Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biased Algorithms, Helping Ukraine
ON THE CHARLES RIVER
Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson To Address BU School of Law Convocation
“You want your students exposed to people who not only do well career-wise, but also do good in their lives. Justice Jackson is a great role model for our students,” said BU School of Law Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig. Jackson will participate in the school’s May commencement ceremony.
FACULTY EXPERT
Algorithms Were Supposed to Reduce Bias in Criminal Justice—Do They?
Data can discriminate, says Professor Ngozi Okidegbe, the first dual-appointed professor to the BU School of Law and the BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences.
Learn how algorithms can replicate bias
STUDENT LIFE
One Year after the Invasion of Ukraine, the War Has Transformed Life for This BU Couple
Daria Bogatova (GRS’29,’29) and Dmytro Bogatov (GRS’22,’22) have launched the nonprofit Mriya to help their fellow Ukrainians.
THOUGHT LEADERS
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