{"id":110012,"date":"2024-05-14T13:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T17:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=110012"},"modified":"2024-05-14T13:04:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T17:04:55","slug":"keenan-hunt-stone","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2024\/keenan-hunt-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"A Switchback toward Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin record-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-light-theme\">\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=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Hunt-Stone-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Keenan Hunt-Stone (&#039;24)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Hunt-Stone-Headshot.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Hunt-Stone-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Hunt-Stone-Headshot-344x344.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Hunt-Stone-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Hunt-Stone-Headshot-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\">Student Life<\/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\t<strong>A Switchback toward Progress<\/strong>\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\">Keenan Hunt-Stone (\u201924) sees the law as his best path forward for impactful change.<\/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 js-block-editorial-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\">May 14, 2024<\/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\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\">For many members of this year\u2019s graduating class, the decision to apply for law school was made during a pivotal time in history. The JDs graduating in May of 2024 were likely starting to decide their next career steps in March of 2020, when the global pandemic began. By May of 2020, racial violence and police brutality had fully ignited the Black Lives Matter movement. The disparities in our society were glaring and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/legalindustry\/law-school-applicants-surge-13-biggest-increase-since-dot-com-bubble-2021-08-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drove many to strive to bring systemic change<\/a> through a legal education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One such member of the BU Law class of 2024 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/keenan-hunt-stone-7528107b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keenan Hunt-Stone<\/a>, who decided to shift from studying physics to lawyering and studying education law. <em>The Record<\/em> talked with Keenan about his path to law school and his plans for after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a record-block-editorial-q-and-a has-primary-theme\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-title\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-title-heading\">Q<span>&amp;<\/span>A<\/h2><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-title-subheading\">with Keenan Hunt-Stone<\/h4><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Can you tell us about your academic background and what drove you to law school?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Physics was my favorite class in high school, so I majored in it in undergrad at Howard University. Four years didn\u2019t feel like enough to learn everything, so I continued studying physics in grad school at the University of Colorado Boulder. I got to do cool research working in accelerator physics.<br>&nbsp;<br>At the same time, the research cycle can be pretty demoralizing. It\u2019s weeks and weeks and weeks of no progress. And then one day, everything goes perfectly, and then back to no progress. Those perfect days were getting a little too far and in between.<br>&nbsp;<br>Coincidentally, it was March of 2020 when I was reassessing my plans and taking my last master\u2019s exam. Then the George Floyd murder sparked the racial justice movement.<br>&nbsp;<br>I participated in discussions at the University of Colorado about improving DEI efforts in admissions, but I felt I could make more of an impact. I ultimately settled on going to law school.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Do you have any favorite classes or professors that you will remember fondly?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/experiential-learning\/clinics\/access-to-justice-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Access to Justice<\/a> (A2J) program was phenomenal. I got a lot of hands-on lawyering experience. I worked with Boston Public Schools addressing how they respond to racially charged incidents.<br>\u00a0<br>I grew up in Plattsburgh, New York, which is not very diverse. I am biracial, and it didn\u2019t feel like there was a support structure there. I experienced racially charged incidents but never took the initiative that these kids did. It was great to see their energy and ideas and to be able to help them.<br>\u00a0<br>Professors <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/naomi-m-mann\/\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi Mann<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/jade-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jade Brown<\/a> (\u201916) were my mentors in the ATJ Clinic. They hype you up and provide reassurance through their support. Professor Mann has an incredible education law background, and she was always happy to have conversations about that. I was a research assistant for her as well.<br>\u00a0<br>From my 1L year, I\u2019ve always remained close with my contracts Professor <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/rory-van-loo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rory Van Loo<\/a>. I have been his research assistant, and he\u2019s always been willing to listen to what I want out of my career and advise me on the best steps to fulfill that.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">What other activities did you participate in while at BU Law?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">I\u2019ve been involved with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bulawblsa\" target=\"_blank\">BLSA<\/a> (the BU Law Black Students Association), and in my 1L year, I was a student representative.<br>\u00a0<br>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bulawreview\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Boston University Law Review<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(<em>BULR<\/em>) gave me this environment where people talk about the law beyond the classroom, such as law review articles or current news, such as a Supreme Court decision. I decided to run for leadership and was thankfully elected editor-in-chief.