 16 Mass for Healing and Hope (pg. 10)
  • "Anniversary moments," capturing the range of Sesquicentennial events (pg. 32)
Sesquicentennial update
  • Complete list of "150 on the Road" service projects (pg. 32)
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  • Close-ups of early diplomas (Holy Cross's and Boston College's) and the University's current one (pg. 13)


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Spring 2013

Boston College Magazine has received notice of the following new books by faculty, alumni, and staff:

FACULTY

The Social World of Intellectuals in the Roman Empire: Sophists, Philosophers, and Christians, by Kendra Eshleman, assistant professor of classical studies (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
»Kendra Eshleman’s faculty page

Global Justice and International Economic Law: Three Takes, by Frank J. Garcia, professor of law (Cambridge University Press, 2013)
»Frank J. Garcia’s faculty page

Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life, by Peter Gray, research professor of psychology (Basic Books, 2013)
»Peter Gray’s faculty page

Catholic Spiritual Practices: A Treasury of Old and New, edited by Colleen M. Griffith, associate professor of theology; and Thomas Groome, professor of theology (Paraclete Press, 2012)
»Colleen M. Griffith’s faculty page
»Thomas Groome’s faculty page

The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously, by Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, professor of New Testament; Marc Zvi Brettler; and Peter Enns (Oxford University Press, 2012)
»Faculty page of Daniel J. Harrington, SJ

Encountering Jesus in the Scriptures, edited by Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, professor of New Testament; and Christopher Matthews, research professor of New Testament (Paulist Press, 2013)
»Faculty page of Daniel J. Harrington, SJ
»Christopher Matthews’s faculty page

The Acts of Philip, by Christopher Matthews, research professor of Test Testament; and François Bovon (Baylor University Press, 2012)
»Christopher Matthews’s faculty page

I Saw It: Ilya Selvinsky and the Legacy of Bearing Witness to the Shoah, by Maxim D. Shrayer, professor of Russian and English (Academic Studies Press, 2013)
»Maxim D. Shrayer’s faculty page

The Children of 1965: On Writing, and Not Writing, as an Asian American, by Min Hyoung Song, associate professor of English (Duke University Press, 2013)
»Min Hyoung Song’s faculty page

ALUMNI

The Glass Ocean, by Lori Baker, MA’03 (Penguin Press, 2013)
»More on the book

The Smart One, by Jennifer Close ’08 (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013)
»More on Jennifer Close

No Sand in the House!, by Jennifer Crawford ’94 (first edition, 2013)
»More on the book

The Man in the Red Bandanna, by Honor Crowther Fagan ’01, illustrated by John Crowther (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013)
»More on Welles Crowther ’99

Sweet Salt Air, by Barbara Delinsky, MA’69 (St. Martin’s Press, 2013)
»Author website

The Late Parade: Poems, by Adam Fitzgerald ’05 (Liveright, 2013)
»More on the book

Danny Woodhead: A Football Dream Come True, by Jon Goode, illustrated by Rachel Gregorio ’12 (Mascot Books, 2011)
»More on the book

The Shelf Life of Joy, by Michael Herlihy ’79 (Kindle edition, 2013)
»More on the book

The True Cost of Low Prices: The Violence of Globalization, by Jeffry Odell Korgen ’88, MSW’95, MA’95, and Vincent A. Gallagher (Orbis Books, 2013)
»Excerpt from the book

Together on Retreat: Meeting Jesus in Prayer, by James Martin, SJ, M.Div.’98, Th.M.’99 (HarperCollins Publishers, 2013)
»More on the author

The Walls Behind the Curtain: East European Prison Literature, 1945–1990, by Harold B. Segel ’51 (University of Pittsburgh Press)
»More on the author

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