Honorary degree recipient Thomas O'Connor is Boston's preeminent historian and has published numerous books on the history of Boston and its many populations. His most recent book is Eminent Bostonians, published in 2002 by Harvard University Press. His book, The Hub, has been a component of the Cityscapes course at Emmanuel. He is an accomplished scholar and teacher, and a renowned lecturer who was recognized with an Emmy Award in 1996 for his role in the WGBH documentary, "Boston: The Way it Was."