School of Law Events Calendar

BU Law Events (September 18 through October 20)

Thursday, September 18

• 1:00 PM Faculty Workshop: Presentation by Scott Hershovitz, U. of Michigan Law School Professor, "The Expressive Function of Tort Law"

Friday, September 19

• All Day Alumni Weekend 2014
• 2:30 PM Sumner M. Redstone Building Dedication

Saturday, September 20

• All Day Alumni Weekend 2014
• 5:00 PM Annual Reunion Gala Dinner and Silver Shingle Awards Presentation

Sunday, September 21

• All Day Alumni Weekend 2014

Wednesday, September 24

• 1:00 PM Maximizing Your Academic Performance through Wellness (or How to Train Your Brain)

Thursday, September 25

• 1:00 PM Faculty Workshop: Presentation by Paul Gugliuzza, "Patent Preemption"

Monday, September 29

• 1:00 PM Town Hall Meeting

Tuesday, September 30

• 6:00 PM Mass. Bar Association Welcome Reception

Wednesday, October 1

• 4:20 PM Clark Legal History Series presentation: "The Personnel Power" by Cornell Professor of Law Josh Chafetz

Thursday, October 2

• 12:45 PM Annual Distinguished Lecture: "The Interlocking Gears of Rights and Structure: Why the Critics Are Wrong About U.S. v. Windsor" by Yale Professor of Law Heather Gerken
• 5:30 PM BU Law Pro Bono Program Kick-Off

Monday, October 6

• 5:00 PM Los Angeles BU Law Alumni Reception with Dean Maureen A. O'Rourke

Tuesday, October 7

• 5:00 PM Young Alumni Distinguished Dinner with Professor Stacey Dogan

Wednesday, October 8

• 5:00 PM BU Law San Francisco Alumni Reception with Dean Maureen A. O'Rourke

Thursday, October 9

• 1:00 PM Faculty Workshop: Presentation by BU Law Professor Nancy Moore, "Financial Rewards for Whistleblowing Lawyers"

Wednesday, October 15

• 4:20 PM "Revulsions of Capital: The Politics of Law and Slavery in the Age of the Turner Rebellion" by UC-Berkeley Law Professor Chris Tomlins

Thursday, October 16

• 12:00 PM Pike Lecture featuring Michael Rezendes of The Boston Globe
• 1:00 PM Faculty Workshop: Presentation by BU Law Professor Jim Fleming, "Fidelity to Our Living Constitution"

Friday, October 17

• 11:45 AM 1L Career Conference

Saturday, October 18

• 9:00 AM How Are New Techonologies Evaluated?

Monday, October 20

• 12:00 PM Fall Staff Lunch
• 1:00 PM BU Law Legacy Series: Is Race-Based Affirmative Action Still Needed? Are there Colorblind Alternatives?
• 2:30 PM IP Speaker Series: Presentation by Annett Kur, "From Minimum Standards to Maximum Rules"