Housing
![The banner for the 2023 NEH Institute for Higher Education Faculty, "The Performance of Roman Comedy." A beige background. At top, in black Art Deco capital lettering, reads: The Performance of Roman Comedy. Below that, in white sentence-case Art Deco lettering, reads: Boston College & Wake Forest University • Chestnut Hill, MA • July 9–August 4, 2023. Below that, four Art Deco figures in bright colors representing ancient Roman actors, left to right: a red-skinned bald person with a beard and asymmetrical eyebrow, wearing a yellow toga, on a sky-blue background; a light-skinned person with brown hair and a slate palla playing the double pipes on a green background; a red-skinned bald beardless person with a big smile and a blue toga with arms stretched overhead, on a mustard background; and a light-skinned figure wearing red palla and head covering with Green skirt with a big frown, on a red background. In the bottom left, in tiny letters: art by Kevin Quigley.](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/477/2022/11/Artboard-1-1024x593.png)
The directors have partnered with Boston University to secure housing that is affordable, convenient to Boston College’s campus, and located in a neighborhood with accessible transportation, food, and entertainment options. Participants are eligible to reserve housing in suite-style apartments that each have four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a shared full kitchen and furnished living space. The bedrooms are private, encompassing approximately 100 square feet, and have both a closet and central air conditioning.
![A photo of the Boston University housing option. An external shot of high-rise residential buildings, with a bright green, freshly mowed lawn in front, encircled by red brick walkways with black metal benches. Two people are walking along the walkway on the rigth.](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/477/2022/11/housing1.jpg)
The building has 24-hour front desk security, laundry facilities, and a top-floor lounge with sweeping views of Boston and the Charles River, and there are a grocery store, pharmacy, many stores and restaurants within a half mile, all on one easy-to-use above-ground train line. Click here for a 360 view of the shared kitchen and living space. The BU housing is situated along the B Line, which terminates right at the entrance to Boston College.
![An internal photo of the Boston University housing option. A balding white man with graying black hair and a white checkered shirt sits in a tan chair at a light wooden desk, working at a laptop. To his right is a light wood chest of drawers. To the right of that, under a window with a view of the Boston skyline and a sky-blue sky, is a twin long bed with sky-blule bedcover. On top of the bed is an open black suitcase. The floor appears to have carpeted or laminate floors.](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/477/2022/11/housing2.jpg)
You can find details about this housing option here. The directors will also be happy to help those who wish to find alternative housing or who have special housing needs.
![An interior photo of a lounge space at the Boston University housing option. An open carpeted space with various kinds of seating: easy chairs, coffee tables, a console table with a TV on it, an armchair with a side table and table lamp, a round table with chairs around it. Two walls have wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Boston skyline.](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/477/2022/11/housing3.jpg)
The Performance of Roman Comedy has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
![The official logo of the NEH. On the right, in all caps, "National Endowment for the Humanities." On the left, the seal of the NEH: A blue circle with "National Endowment" in all caps along the upper half, a star at the left and right midpoints of the circle, and "for the Humanities" in all caps along the lower half. Within the circle, on a white background, is the coat of arms of the United States of America: a bald eagle looking to its right with wings and legs spread. Above its head, a circular white cloud surrounding a hexagonal blue sky with thirteen white stars in it. In its beak, a gold ribbon that flows out to the right and left sides of its head, reading, in all caps, E Pluribus Unum. On its breast, a shield with a horizontal blue rectangle at top and 13 vertical stripes below, 7 white, 6 red. In its right talons, an olive branch. In its left talons, a bunch of 13 arrows.](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/477/2022/11/NEH-Preferred-Seal820-1024x464.jpeg)
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.