Boston College. School of Education
Dates
- Usage: 2018 - present
- Usage: 2000 - 2018
- Usage: 1952 - 2000
Biography
The School of Education opened in September of 1952. For the first time in the history of the college, undergraduate courses were coeducational. Joseph R. N. Maxwell, SJ, announced the opening of the college and appointed Charles F. Donovan, SJ, as Dean. The School of Education consisted of two parts: elementary education and secondary education.
Notably, President Maxwell felt that the teachers' college could not exclude women because women were largely represented in the profession. Before the opening of Campion Hall in 1955, the School of Education was located in Gasson Hall. Fr. Donovan was assisted by Marie M. Gearan, an experienced administrator who served as dean of women.
The School was one of the first to offer a doctorate at Boston College. An honors program was established in the school during the late 1950s. In 1974, an out-of-state, overseas teaching practicum was instituted. The School also participated in the District B - Boston College Collaborative, which stemmed from the 1975 Boston desegregation order.
During the 1980's several new activities and programs were launched. A Catholic School Leadership Program began in 1982, and computer components were introduced in all courses.
In 1999, philanthropists Carolyn and Peter Lynch contributed more than $10 million to the University. In recognition of that gift, the School of Education was formally named in their honor in November 2000. In 2018, the Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education was renamed the Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education and Human Development.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
W. Seavey Joyce, SJ, President’s Office records
Collection is closed. Access with permission of office. Departmental records and faculty files containing student records, faculty tenure and promotion files, and other records containing personally identifiable information are closed due to privacy restrictions.
Michael P. Walsh, SJ, President's Office records
Collection is open for research. Series I. Admissions is closed in its entirety due to privacy restrictions, and is stored off-site. A small amount of material in other series is also closed due to privacy restrictions.
Boston College student activities collection
A collection of materials produced by and for Boston College student clubs, societies, and other activities, including correspondence, reports, meeting agendas, planning documents, awards, newsletters, photographs, publicity, and artifacts.
Collection is open for research. Audio and video recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.