Espada ’85 Wins 2021 National Book Award in Poetry

Congratulations to Martín Espada ’85, winner of a 2021 National Book Award in poetry for his collection, “Floaters,” which celebrates rebels and dreamers and condemns the poor governmental response to Hurricane Maria in 2017 in Puerto Rico, his father’s home country. “These poems remind us of the power of observation, of seeing everything,” all of it “worthy of song,” the judges said.

CLEAR Directors Panelists at MassBar Event on the Origins of Restorative Justice

Restorative justice efforts are happening within the trial courts on the state and federal level, schools, workplaces and programs. To address related issues, the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Judicial Administration Section and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) hosted a two-part program series that included expert observations by Professor Deborah A. Ramirez and Dr. Deborah A. Jackson, faculty co-director and managing director, respectively, of Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR).