The city of Boston’s Task Force on Reparations has selected a Northeastern University School of Law team, led by renowned civil rights leader Professor Margaret Burnham, to research the multigenerational impact of slavery on Black Bostonians.
Co-op Matters
As a student in the FlexJD program, a hybrid, part-time program created to meet the needs of working professionals, Shea Nugent ’26 has a full-time job as a legislative aid to Massachusetts State Representative Pete Capano and a part-time co-op with State Senator Brendan Crighton.
Meghan Leong ’25, a dedicated educator and advocate committed to equity and justice, has been named as the second recipient of the annual Tyler Lawrence Memorial Peacemaker Award.
Twenty years ago, on May 17, 2004, Massachusetts granted its first wedding licenses to same-sex couples — the result of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s groundbreaking decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health. We celebrate this milestone with all of our graduates and friends who have fought for marriage equality.
Adjourn
Senator Maggie Hassan ’85 on sustaining democracy.
While many businesses rely on customers staring down at random ads on their phones, Nicole Bluefort ’10 set her sights higher.
Northeastern University School of Law is pleased to welcome Professors Sarah Lageson and David Stein and to our community.
When Richard Burns ’83 stepped down in 2009 after 22 years as executive director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York, he knew one thing: although he loved the work, its relentless nature was not something he wanted to repeat. Then he did just that. Again and again.
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.”
For the second time in two years, Northeastern Law’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) submitted testimony to the Massachusetts General Court’s Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security in support of the proposed Safe Communities Act, which seeks to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents by limiting the involvement of local law enforcement officers in federal immigration enforcement.
Northeastern Law is thrilled to announce that, thanks to the generosity of our community, the school has raised $1 million with the A Million Thanks for Dan Givelber campaign honoring the late Dan Givelber, a beloved former dean and faculty member who passed away on June 25, 2023.
“Let your work be a beacon that lights the way for others, a testament to the values you have embraced in your time here.” Senator William “Mo” Cowan ’94 told the more than 200 JD, LLM and MLS students who graduated on May 10, 2024, in Matthews Arena.
Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR), in collaboration with Suffolk University’s Center for Restorative Justice (CRJ), recently held the commonwealth’s first-ever training in community-centered restorative justice practices for Massachusetts state court judges.
Professor Claudia Haupt is back at Northeastern Law after a fall visit at Yale Law School, where she taught public health law and continued her research on the intersection of the First Amendment, health law and torts in the context of professional speech.
Northeastern Law’s Community Business Clinic provides students with transactional experience while simultaneously meeting the needs of underserved entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Northeastern Law’s First-Generation Law Association provides community and support for first-gen students, faculty and staff.
In court and through proposed regulations, Northeastern Law’s Public Health Advocacy Institute argues that when it comes to sports betting, the public health stakes are too high.
On the House
Green Pro Bono, founded by Nancy Reiner ’84, takes the lead in bringing together lawyers and environmental change makers.
A judiciary representative of the population it serves is a fundamental necessity, says Justice Ramon Ocasio III ’88.
Your support opens doors for talented students, faculty and staff to create positive change.
The 2024 Brown Forum for Women in the Law Conference focused on women, media and the law with an eye to upcoming elections, on every level, and with a lens on issues that are critical to women’s health.
Northeastern Law’s Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration (CPIAC) has been awarded a $2.5 million Impact Engine Grant from Northeastern University to expand its Cradle-to- Prison Pipeline Project (C2P Project) over the next four years.
In a significant victory for the law school’s Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently upheld a groundbreaking bylaw in the town of Brookline that bans tobacco sales in town to anyone born in the 21st century.
Northeastern Law’s Center for Health Policy and Law (CHPL), in collaboration with Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences’ Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, has received $1 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to support and expand upon Salus Populi, the nation’s first education program for judges that provides critical information about the social determinants of health
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.
Professor Hilary Robinson and colleagues from Northeastern University’s College of Engineering and College of Social Sciences and Humanities and Boston College are wrapping up a collaborative project, Understanding the Algorithmic Workplace: A Multi-Method Study for Comprehensive Optimization of Platforms, funded by a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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.
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