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150th Anniversary Gala

Celebrate BU Law's 150-year legacy with students, faculty, alumni, and friends.

Oct•1•22

5:30pm

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150th Anniversary Gala

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In October 1872, sixty students joined the inaugural class at Boston University School of Law. The school swiftly earned its place at the forefront of legal education, pioneering advancements such as the sequenced, 3-year curriculum that is now the common standard for legal education in the United States. Today, BU Law is recognized among the top US law schools, with 25,000 alumni living in all fifty states and more than 100 countries around the world.

Over the past 150 years, BU Law’s faculty and alumni have made a profound impact. They have argued some of the nation’s most consequential cases. They have advanced the cause of civil rights and equal justice for all people. They have fueled innovation in industries from mass media to technology to healthcare. They have fundamentally reshaped our nation’s understanding of the law and, in some cases, literally changed the course of history.

This fall, we will kick off a yearlong celebration of our sesquicentennial with an anniversary gala, coming together as one BU Law community to honor the school’s legacy and envision its future. 

The law school is offering 100 free tickets to students who sign up to participate in a lottery.  Students will be selected at random from those who sign up. The lottery will open on Friday, September 9 at noon and remain open until Monday, September 12 at noon. Students will be notified if they will receive a ticket to the gala by the end of the day on Wednesday, September 14.

Please note that each student selected by lottery will receive an individual ticket, which is not transferable. If you have any questions, please contact lawevent@bu.edu

Platinum Sponsor

Western Carriers

Gold Sponsors

Latham & Watkins

Nixon Peabody

Silver Sponsors

Flangas Law Group and Kimberly Stein

Goodwin

WilmerHale

Agenda

  • 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

    Cocktail Reception

    Join other members of the BU Law community for a drinks and passed hors d'oeuvres to help kick off our anniversary celebration.

  • 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

    Dinner & Speaking Program

    Enjoy a meal with friends, old and new, while celebrating our school's 150-year legacy through reflections from our featured guests.

  • 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

    Drinks, Dessert, & Dancing

    Grab a drink and take to the dance floor while the Daptone Ensemble from East Coast Soul performs your favorite hits from many decades and genres.

Speakers

Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig

Angela Onwuachi-Willig

Dean and Ryan Roth Gallo & Ernest J. Gallo Professor of Law

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Angela Onwuachi-Willig

Dean and Ryan Roth Gallo & Ernest J. Gallo Professor of Law
Angela Onwuachi-Willig is dean of Boston University School of Law and the inaugural Ryan Roth Gallo & Ernest J. Gallo Professor of Law, the nation’s first endowed professorship in critical race theory. Prior to joining BU Law in 2018, she served as Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. Dean Onwuachi-Willig is a renowned legal scholar and expert in racial and gender inequality as well as anti-discrimination law. She writes in a variety of areas, including employment discrimination, family law, and critical race theory. She is author of According to Our Hearts: Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and the Law of the Multiracial Family from Yale University Press, and her articles have appeared in leading law journals such as the Yale Law Journal, California Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Northwestern University Law Review, and Vanderbilt Law Review, to name a few. Earlier in her career, Dean Onwuachi-Willig clerked for the US District Court of the Northern District of Ohio and the US Sixth Circuit Court. She practiced law as a labor and employment associate at Jones Day and Foley Hoag. In 2011, she was a finalist for the Supreme Court of Iowa. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College, where she now serves on the board of trustees; a JD from the University of Michigan; and a PhD in sociology and African American studies from Yale University. In 2021, Dean Onwuachi-Willig was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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W. Kamau Bell

Headliner

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W. Kamau Bell

Headliner
W. Kamau Bell is a stand-up comedian and the host and executive producer of the Emmy Award–winning CNN series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, which follows Bell as he explores communities across America to understand the unique challenges they face. The docu-series has considered topics ranging from the future of coal country to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, to the experience of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the United States. Bell’s four-part documentary series We Need to Talk About Cosby premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and is now streaming on Showtime. His latest stand-up comedy special, Private School Negro, is available on Netflix. W. Kamau Bell is the ACLU Celebrity Ambassador for Racial Justice and serves on the advisory boards of Right to Be (formerly Hollaback!) and Donors Choose.
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Rikki Klieman ('75)

Master of Ceremonies

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Rikki Klieman ('75)

Master of Ceremonies
CBS legal analyst Rikki Klieman (’75) will emcee the evening’s festivities. Named one of the top five woman attorneys in the US by Time magazine, Klieman rose to prominence when she joined Court TV to anchor its coverage of the OJ Simpson trial. In addition to CBS and Court TV, Klieman has provided legal analysis for NBC, the Daily Beast, and E! Network, and she has played the role of lawyer or judge on shows like Blue Bloods, Sharks, and Law & Order.
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Daptone Ensemble

Musical Entertainment

Daptone Ensemble

Musical Entertainment
Consisting of Berklee faculty musicians, East Coast Soul's Daptone ensemble features a carefully curated repertoire of timeless music performed at the highest level.

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