April 01, 2022
Simone Yhap ’22 has been elected the 55th national chair and chief executive officer of the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA).
March 31, 2022
Recommended listening: On Kara Swisher's New York Times “Sway” podcast, Mass. AG Maura Healey ’98 weighs in on social media, the Sacklers and Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' bill.
March 30, 2022
“The bottom line is that there are still a lot of unvaccinated people in poor countries and once again, they are at the back of the line,” Professor Brook Baker '76, senior policy analyst for Health GAP, tells Salon.
March 28, 2022
“The Globe certainly should know what’s going on here, though Philip Morris is paying them good money to keep their gaze averted,” says Professor Richard Daynard, president of Northeastern Law’s Public Health Advocacy Institute.
March 28, 2022
Listen back: NPR's 1A, Simone Yhap ’22, national chair of the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) discusses the historic confirmation hearing of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
March 24, 2022
“Jackson’s career models all that can be possible for young Black women,” Simone Yhap ’22, national chair of the National Black Law Students Association, tells The Washington Post. “She has broken the glass ceiling that others have imposed upon us, and we’re stepping all over these shards.”
March 24, 2022
“When you are trying to engage in a military campaign for an extended period of time, being able to maintain morale is very important to unit cohesion,” says Professor Alexandra Meise.
March 23, 2022
“There is only so much we can learn from photographs,” Professor Alexandra Meise tells The New York Times. “As much as a photograph is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes, a photograph cannot necessarily tell you intent or the legitimacy of a military objective.”
March 18, 2022
Congratulations to Joseph Callanan ’00, who has been been named as the Town of Brookline's next town counsel. Callanan served as a member of the board of directors of Northeastern Law's Alumni/ae Association from 2005 to 2017, including as president from 2010 to 2011.
March 18, 2022
Diffusing the concentration of homeless can make “it seem like things are better, but it further marginalizes and makes it harder for them to access services,” Professor Leo Beletsky, faculty director of Health in Justice Action Lab, tells The Boston Globe. “Such a move can also lead to upticks in overdoses and HIV infections.”
March 17, 2022
In an interview with Bar & Bench, Maura Kelly ’87, assistant director for LLM and JD advising at Northeastern Law, discusses the law school’s co-op program, the ways in which foreign trained lawyers can find employment in the US and more.
March 17, 2022
“Even if vaccines were the only consideration, overriding patents alone is not enough,” Professor Brook Baker, senior policy analyst for Health GAP, tells In These Times magazine.