Fall 2021

The shadows of the World Trade Center towers with a text overlay reading "Still Casting a Shadow"

Current Issue

Twenty years later, faculty and alumni examine the legal and political aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks; how a peacebuilding lens can prevent terrorism; and two alums who found their mission with JAG.

In This Issue

Civil Rights
From Antiracist Research to Antiracist Policy

Jasmine Gonzales Rose turns racial justice research into meaningful policy proposals.
Access to Justice Clinic
An Eviction Crisis Emerges, BU Law Students Step Up

Volunteers help tenants navigate a complicated legal system.
Military Law
Called to Serve

Two BU Law graduates found their mission in the military's Judge Advocate General's Corps, advising servicemembers and commandeers on issues ranging from combat operations to end-of-life planning.
Housing Law
Uplifting Neighborhoods One Project at a Time

With a budding nonprofit, Daisy Figueroa (’21) improves housing for low-income communities.
Feature
Confronting Extremism

Leanne Erdberg Steadman (′08) focuses on peace to prevent terrorism.
Commentary
What We Traded

Dean Onwuachi-Willig shares her experience of 9/11 and reflects on what has changed since.
Alumni
Public Perspective

Catherine Mitrano (CAS’89, LAW’89) has spent decades as an attorney in the federal government, including helping set up the Department of Homeland Security after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Alumni
Class Notes: Fall 2021

News & updates from BU Law alumni.