Founder of Studs Anna Harman (2010) Shares Her Entrepreneurial Path
If you’ve been strolling the streets of Boston or scrolling Instagram, chances are you’ve come across Studs (studs.com), the joyful earring brand that’s taken piercings from the back rooms of tattoo parlors to the front windows of retail. The brightly lit studios feature a dizzying array of jewelry and “earscapes” for every part of your […]
Steven Wise (’76) Passes Away
Last year, a tiny California hamlet took a giant leap beyond legal tradition. The Ojai City Council passed the country’s first ordinance giving habeas corpus rights to elephants, outlawing their captivity. Granting four-legged behemoths a right heretofore restricted to humans gladdens me, and not just for the fact that I’m an animal-loving vegan. The California councillors […]
Steven M. Wise (’76) Passes Away at 73
Steven M. Wise was a few years into his personal injury and criminal defense law practice when Peter Singer’s groundbreaking book “Animal Liberation” changed the course of his career. A graduate of Boston University’s School of Law, he was shaken by the bioethics professor’s accounts of how animals were treated in factory farms and by companies […]
Attorney and Former US Ambassador to Portugal Robert Sherman (’78) Visits UMass Law
Atty. and (Ret.) U.S. Ambassador Robert Sherman never planned to become a diplomat. When he graduated from Boston University School of Law in the 1970s, the Brockton, Massachusetts native planned to become a criminal lawyer like those who appeared on popular TV shows of the time. His career had many unexpected twists and turns that took […]
Hon. Cheryl Chambers (’76) Shares Judicial Journey at Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association Event
The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association (BWBA) recently hosted its monthly “Lunch with a Judge” series on Thursday, Feb. 15, featuring Hon. Cheryl Chambers from the Appellate Division, Second Department. The event, overseen by Hon. Genine Edwards, who chairs the BWBA’s Lunch with a Judge Committee, provided an invaluable opportunity for legal professionals to gain insights […]
Steven M. Wise (’76) Passes Away
Steven M. Wise, a legal warrior for animal rights who argued that chimpanzees, elephants, whales and other highly intelligent creatures have a fundamental right to liberty, no less than the humans who often confined or killed them, died Feb. 15 at his home in Coral Springs, Fla. He was 73. His wife, Gail Price-Wise, said […]
Jesse Lynn (’96) Is Appointed to the JetBlue Board of Directors
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Icahn Enterprises L.P., a major shareholder of JetBlue, under which Jesse Lynn, general counsel of Icahn Enterprises, and Steven Miller, portfolio manager of Icahn Capital, will join the airline’s board of directors. Lynn and Miller will serve as non-voting observers to the board through JetBlue’s […]
Dr. Clarence Jones (’59) Speaks against Hate in Super Bowl Ad
Civil rights activist Dr. Clarence B. Jones delivered his first major speech as the Palmyra High School Class of 1949 valedictorian, urging his fellow students to reach for their dreams. In 1963, he wrote some of the most famous words in history, from the “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Deering Estate Foundation Welcomes Aleksey Shtivelman (2012) as One of the Board of Directors
The Deering Estate Foundation’s executive director, Nina Zanella, and president, Carole Wright, welcomed six distinguished newly elected directors to the organization’s board of directors at the foundation’s annual meeting in January. Fellow board members, trustees, and staff welcomed the new members to join the board of directors in fulfilling the foundation’s mission to preserve and […]
Steven M. Wise (’76) Passes Away at 73
Animal rights trailblazer Steven (Steve) M. Wise passed away at the age of 73 on Thursday, February 15, after an extended illness. His experience with the anti-Vietnam War movement during his undergraduate years at the College of William and Mary led Steve to pursue a law degree at Boston University Law School, graduating in 1976. […]