May 08, 2020
The Center for Law, Innovation and Creativity (CLIC) at Northeastern University School of Law is part of a team that recently received a Northeastern University TIER 1 Award, which provides support for interdisciplinary research, seeking to stimulate exciting and innovative directions and increase the competitiveness of external proposals.
May 08, 2020
Judge Elizabeth Branch’s voting record suggests a “highly conservative approach” that is consistent with the rest of President Trump's judicial appointments, says Professor Michael Meltsner.
May 08, 2020
In their latest co-authored op-ed, Professors Woodrow Hartzog and Evan Selinger argue that facial recognition is perfectly tailored to serve the worst impulses of humanity during a time of deep vulnerability: "The thing is, we already know enough to conclude that face recognition technology shouldn't be used to fight COVID-19."
May 05, 2020
The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) at Northeastern University School of Law is pleased to welcome two new appointees, Cecilia MacArthur ’22 and Andrea Satchwell ’21, to its prestigious fellowship program. Every quarter, PHRGE provides fellowships to outstanding JD and LLM students who have chosen to work with co-op organizations that protect and promote human rights. Each fellow receives $3,500 in financial aid.
May 04, 2020
Professor Ari Ezra Waldman, a leading authority on law and technology, will join Northeastern University’s faculty on July 1 as Professor of Law and Computer Science with a joint appointment at the School of Law and Khoury College of Computer Sciences.
May 04, 2020
When the history of the pandemic is written, our one-sided view of liberty and the devaluation of public health that followed from it may well claim a starring role in the neglect that exacerbated the pandemic’s impact in the US, writes Professor Wendy Parmet in an op-ed for IAI TV.
May 04, 2020
Priya Lane ’13, director of BizGrow, a program at Lawyers for Civil Rights that helps entrepreneurs with free legal assistance, is featured in the Boston Business Journal.
May 03, 2020
Willie Bodrick II ’20 was selected as one of Northeastern University’s 2020 Huntington 100 Award recipients. The Huntington 100 honors outstanding students for achievements that are consistent with the university’s mission, ideals, values and academic plan.
May 03, 2020
The Honorable William "Mo" Cowan ’94, Mass. AG Maura Healey ’98 and Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins ’97 have been named to Boston Magazine's 2020 Most Influential People in Boston list.
May 03, 2020
“Most people are trying to act in the best way they know how in the context of not knowing too much about a virus that’s killing a lot of people,” Professor Aziza Ahmed tells The New York Times.
May 03, 2020
“California and Washington appeared very early to be leaders in taking action, while much of the rest of the country remained in the illusion that somehow this wasn't coming,” Professor Wendy Parmet tells The Daily Beast. “I don't think any state has done it perfectly—maybe they can’t in this environment.”
May 03, 2020
Congratulations to Deborah Anker '75, Harvard Law clinical professor and founder of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC), and John Willshire-Carrera '85 and Nancy Kelly '84, co-assistant directors of HIRC at Greater Boston Legal Services, for their work contributing to federal court recognition of gender as a basis for asylum claims. Arguments filed by HIRC in an amicus brief cited by the court largely formed the basis of its ruling.