First year students are invited to enroll in Boston College’s innovative Complex Problem and Enduring Question University Core courses. These courses are collaboratively taught by two faculty members ...

The reason is that when there is a problem, any problem, often we focus on debating, comparing, and arguing over several obvious solutions. Our solutions. It became more important to “win” an argument ...

The University Core Renewal Committee invites proposals for Complex Problem and Enduring Question courses to be taught during the 2026-2027 academic year. Contributing to the rigorous intellectual ...

As toddlers, the constant repetition of the question "Why?" marks the exuberance of curiosity, a trait that, over time, tends to wane in the face of weary parents providing half-hearted answers or ...

Four simple strategies—beginning with an image, previewing vocabulary, omitting the numbers, and offering number sets—can have a big impact on learning.