The Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society brings together all members of our campus community to address society鈥檚 most challenging problems, particularly in the areas of energy, health, and the environment. Through interdisciplinary scholarship, initiatives, courses, and events, we enhance Boston College鈥檚 rich history of working across disciplines to develop new knowledge that makes a real-world impact.

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Apply now for the Working for and With Communities Program!

Applications for the 2026 Working For and With Communities program are now open!

The Working For and With Communities program consists of a spring course and a summer internship, including three weeks working with community partners abroad. Participants will spend three weeks in Santiago, Chile, collaborating with Hogar de Cristo (HdC), a nonprofit supporting Chile鈥檚 most vulnerable populations. In partnership with Universidad Alberto Hurtado (UAH), a Jesuit university known for its commitment to social justice, you'll work with HdC鈥檚 S煤mate program鈥攕econd-chance schools helping students rejoin the education system.

Apply by midnight, Monday, November 3.

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Mapping the Neponset Image

Re-writing the River: Schiller Funds an Interactive Project鈥擝uilt Largely By Students鈥擳hat Explores the Complex History of the Neponset River

To help people learn more about this significant body of water, Boston College History Professor Conevery Valencius and her student collaborators partnered with the Neponset River Watershed Association to build an interactive historical map of the river.
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海角社区 Alum and Former US Climate Negotiator to Give Insights Through Campus-Wide Lecture

Catherine Goldberg, 鈥�16, has attended the last six COPs negotiating on behalf of the United States. She will be lecturing on campus on Oct 2 about her past as a delegate and climate action and COPs moving forward.
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Intercultural trip to Chile opens doors and eyes for students

The Schiller-led class, Working For and With Communities, brought ten students to Chile to improve the outdoor space of a community facility for people with intellectual disabilities and treated schizophrenia.

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COP30 Application Process Underway

Final decisions will be communicated around the end of听Summer 2025.听

Past COP Participation

The application is underway for Boston College faculty and students to join the University鈥檚 official delegation to COP30, the 30th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), taking place in Bel茅m, Brazil, from November 10鈥�21, 2025.听Second round applications are currently under review and final delegation decisions will be announced toward the end of the summer.

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