Nima Eshghi ’96 Hailed as One of Boston’s 50 Most Influential People of Color in Higher Education

Nima Eshghi ’96, assistant dean of Northeastern Law’s Center for Co-op and Career Development, was honored by GBH/Get Konnected as one of Boston’s 50 Most Influential People of Color in Higher Educations at a virtual celebration on March 30. Founded as a social impact venture, the mission of Get Konnected is to curate meaningful business and social connections, enrich professional development, facilitate business and career opportunities, and forge positive cross-cultural relationships.

The Antiscience Supreme Court is Hurting the Health of Americans

"Today’s conservative jurists have adopted the anti-expertise, populist stance of the larger conservative movement and are far less inclined than conservative judges in the past to prioritize health or value expertise," writes Professor Wendy Parmet in an op-ed for Scientific American.

Trump Investigation: Where Do Things Stand and What Happens Next?

“[Judge Aileen Cannon] is leaning over backwards to treat Trump the way nobody else has been treated,” Professor Michael Meltsner tells Al Jazeera. “In US law and practice, we don’t interfere lightly with a criminal investigation. A criminal investigation by its very nature has to be private.”

Hope Lewis: Disability Rights in Black 2020

As part of its Black History Month celebrations, the National Disability Rights Network has produced a video tribute in in memory of Professor Hope Lewis: "Although Professor Lewis passed away in 2016, her continual efforts to protect the human and economic rights of impoverished/marginalized people still live on around the world through her legal research, teachings and prolific advocacy."