Revealing Research
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been widespread across many areas of life, particularly in the pandemic’s exposure of public health failures and inequities.
Alumni Giving Supports Students’ In-Depth Research with BU Law Faculty
After Boston University School of Law Professor Karen Pita Loor published an article arguing for greater scrutiny of curfews and other restrictions on political protests, the city council in Berkeley, California, asked her for help in crafting legislation that would protect protesters’ rights during the demonstrations that swept the country in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 murder.
Reflecting on 2023
While this year presented its fair share of challenges, it also offered opportunities for learning, growth, and connection. The BU Law community repeatedly demonstrated its resilience and proved how the law may work in support of our values.
BU Law Student Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Violence
When Madeline Comer (’25) was working as an intern on the legal advocacy team at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) this summer, she appreciated every opportunity she had to speak with survivors of sexual violence about their legal options. But she was struck overall by the lack of support services available to them at the state and federal levels.
BU Law to Launch Program on Reproductive Justice
Through a new BU Program on Reproductive Justice offered by BU Law in partnership with schools and centers across the University, even more students will have sustained access to educational and career opportunities in this critical field.
Welcome New Faculty, Administrators
The faculty of Boston University School of Law are frequently rated among the best law professors in the country and command respect as leading scholars on a variety of legal topics across many areas of practice and employment sectors.
BU Law Welcomes Aziza Ahmed
Boston University School of Law is proud to welcome Aziza Ahmed as professor of law. Ahmed’s scholarship examines the intersection of law, politics, and science in the fields of constitutional law, criminal law, health law, and family law. She will be teaching the International Human Rights Seminar and a Reproductive Rights course this fall.