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1/3 #BULawProf Shira Diner was at the @massgovernor.bsky.social signing of the PROTECT Act, expanding protections against warrantless immigration arrests at courthouses, schools, & healthcare facilities in MA. Diner & BU Law students helped inform the bill through data collection & research.
1/3 #BULawProf @madisoncondon.bsky.social proposes a National Climate Service that can bridge the gap between the science and economic agencies. Read more: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications... Part of the @rooseveltinstitute.org's future governing agenda for climate policy. @toddntucker.com
For anyone currently studying for the bar exam, the faculty and staff at #BULaw have shared some songs and well-wishes to cheer you on while you prepare. You can do it! Read the notes and listen to the playlist here ➡️ spr.ly/63323BE16xd
Congratulations to #BULawProf @sshermanstokes.bsky.social on receiving a 2026 Immigrant Defender Award from @pairproject-ma.bsky.social! Sherman-Stokes was recognized for her work leading the #BULaw Immigrants' Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic. Learn more ➡️ spr.ly/63322BDNTt4
We are saddened by the passing of Dr. Clarence B. Jones (’59). A distinguished attorney, civil rights strategist, educator, & trusted advisor to MLK, he helped shape the moral & legal foundations of the Civil Rights Movement. Read more about his legacy: spr.ly/63322BDNuJp
Save the Date for Alumni Weekend 2026! Join #BULaw for a weekend of connection and community! All BU Law alumni are invited back to campus for Alumni Weekend on September 18-19, 2026. Learn more and view the full event program ➡️ www.bu.edu/law/alumni/e...
Congratulations to Leena Khurana (’28), Jack Moses (’28), Khanh "Jerry" Nguyen (’28), and Aashaya Rajbhandari (’28) on being selected for the Boston Bar Association Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Summer Fellowship Program! Learn more ➡️ bostonbar.org/diversity-eq...
Congratulations to Julia Berard (’28), Yssis Cano-Santiago (’28), and Jennifer Price (CAS’22, LAW’28) on being named 2026 Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy Fellows! Learn more ➡️ lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/05/welc...
Congratulations to Kai MacLean (’26) and Olivia Reeves (’26) on your Equal Justice Works fellowships! Thank you to the generosity of Pfizer and the Fricklas & Astion Foundation for sponsoring these EJW fellowships!
For Cristina Ramirez (’13), the BU Austin Alumni Network was the perfect blend her #BULaw community in her home state of Texas. “Austin is my home, but it’s nostalgic to have a piece of Beantown here,” says Ramirez ➡️ spr.ly/63326B8ppu6
Congratulations to #BULawProf Shira Diner on receiving a Lawyer of the Year Award from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly! Learn more ➡️ masslawyersweekly.com/2026/02/16/l...
Paul Sugarman (’54) is remembered as a world-class trial attorney, dedicated family man, and committed mentor. After Sugarman's passing, his family donated many of his books to #BULaw to share his legacy and library with a new generation of lawyers ➡️ www.bu.edu/law/record/a...
Congratulations to #BULawProf Katharine Silbaugh on receiving the 2026 @bostonu.bsky.social Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award, which honors outstanding scholars who excel as teachers inside & outside the classroom & who contribute to the art and science of teaching and learning.
With thousands of Terriers joining the rank of alumni at Commencement this past weekend, @bostonu.bsky.social shared several of its students’ stories and how they are preparing to embark on their careers, including Aryssa Harris (LAW’26, GRS’26). Learn more ➡️ www.bu.edu/articles/202...
This past weekend, the #BULaw community gathered to celebrate the Commencement of the Class of 2026! Congratulations to our graduates and all the family, friends, faculty, and staff who supported them. You made it! Check out more photos from the day ➡️ peiphoto.smugmug.com/BULAWPublicG...
BU Law recently celebrated the retirement of #BULawProf Ted Sims and Alan Feld, two long-time tax law professors who collectively have nearly a century’s worth of classroom experience between them. Read more about the retiring faculty here ➡️ www.bu.edu/law/bu-artic...
Congratulations to #BULawProf @jdahlstrom765.bsky.social on being named this year’s recipient of the Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching, @bostonu.bsky.social's highest teaching honor! Read more about Dahlstrom’s journey and work ➡️ www.bu.edu/articles/202...
Congratulations to #BULawProf @jdahlstrom765.bsky.social on receiving the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Advocate for Clinical Teachers Award! Dahlstrom received the honor at the Annual @theaals.bsky.social Conference on Clinical Legal Education earlier this month.
Congratulations to Pooja Bagalkoti (’26), Jessica Henderson (’26), Ana Mercado Barahona (’27), Orestes Rellos (’26), Kasthya Siburian (’26), and Shaina Sikka (’26) who competed in the 33rd Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna, Austria!
Congratulations to Connor Kilkelly (’26) and Natalie Hole (’27) for representing #BULaw in the Gilbert Cup competition, hosted by the DC Justice Lab in Washington, DC!
A freshman college class titled “Oppression and Change in the Contemporary United States” upended Ivana Wijedasa’s (’26) career plans. Read more ➡️ www.bu.edu/law/record/a...
Last week, #BULawProf Jack Beermann brought students from his Supreme Court Decisionmaking class to Washington, DC to hear arguments at the United States Supreme Court.
Congratulations to #BULawProf Marni Goldstein Caputo and Kathy Luz on receiving the Neil Hamilton Professional Identity Formative Distinguished Scholar Award. Learn more ➡️ blogs.stthomas.edu/holloran-cen...
On April 14, #BULaw held the 83rd annual Homer Albers Prize Moot Court Competition final argument, with Hailey Sasaki (’27) and Sean Gillikin (’27) representing Petitioner against David Spinelli ('27) and Jocelyn Estes (’27) for Respondent.
Kylee Hench (’26) was midway through his undergraduate studies at Brown University when he read his first US Supreme Court opinion. Hench had never thought so deeply about the law. Suddenly, he was hooked. He’s read every SCOTUS ruling since. Read more ➡️ www.bu.edu/law/bu-artic...
While a majority of #BULaw students are preparing to become attorneys through the JD program or furthering their education with an LLM, there is a faction that do not fall into either category. Amardianto Arham (MSLT’26) is one such example. Read more ➡️ www.bu.edu/law/record/a...
Last week, #BULaw gathered for the 2026 Annual Pro Bono Honors and Public Service Celebration, honoring the many students, faculty, and staff who engage in pro bono projects and support public service work.
“Moving between cultures allowed me to see things that other people weren’t seeing,” says #BULawProf Rephael Stern, whose experience living in different countries helps to identify similarities and patterns that aren’t typically recognized. Read more ➡️ www.bu.edu/law/record/a...
Congratulations Demetrius Essaris (’26), Ekta Khatri (’26), Kimberly Rose Hantschke (’26), Chloe Roze-Pages (’26), Stephanie Lang (’26), Caroline Despaux (’26), Andrea Sosa Ruiz (’26), & Shakhboz Makhkamjanov (’26) on your success at the Annual Washington Arbitration Competition!