The Record, spring 2021 issue cover: An illustration of 4 people from different backgrounds and walks of life sit around a leaf-shaped board table with a panda, who wears a business suit

Corporate America Rethinks Its Purpose

The private sector looks beyond profits to satisfy stakeholders—and shareholders who want to see progress on environmental and social issues.

In This Issue

  • Alumni

    Toward Equal Justice

    Shubi Deoras on expanding access to civil justice for low-income and disadvantaged people.

  • Woman with money illustration
    Gender and Law

    Closing the Wage Gap

    James Bessen’s research into salary history bans is driving change for job seekers

  • Cover of the first edition of To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
    From the Dean

    Books That Inspire

    Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig on the books that have impacted her life.

  • Books

    Unearthing Women’s Stories

    In her best-selling historical novels, Heather Benedict Terrell writes the “origin stories” of overlooked women.

  • Corporate Law

    ESG in Practice

    Environmental, social, and governance focus brings David Curran (’86) full circle in his legal career.

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Elizabeth King Nonprofit Finance and Governance

Navigating Nonprofit Missions and Finances

Associate Professor Elizabeth King brings together her experience in nonprofits, corporate law, and healthcare to study nonprofit finance and governance.

Cybersecurity

What Was IP Law Like in the 90s?

SILC Executive Director Jef Pearlman, reflects on the similarities between IP law and emerging technologies, then and now.

In The Media

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Steven Dean joins Tavis Smiley

Recent Issue Spring 2025 Explore the latest issue of the Record, marking five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a period that continues to reveal deep inequalities across society. From racial justice and healthcare reform to combatting police brutality and family policing, BU Law faculty and alumni are using the law to drive […]

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