{"id":106174,"date":"2023-12-22T14:01:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=106174"},"modified":"2023-12-22T14:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:01:33","slug":"reflecting-on-2023","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2023\/reflecting-on-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin record-block-editorial-leadin has-media has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1851\" height=\"582\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Collage of images: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivering the BU Law commencement address; portrait of Robert Volk; Jaimee Francis (&#039;24) and Brianna Jordan (&#039;24); Barbara Jones, dean of the School of Social Work and Angela Onwuachi-Willig, dean of the School of Law grabbing a selfie with BU President Melissa Gilliam\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1.jpg 1851w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-636x200.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-1024x322.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-768x241.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-1536x483.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-1200x377.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-992x312.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-1500x472.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-500x157.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-1000x314.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/2023review_block-1-1628x512.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1851px) 100vw, 1851px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\"><em>Photos by John Gilooly, Josh Andrus, and Janice Checchio. Photo courtesy of Jaimee Francis and Brianna Jordan<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">BU Law News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReflecting on 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Key moments from this year.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar record-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">December 22, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/authors\/kimberly-miragliuolo\/\">Kimberly Miragliuolo<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap is-style-default\">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. Our school&#8217;s leadership rallied to reinforce the importance of diversity in academia and created programming to support reproductive justice. Students and an alum made an impact on Supreme Court cases. And Associate Dean Jasmine Gonzales Rose delivered the University Lecture on how we must examine the law through critical race theory. As we head into 2024, we have many things to look forward to, including a new President at BU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of BU Law\u2019s notable moments from 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number has-media\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-106197\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ.png\" alt=\"Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers the BU Law Commencement.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-826x826.png 826w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-682x682.png 682w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-1032x1032.png 1032w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-344x344.png 344w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-529x529.png 529w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-688x688.png 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-1058x1058.png 1058w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-710x710.png 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/KBJ-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Photo by John Gillooly<\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">1<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\">Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the 2023 BU Law Commencement address.<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p>The 150th class of BU Law graduates concluded their law school careers with a Commencement address from United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justice Jackson shared advice gleaned from her favorite musicals, urging graduates to \u201cfind something you care about, and get yourself into the room where it happens.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><footer class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-footer\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-footer-title\">Related Stories<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-footer-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/supreme-court-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-speaks-to-2023-bu-law-graduates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to 2023 BU LAW Graduates: \u201cAnything Is Possible\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/footer><\/article><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number has-media\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2000\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-106200\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait.png\" alt=\"BURJ Program Directors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait.png 1545w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-491x636.png 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-638x826.png 638w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-527x682.png 527w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-797x1032.png 797w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-1020x1321.png 1020w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-266x344.png 266w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-409x529.png 409w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-531x688.png 531w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-817x1058.png 817w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-1054x1364.png 1054w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-1276x1652.png 1276w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-773x1000.png 773w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BUPRJ_portrait-335x435.png 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">2<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\"><strong>BU Law launched a multidisciplinary reproductive justice and health program.<\/strong><\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p>The After <em>Roe<\/em> and <em>Dobbs<\/em> Symposium marked the start of the BU Law Reproductive Justice Program, codirected by Professors Linda McClain, Aziza Ahmed, and Nicole Huberfeld. Scholars, lawyers, and public health officials from across the country gathered at the law school to discuss what the future may look like with the landmark <em>Roe<\/em> decision overturned by the US Supreme Court.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/50-years-after-roe-v-wade-whats-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the event<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2023\/bu-law-program-on-reproductive-justice\/?utm_source=LINKEDIN_COMPANY&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=News+%26+Expertise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">learn more about the program<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/article><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number has-media\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1100\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-98315\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Robert Volk sits in a red chair with the BU School of Theology in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-520x636.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-768x939.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-676x826.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-558x682.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-844x1032.jpg 844w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-281x344.