Boston College Front Row

"There have been more prosecutions for leaks in the first two years of the Obama administration than there have been in all previous presidencies combined," says Gabriel Schoenfeld, author of the recent Necessary Secrets: National Security, the Media, and the Rule of Law. While the Constitution protects freedom of speech and of the press, Schoenfeld argues, transparency sometimes conflicts with the Constitutional expectation that government "provide for our common defense."

Mark Warren, associate professor of education at Harvard University and author of Fire in the Heart: How White Activists Embrace Racial Justice, examines the factors that motivate white Americans to take up the cause of racial justice and how the current generation of activists is addressing "passivity in the face of continued inequality and injustice."

Mark Warren, associate professor of education at Harvard University and author of Fire in the Heart: How White Activists Embrace Racial Justice, examines the factors that motivate white Americans to take up the cause of racial justice and how the current generation of activists is addressing "passivity in the face of continued inequality and injustice."

"Education transforms lives," says Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, tracing his journey from "broken" schools on Chicagos South Side, to Milton Academy, to Harvard University and Harvard Law. Belief in the power of education imbues Massachusetts history, says Patrick. He discusses education's dwindling resources and escalating challenges.

"Education transforms lives," says Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, tracing his journey from "broken" schools on Chicagos South Side, to Milton Academy, to Harvard University and Harvard Law. Belief in the power of education imbues Massachusetts history, says Patrick. He discusses education's dwindling resources and escalating challenges.

Bill Cain, SJ, a 1970 Boston College graduate and award-winning playwright and screenwriter, discusses his career with Robert Ver Eecke, SJ.

Fr. Cains most recent work, Equivocation, was produced off-Broadway in early 2010 at the Manhattan Theater Club's New York City Center. Cain is the founder of the Boston Shakespeare Company where he was artistic director for seven seasons.

Bill Cain, SJ, a 1970 Boston College graduate and award-winning playwright and screenwriter, discusses his career with Robert Ver Eecke, SJ.

Fr. Cains most recent work, Equivocation, was produced off-Broadway in early 2010 at the Manhattan Theater Club's New York City Center. Cain is the founder of the Boston Shakespeare Company where he was artistic director for seven seasons.

Sir Harold Kroto, the Francis Eppes Professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at Florida State University, discusses a variety of topics relating to chemistry and his career in the field. Kroto is one of the three recipients to share the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Sir Harold Kroto, the Francis Eppes Professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at Florida State University, discusses a variety of topics relating to chemistry and his career in the field. Kroto is one of the three recipients to share the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Karen Meneses, RN, FAAN, MS 80, PhD 92, associate dean for Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, talks about her research aimed atmaking a meaningful difference in the lives of breast cancer survivors.