An Advocate for BU Law’s Externship Program
Before Kate Devlin Joyce realized she wanted to be a lawyer, she was drawn to teaching. After earning her BA in philosophy and theology from the University of Scranton, Devlin Joyce spent two years teaching high school French, biology, and earth science in Jamaica and Belize.
Julie Dahlstrom Takes the Helm of Experiential Education Program
Professor Julie A. Dahlstrom takes over new role as associate dean for experiential education from Clinical Professor Karen Pita Loor, who had served in the post since 2019 and will return to full-time teaching after a sabbatical this fall.
Denial of Justice for Trafficking Survivors
Julie Dahlstrom, clinical associate professor and director of the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program at School of Law, and Heba Gowayed, Moorman-Simon Assistant Professor of Sociology at the College of Arts & Sciences seek to understand, two decades after the creation of the T visa, how the program is functioning. Is it working to protect those most vulnerable? Or, in fact, are there survivors who are unable to access the program?
Immigrants’ Rights Win for BU Law Clinic & Coalition
When Greselda de Leon’s father lost his job, her life in the Philippines was completely uprooted. She dropped out of school to work full time, but it was not enough income to support the whole family.
How BU Professors Are Integrating the #MeToo Movement into Curriculum
BU Law faculty are integrating #MeToo and related themes into courses—even as the movement still plays out in real time across social media and in everyday headlines.
Offering a Helping Hand to Migrants Waiting to Enter the US
BU Law faculty and students provide desperately needed legal assistance in Tijuana.
Boston-Area Volunteers Offer Legal Advice To Migrants In Tijuana
Julie Dahlstrom, Karen Pita Loor, and Sarah Sherman-Stokes accompanied three BU Law students, Jesus Zelaya (’20), Genesis Guzman (’19), and Chelsea Tejada (’20), to Tijuana to help migrants apply for asylum in the US.
Meghan Poole (’19) Awarded Douglass Fellowship from the Human Trafficking Institute
The Douglass Fellowship gives law students who demonstrate a passion for human trafficking policy the opportunity to gain indispensable knowledge and skills to aid them in their work.
Fighting Crime? There’s an App for That
BU Law and Computer Science students develop app to help prosecutors combat human trafficking.
Mass. Criminal Justice Reform Bill Passes with Input from BU Law Clinical Program
The Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program advocated for legislation to help survivors of human trafficking vacate convictions.