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-433x529.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-563x688.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-866x1058.jpg 866w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/robert-volk-portrait-818x1000.jpg 818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">3<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\">We said goodbye to dear faculty member, Robert Volk.<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p>Professor Robert Volk (\u201978) passed away in February, following a short but difficult treatment for cancer. For more than 40 years, Volk served the Boston University community with dedication and his signature sense of humor. \u201cRobert loved teaching and loved being an integral part of every first-year student\u2019s experience,\u201d says Jennifer Taylor McCloskey (\u201905), director of advocacy programs, who began working with Professor Volk in 2008. \u201cIt was important to him that his role could provide some measure of assurance to first-year students that it is okay to be who you are and be a lawyer.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2023\/remembering-robert-volk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more reflections on Volk\u2019s impact.<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/article><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number has-media\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-101967\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square.jpg\" alt=\"The facade of the US Supreme Court building half obscured by shadow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-826x826.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-682x682.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-1032x1032.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-344x344.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-529x529.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-688x688.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-1058x1058.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/06\/SCOTUS-ian-hutchinson-square-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">4<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\">Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig reflected on the SCOTUS affirmative action decision.<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p>Dean and Ryan Roth-Gallo Professor of Law Angela Onwuachi-Willig reassured the BU Law community, noting that \u201cBoston University School of Law was at the forefront of racial equality more than 150 years ago when it was founded. Today, we affirm our commitment to racial integration and to an institutional environment in which every student feels welcomed and in which every student can thrive.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2023\/commitment-to-diversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read her response to the #SCOTUS ruling on race-conscious admissions.<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/article><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number has-media\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-106181\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-636x425.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-992x662.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-1500x1001.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-1920x1282.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-1984x1324.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-1498x1000.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/23-1704-LECTURE-9-crop-copy-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bu-author\/chris-mcintosh\/\">Chris McIntosh<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">5<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\">Associate Dean Jasmine Gonzales Rose delivered the University Lecture.<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, and Engagement and Professor Jasmine Gonzales Rose shared, \u201cWhat I\u2019ve learned from critical race theory and from working in anti-racist movements is that this is really about <em>all<\/em>. This is really about love, it\u2019s really about freedom. It\u2019s about democracy.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><footer class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-footer\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-footer-title\">Related Stories<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-footer-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/university-lecture-jasmine-gonzales-rose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Many Say Critical Race Theory Divides Us\u2014LAW\u2019s Jasmine Gonzales Rose Says It Unites Us<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/footer><\/article><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number has-media\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-98447\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/Cesar-Lopez-Morales-SCOTUS-landscape.jpg\" alt=\"Cesar Lopez-Morales ('14) stands on the steps of the US Supreme Court, where he will clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2023-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/Cesar-Lopez-Morales-SCOTUS-landscape.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/Cesar-Lopez-Morales-SCOTUS-landscape-636x445.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/Cesar-Lopez-Morales-SCOTUS-landscape-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/Cesar-Lopez-Morales-SCOTUS-landscape-974x682.jpg 974w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/Cesar-Lopez-Morales-SCOTUS-landscape-491x344.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/Cesar-Lopez-Morales-SCOTUS-landscape-756x529.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/02\/Cesar-Lopez-Morales-SCOTUS-landscape-983x688.jpg 983w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Photo courtesy of Cesar Lopez-Morales<\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">6<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\">The BU Law community continues to make an impact on the Supreme Court.<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">This July, <\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2023\/headed-to-the-high-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">alum Cesar Lopez-Morales (\u201914) clerked for Justice Sotomayor<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">, continuing a career of appellate advocacy.<\/span><\/p><p>And this fall, a new clinical professor, Madeline Meth, continued the work as co-counselor for the Supreme Court Case <em>Muldrow v. City of St. Louis<\/em>. Meth sought support on the case from her BU Law Civil Litigation and Justice Clinic students. Jaimee Francis (\u201924) and Brianna Jordan (\u201924) joined her in DC for the December argument.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/article><\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-477x636.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-620x826.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-512x682.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-774x1032.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-258x344.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-397x529.jpg 397w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-516x688.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-794x1058.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/Brianna_JaimeeSCOTUS-rotated.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Brianna Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number has-media\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2000\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-106203\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle.png\" alt=\"Professor Woodrow Hartzog testifies before Congress.