A portrait of former Massachusetts Senator William “Mo” Cowan ’94 painted by artist Sharman Altshuler now hangs in the Northeastern Law Library, honoring Cowan’s service as a US senator representing Massachusetts.
“Do not waver in your commitment to do the right thing — focus on where you want to make a difference and apply that purpose to the work you do each day, each week and each year,” Lois Dehls Cornell ’86 told the 308 Northeastern Law graduates gathered at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston’s Seaport on April 24 for the 2026 commencement.
Professor Erin Islo, who was selected for Northeastern University’s 2026 University Excellence in Teaching Award
History’s grand moments, big wins and noble speeches inspire us, but it is the day-to-day grind by individuals... that sustains the fight for what is right.
Co-op Matters
For Cathy Dowd, Dobbs was the last straw and the spark. Furious at what she saw as a fundamental blow to women’s equality, she left behind a 15-year career as a high school teacher, mostly teaching AP government, and enrolled in law school.
On the House
As a teenager, William Hill ’85 worked on construction crews around Boston. Now, he’s putting construction law to work for those in need.
Professor Emerita Judith Olans Brown and her husband, Jim, have made a second major gift of $500,000 in support of the Judith Olans Brown Forum for Women in the Law.
Northeastern Law’s Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration (CPIAC) launched a Visiting Fellowship Program in 2025–2026
A legal theory developed at Northeastern Law’s Action Lab at the Center for Health Policy and Law has produced its first landmark result.
In October, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard arguments at Northeastern Law, transforming Dockser Hall’s moot courtroom into a temporary bench for federal court hearings.
In January, a group of Northeastern Law students participated in a powerful civil rights immersion trip to the Deep South led by federal judges from Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The Tyler Lawrence Memorial Peacemaker Award for 2026 belongs to Ezekiel Hopkins ’26, whose dedicated pursuit of justice and legal practice centered in communities reflects exactly the impact Tyler was destined to have on the world.
The Center for Global Law and Justice (CGLJ) has released a revised edition of its water primer, The Human Right to Water in the United States: A Primer for Lawyers and Community Leaders, updated by Annaliese Woltornist ’28 and Professor Martha Davis.
Janelle Orsi came to Northeastern Law as the 2025–2026 Givelber Distinguished Public Interest Lecturer.
Professor Claudia Haupt, a nationally recognized expert on First Amendment law at the intersection of free speech, health and technology, has been appointed faculty co-director of Northeastern Law’s Center for Health Policy and Law.
During the 2025–2026 academic year, the School of Law’s Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration (CPIAC) and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs created the Northeastern University Law and Policy Fellows Program.
In the aftermath of a mass shooting, civic leaders face enormous pressure to respond swiftly, compassionately and effectively. To meet this critical need, Northeastern Law’s UnitedonGuns has released an extensively updated second edition of its Mass Shooting Protocol and Playbook.
Anna Luttrell ’26, Mack Makishima ’26 and Rose Mendelsohn ’26 were among just 34 students selected nationwide as 2026 Skadden Fellows
Shannon Rempe and Miriam Berro Krugman have joined Northeastern Law’s Center for Health Policy and Law (CHPL) to helm its Amicus Project.
The Center for Global Law and Justice (CGLJ) has been accepted into the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI), joining a network of more than 80 institutes across 35 countries dedicated to human rights research and education.
Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration (CPIAC) and Immigrant Justice Clinic (IJC) partnered with Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) to host an immigration relief screening clinic for community members in the Greater Boston area.
The Burnham-Nobles Digital Archive recently expanded its collection with 290 new victims and more than 5,000 new documents.
Northeastern Law’s Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) recently launched Family and Friends of Gamblers (FFOG) to address an often-overlooked dimension of the gambling crisis.
Northeastern University School of Law has received a $200,000 gift from the Mowafaghian Foundation to fund law student co-ops at social justice organizations in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Center for Health Policy and Law (CHPL) recently secured three major grants totaling $1.6 million to advance its public health and legal education leadership.
First-year students are doing real legal work for real families — and discovering how much the justice system leaves undone.
For students working with the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, exonerating the wrongfully executed isn’t a lesson plan — it’s the work
The fifth annual WooSox networking event was hosted at the fabulous Shaw’s Home Bullpen Terrace in celebration of Juneteenth.
As a partner at Brown Rudnick, Jessie Collins was in her element — deep in the deals, guiding companies through due diligence, financing, and governance and securities challenges.
In 2022, after a 30-year career in business immigration law, Ditrani founded Pathway for Immigrant Workers, a nonprofit built on a simple premise: do the work for nothing.
Connections 2026 brought together more than 250 graduates and students for an evening of networking and mentorship.
The 2026 Brown Forum for Women in the Law Conference brought together bold women to share experiences, lessons learned and hard-won insights.
More than 200 graduates came to campus — ready to reminisce, reconnect and rediscover what made life on Huntington Avenue unforgettable.
The Amy J. Reed Collaborative for Medical Device Safety recently mounted a multifront push to strengthen FDA oversight, transparency and patient safety in medical device regulation.
In Donte J. Carter v. United States, the DC Court of Appeals cited Professor Aliza Hochman Bloom’s Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties article
Professors Erin Islo, Edward Cheng and Margaret Hahn-DuPont were selected as Northeastern Law’s 2026 Teachers of the Year.
Professor Katheryn Russell-Brown was elected to the American Law Institute in late 2025.
Professor Libby Adler was appointed in January to the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth.
Professor Elettra Bietti recently testified before the Massachusetts State House in support of two bills designed to reduce the legal burden for plaintiffs suing landlords who use commercial pricing software to coordinate rental prices.
Professor Patricia Williams recently received a remarkable series of honors recognizing her transformative career.
Professor Kara Swanson spent the spring as a visiting faculty member at Auckland Law School in New Zealand.
In Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, ruling that the law unconstitutionally restricted a licensed counselor’s speech based on viewpoint. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson leaned heavily on Professor Claudia Haupt’s 2016 Yale Law Journal article.
Professor Richard Daynard was honored with a Congressional Proclamation on April 24, 2026.
Northeastern Law is pleased to welcome four exceptional new faculty members: Naoka Carey, Sarah Lee Day ’19, Connor Leighton-Cory and Dan Traficonte.
Professor Quisquella Addison took a group of undergraduates to Rwanda for a month through Northeastern’s Dialogue of Civilizations program.
For almost four decades, Debbie has pulled faculty, staff, students and graduates into her professional and personal orbit.
After nearly a quarter of a century teaching at Northeastern, Professor of Law Margaret Burnham retired in June.
In April, Professor Margaret Burnham’s colleagues, students and fellow travelers came together for a symposium to honor that work, celebrate Burnham’s retirement and recommit to carrying the torch forward.
Some of the most consequential legal battles are decided not just by the parties in court but also by the scholars who help judges understand what’s truly at stake. Northeastern Law faculty recently weighed in on major cases before the courts.
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