Commencement 2023

Commencement 2023 Friday, May 12, 2023 | 2PM EDT Matthews Arena 238-262 St Botolph Street Boston, Massachusetts Co-ops complete, exams finished, papers turned in, the Class of 2023 is ready

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.

How Not to Talk About Race

“We cannot legislate feelings about race into silence,” writes Professor Patricia Williams in her latest column for The Nation. ”Outlawing shame, guilt, and discomfort is not only silly and impossible; it positions race the same way blasphemy laws position speaking ill of God or the king.”

Remembering Bob Moses, 1935–2021

In a piece for the The Nation, Professor Margaret Burnham, director of Northeastern Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ), pays tribute to American civil rights activist Bob Moses: “By leading from a place of quiet, Bob paved the way for hundreds to find the leader within themselves – especially women.”