Katrynna Jackowicz ’26 Selected for Prestigious Rappaport Fellowship

04.29.25 — The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School has named Katrynna Jackowicz ’26 among its 2025 Fellows. Rappaport Fellows are provided the opportunity to explore and expand on their diverse interests in public policy by working with top policymakers throughout the summer. Each fellow also receives extraordinary mentorship from Rappaport Center advisory board members, prior Rappaport Fellows and notable civic leaders in the public sector. Fellows further gain experiential learning by exploring the intersection of law and public policy through conversations with high level government officials, including members from the executive, judiciary and/or legislative branches.

This summer, Jackowicz will spend her fellowship with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education, where she will focus on integrating legal design principles into education policy. Her commitment to equitable, high-quality education for all — regardless of socio-economic background — informs her interest in the intersection of education and other areas of law. She sees legal design as a powerful approach to advancing human-centered, inclusive policymaking and looks forward to deepening this work during her fellowship.

At Northeastern Law, Jackowicz is pursuing a certificate in legal design and has gained hands-on experience through her work with the Prisoners’ Rights Clinic; co-ops with the American Immigration Lawyers Association and Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow; and a research position with Professor Sankalp Bhatnagar at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

“I am honored to be selected as a 2025 Rappaport Fellow,” said Jackowicz. “This opportunity will allow me to engage deeply with an area of public policy that I am truly passionate about, while learning from and collaborating with a community of dedicated students and professionals.”

About Northeastern University School of Law

The nation’s leader in experiential legal education since 1968, Northeastern University School of Law offers the longest-running, most extensive experience-based legal education program in the country. Northeastern guarantees its students unparalleled practical legal work experiences through its signature Cooperative Legal Education Program. More than 1,100 employers worldwide in a wide range of legal, government, nonprofit and business organizations participate in the program. With a focus on social justice and innovation, Northeastern University School of Law blends theory and practice, providing students with a unique set of skills and experiences to successfully practice law.

For more information, contact d.feldman@northeastern.edu.