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Northeastern University School of Law is pleased to welcome Professors Sarah Lageson and David Stein and to our community.

Professor Patricia Williams has penned her sixth book. Anna Deavere Smith says, “With The Miracle of the Black Leg, Williams opens another treasure chest of breathtaking historical and contemporary detail.”

Associate Dean Hemanth Gundavaram has been elected to serve on the 2024 executive board of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Minority Groups.

Associate Dean Hemanth Gundavaram has been elected to serve on the 2024 executive board of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Minority Groups.

Professor Martha Davis, an internationally recognized expert on economic and social rights, joined with a group of leading law faculty in April to submit an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, a case in which the Supreme Court ultimately upheld an Oregon city’s laws aimed at banning homeless residents from sleeping outdoors, saying they did not violate the Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

Professor Margaret Burnham, founder and director of Northeastern Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, spoke at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas, in March about policing and modern-day lynchings in the rural South.

Over the past year, Professor Kara Swanson, a leading authority on the intersections of intellectual property with race, gender and sexuality and on the history of science and technology, has reveled in the intellectual joy of fellowships from Kansas City to the land of the Kiwis.

Professor David Phillips retired in June after 46 years teaching at Northeastern, 40 of them as a full-time faculty member. Professor Jeremy Paul offers his thoughts on his impact and legacy.

Professor Brook Baker ’76 retired this spring from the School of Law’s faculty. From student to graduate to faculty member, he has exemplified both Northeastern Law’s leadership in experiential education and our social justice mission.  Professor Emerita Emily Spieler reflects on his impact and legacy.