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle.png 1545w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-491x636.png 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-638x826.png 638w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-527x682.png 527w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-797x1032.png 797w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-1020x1321.png 1020w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-266x344.png 266w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-409x529.png 409w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-531x688.png 531w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-817x1058.png 817w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-1054x1364.png 1054w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-1276x1652.png 1276w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-773x1000.png 773w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/HartzogCongress_listicle-335x435.png 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Courtesy of CSPAN<\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">7<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\">Professor Hartzog testified at the Senate Judiciary Committee on artificial intelligence legislation.<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Hartzog advised that Congress use several different tools to monitor and regulate the use of AI, beyond just \u201cencouraging transparency, mitigating bias, and promoting principles of ethics.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/sep\/12\/us-senate-ai-hearings-microsoft-nvidia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more.<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/article><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number has-media\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1889\" height=\"2000\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-106218\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle.png\" alt=\"Collage of Rebecca Pendleton, Maureen Tracey Leo, and Christina Rice on their travels.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle.png 1889w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-601x636.png 601w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-967x1024.png 967w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-768x813.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-1451x1536.png 1451w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-780x826.png 780w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-644x682.png 644w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-975x1032.png 975w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-1248x1321.png 1248w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-325x344.png 325w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-500x529.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-650x688.png 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-999x1058.png 999w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-1288x1364.png 1288w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-1560x1652.png 1560w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/OGIP_Listicle-945x1000.png 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1889px) 100vw, 1889px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">8<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\">The Graduate, Online, and International Programs toured around the world.<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p>Director Maureen Tracy Leo toured India with the India-US LLM Legal Education Consortium and met with admitted students in Thailand. Assistant Dean Christina Rice visited Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Director of the Two-Year LLM Program Rebecca Pendleton traveled throughout Panama and Brazil. And BU Law was represented by Associate Director John LaPlante at the EdUSA fair held in Spain.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/article><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">9<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\">We welcomed the largest class of First Generation students yet!<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Before the official orientation at BU Law kicks off, new students find connections at events such as the Be Yourself Orientation and the First Generation Convening. This year\u2019s first gen-ers found solidarity in their numbers!<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/article><\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The First Generation Convening takes a group photo.\" class=\"wp-image-106210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-1984x1323.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/FGEN_TM_092923_32-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>#BULaw welcomes our largest #FirstGen class to date! Photo by Taylor Morales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle record-block-editorial-listicle has-number has-media\"><article class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-article\"><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1185\" height=\"1334\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-106183\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat.jpg 1185w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-565x636.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-910x1024.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-734x826.jpg 734w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-606x682.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-917x1032.jpg 917w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-1173x1321.jpg 1173w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-306x344.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-470x529.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-611x688.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-940x1058.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/12\/BU-Community-Reacts-to-Melissa-L.-Gilliam-President-feat-888x1000.jpg 888w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text wp-block-editorial-listicle-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">October 4, 2023. Boston, MA.\n\nDr. Melissa Gilliam is announced as Boston University\u2019s 11th president.\n\nPhoto by Janice Checchio for Boston University Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure><header class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-number\">10<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-hed\">Dr. Melissa Gilliam was announced as the next Boston University President.<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-header-content-dek\"><\/h4><\/div><\/header><section class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-content\"><p>Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig celebrated with the community as we learned the news that a national leader in education, a distinguished educator, scholar, research scientist, and physician, would be BU\u2019s next President. Onwuachi-Willig shared, \u201cWhat a wonderful, historic day. For us to have our first woman and first Black president, for a university that has long been forward-thinking and forward-moving [to] have a leader that is truly representative of our history and our values.\u201d<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-section-meta\"><p class=\"wp-blocks-components-share-tools\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-action\">Share this<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><footer class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-footer\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-footer-title\">Related Stories<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-editorial-listicle-footer-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/Melissa L. Gilliam, BU\u2019s 11th President https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/bu-community-reacts-to-melissa-l-gilliam\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThrilled!\u201d \u201cExcited!\u201d \u201cFantastic!\u201d BU Community Reacts to Melissa L. 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