Baker, DeVar and Prakash Launch the Initiative for Energy Justice

Between the grassroots communities at the frontlines of the climate justice fight and the policymakers who determine the rules and regulations that govern clean energy there is often a deep and dark gap in terms of information and evidence. To shine light on that space, Professor Shalanda Baker ’05 is joining forces with Shiva Prakash ’16 and Subin DeVar to launch the Initiative for Energy Justice. The Kresge Foundation and Surdna Foundation are providing seed funding to the Initiative, which is sponsored by Northeastern University in conjunction with the Sustainable Economies Law Center.

Rolland to Join ASIL Executive Council

Professor Sonia E. Rolland has been nominated to the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), which fosters the study of international law and promotes the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice.

#WIL2021 Speaker Lineup Confirmed with Addition of Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg, NPR's Legal Affairs Correspondent, has been confirmed as a guest speaker at the 13th annual Women in the Law Conference (#WIL2021), to be held virtually on Friday, May 21. Totenberg will join Mielle Marquis, director of external affairs, to talk about her close friendship with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, her role as a trailblazer in journalism and much more.