Boston College Lynch School
Higher EducationUnited States201-500 Employees
The Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College sits within a Catholic, Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. As part of the higher education sector, it emphasizes education and applied psychology, with a focus on improving the human condition through teaching, research, and service. The school prepares undergraduate and graduate students to serve diverse populations in roles such as teachers, administrators, human service providers, psychologists, and researchers, and aims to advance knowledge to inform policy and practice. It is a mid-sized academic unit with hundreds of staff and faculty and is ranked #20 among education schools by U.S. News & World Report. Recent university-wide developments include the establishment of the Krantz Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Humanity, reflecting expanded AI initiatives across the campus.