<br>\u00a0<br>These platforms are very powerful. I wanted to make sure that <em>BULR<\/em> was extending its platform in every way that it could. One way we achieved this was through a nontraditional response by creating a discussion about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bulawreview\/files\/2023\/12\/WEISBURD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kate Weisburd\u2019s paper<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bulawreview\/files\/2023\/12\/WEISBURD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">,<\/a> which was about monitoring formally incarcerated persons and amendment invasions. Some of her co-scholars had been formerly incarcerated, so it was helpful to have people who have been affected talk about it. The ivory tower of a review can be very daunting, especially if you\u2019re not used to writing in a legal format. It was nice to extend our platform in a way that everyone felt comfortable sharing their ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"673\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Katahdin-Summit-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Keenan Hunt-Stone and fianc\u00e9e Christina Castedo at the top of Mount Katahdin.\" class=\"wp-image-110038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Katahdin-Summit-copy.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Katahdin-Summit-copy-636x557.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Katahdin-Summit-copy-393x344.jpg 393w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Katahdin-Summit-copy-604x529.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Keenan Hunt-Stone and fianc\u00e9e Christina Castedo at the top of Mount Katahdin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a record-block-editorial-q-and-a has-primary-theme\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">You recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YTkRvpTL3NM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">facilitated a conversation for the <em>Boston University Law Review<\/em> Symposium<\/a>. Can you talk about your involvement with that?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">We all read the room and knew where the <em>Students for Fair Admissions<\/em> Supreme Court decision was going. There was so much happening: <em>Dobbs<\/em>, book bans, and attacks on critical race theory. Students wanted to hear from professors and administrators about these issues and <em>BULR<\/em> provided the platform.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Do you have any hobbies that you enjoy?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Ever since I was an undergrad, I\u2019ve been big into the outdoors. I hiked Mount Katahdin in Maine with my fianc\u00e9e and our friend in September, which was a challenge. The view is worth it and we got to cheer on hikers completing the Appalachian Trail.<br>\u00a0<br>I love playing Dungeons &amp; Dragons. It\u2019s how I met my fianc\u00e9e. So, opposite ends of the spectrum, in a basement inside and on top of a mountain outside.<br>\u00a0<br>I\u2019ve also made a lot of great friends at BU Law that I know I\u2019ll stay in touch with no matter how dispersed we are.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Speaking of Maine, congratulations on securing a clerkship at the United States District Court for the District of Maine with the Honorable Lance E. Walker! What made you choose to clerk after graduation?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Thank you. My 1L faculty connection was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/jessica-silbey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jessica Silbey<\/a>; she\u2019s a big part of how and why I landed my clerkship. After hearing my many different interests, she suggested I clerk for a year and experience different kinds of law. Judge Walker seems like he\u2019ll be an amazing mentor, and I can\u2019t wait to start working for him.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Do you have plans for once the clerkship is finished?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">I enjoyed seeing the intellectual property side of things during my 2L summer at WilmerHale and hope to return after my clerkship. And I also love that they have a commitment to <em>pro bono<\/em>. It will be a great place to explore all my passions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-1984x1322.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4748.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Hunt-Stone moderates the <em>Boston University Law Review<\/em> panel including Professor Jonathan Feingold, Visiting Professor Vinay Harpalani, and Associate Dean Jasmine Gonzales Rose.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories is-style-card has-three record-block-editorial-relatedstories\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-title\">Related<\/h3>\n\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title-link\">Breaking Law Review Barriers<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-date\">April 26, 2024<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many members of this year\u2019s graduating class, the decision to apply for law school was made during a pivotal time in history. The JDs graduating in May of 2024 were likely starting to decide their next career steps in March of 2020, when the global pandemic began. By May of 2020, racial violence and police brutality had fully ignited the Black Lives Matter movement. The disparities in our society were glaring and drove many to strive to bring systemic change through a legal education. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19416,"featured_media":110013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"bu_prepress_billboard":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term":"Student Life","_bu_prepress_primary_term_manual":""},"tags":[3427,2220,1860],"bu-publication":[3742],"record-article-category":[3746,3749,4135,3786,3758],"record-topic":[3935],"bu_edition":[],"media_type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/110012"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19416"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110012"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/110012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110039,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/110012\/revisions\/110039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110012"},{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=110012"},{"taxonomy":"record-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/record-article-category?post=110012"},{"taxonomy":"record-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/record-topic?post=110012"},{"taxonomy":"bu_edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_edition?post=110012"},{"taxonomy":"media_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_type?post=110012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}