Professor Margaret Burnham Wins Hillman Prize for Book Journalism

Professor Margaret Burnham has won the 2023 Hillman Prize for Book Journalism for By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners. Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in service of the common good. The Hillman Prizes strive to recognize discernment of a significant news story, resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skill in relating the story and the impact of the coverage.

2023 Top Social Justice/Advocacy Book Award

Professor Daniel Medwed's book, Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison,was selected for a 2023 Top Social Justice/Advocacy Book Award by In the Margins, which chooses the best books that illuminate issues of race, class and incarceration or highlight the reality of BIPOC and others living in the margins of society.

Kirkus Names Kohn's Rules for Whistleblowers to Top 100 Indie Books of 2023

Congratulations to Stephen Kohn ’84, whose new book, Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What's Right, has been recognized by Kirkus as a Top 100 Indie Book of 2023. Additionally, Rules for Whistleblowers was awarded The Kirkus Star, which recognizes exceptional merit in books. Kohn is a partner in the Washington, DC, law firm of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, founder of the National Whistleblower Center and an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern Law.