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.

Professor Erin Islo, who was selected for Northeastern University’s 2026 University Excellence in Teaching Award

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Professor Patricia J. Williams is the recipient of a 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction, one of the world’s most significant international literary awards.

We have to make sure that energy resources align with state climate goals and that energy is affordable. That is paramount, says Jolette Westbrook ’81.

At Creative Artists Agency, Eli Cherenfant ’13 takes the lead in the Executive Search and Human Capital Consulting division.

More than 60 graduates and friends hit it out of the park at the law school’s annual Juneteenth celebration at Polar Park in Worcester.

Connections 2025, the law school’s largest networking event of the year, brought together 250 graduates and students.

Professors Jonathan Kahn and Daniel Medwed are turning pages and minds in new books on critical topics.

Chase Strangio ’10, an attorney for the ACLU and co-director of the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project, made history in December as the first openly transgender person to argue before the US Supreme Court.

Sometimes, life’s most important events are the ones you hoped wouldn’t happen.

The courtroom is like a stage, says Michael Xavier ’99.

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.”

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.

While many businesses rely on customers staring down at random ads on their phones, Nicole Bluefort ’10 set her sights higher.