{"id":110443,"date":"2024-06-17T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=110443"},"modified":"2024-06-21T16:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T20:12:29","slug":"evolving-enrichment","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2024\/evolving-enrichment\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolving Enrichment"},"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-quinary-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=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Lisa Freudenheim\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--551x826.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--455x682.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--688x1032.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--881x1321.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--229x344.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--353x529.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--459x688.jpg 459w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--705x1058.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--909x1364.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--1101x1652.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--1376x2064.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--1761x2642.jpg 1761w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/02.-hi-res-NELB-Lisa-Freudenheim--667x1000.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\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\">Photo by Tony Rinaldo<\/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\tEvolving Enrichment\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\">Going outside of the classroom to support students from their first year through bar passage\u2014and beyond.<\/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\">June 17, 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\/lauren-eckenroth\/\">Lauren Eckenroth<\/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\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/lisa-freudenheim\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Freudenheim<\/a> has devoted her career in legal education to helping students develop fundamental skills for success and well-being in law school and the legal profession. She joined BU Law last fall after 13 years at New England Law | Boston, where she served as dean and held positions as associate dean, co-dean, and professor and director of the academic excellence program. At BU Law, Freudenheim is director of the newly expanded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/academic-enrichment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Enrichment Program<\/a>, in which she and Visiting Assistant Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/tyson-lord-justice-gray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TL Gray<\/a> are leading workshops and other services aimed at evolving the academic support resources available to BU Law students. <em>The Record<\/em> spoke with Professor Freudenheim about the new program and its success so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-1024x687.jpeg\" alt=\"TL Gray and Lisa Freudenheim meet with students during BU Law's annual LibraryFest.\" class=\"wp-image-110457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-1024x687.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-636x427.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-768x516.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-1536x1031.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-2048x1375.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-1200x805.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-992x666.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-1500x1007.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-1920x1289.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-500x336.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-1000x671.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-1984x1332.jpeg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1834_crop-1490x1000.jpeg 1490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>TL Gray and Lisa Freudenheim meet with students during BU Law&#8217;s annual LibraryFest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a record-block-editorial-q-and-a\"><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 Lisa Freudenheim<\/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\"><strong><em>What are the goals of the Academic Enrichment Program?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">For most of us, law school involves a steep learning curve and tends to be a time of tremendous personal and professional growth. Our goal is to support and empower students as they move through the challenges and opportunities that law school presents, from the first year through bar passage. We recognize the incredible potential that each one of our students brings to the BU Law community and try to be transparent about what is expected of them and how they can achieve their goals. Ultimately, we are fortunate to be building a program in a law school with a faculty and staff so dedicated to student success and well-being.<\/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\"><strong><em>What kind of programming do you offer?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Our initiatives span the law school and bar-prep curriculum. We offer classes, workshops, and individual coaching to support student learning and professional development, keying in on where we think students might benefit from additional practice, guidance, and training. In the first year, our programming focuses on giving students low-stakes opportunities to try out new skills\u2014whether it\u2019s writing a case brief, outlining, or taking an exam\u2014and then to learn and grow as a law student and lawyer.<br><br>In the fall semester, we held a 1L-wide civil procedure practice exam. All students were offered a chance to engage in thoughtful self-assessment, where they could see where they hit the mark and where they fell short. We then provided feedback on the core skills they would need in the final exam. This kind of a program, with this level of coordination and emphasis on self-assessment, was very well received by students.<br><br>This spring, we launched a new bar skills course, and with that we were looking to create a class that does more than just prepare students to take a test\u2014one that also helps them see the connections between law school and practice.<\/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\"><strong><em>What\u2019s next for the program?<\/em><\/strong><\/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\u2019re hoping to create a program to connect alumni who can serve as bar mentors for our students. What we know about bar passage is that so much of it rises and falls on feeling connected and supported. So, we\u2019re really hoping that we can leverage the wisdom and experience of our young alumni to support and encourage our even more recent grads as they take the bar. In addition, we are looking to offer a course in legal analysis skills to students in their second year who might benefit from deeper skills training and feedback.<br><br>In January, the program served as a field site for testing the new bar exam format\u2014the NextGen Bar Exam. What is promising is that the new exam is being designed to align the type of skills and knowledge used by newly licensed lawyers with a new bar exam format. The exam will be gradually rolled out over the next several years, and we will be designing and offering programs to ensure our students have all the skills and knowledge to succeed on the exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-primary-background-color has-primary-color is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>Academic Enrichment by the Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From workshops to practice exams and individual advising, the new Academic Enrichment Program at BU Law has something for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:42% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"560\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/Academic-Engagement-Infographic_2.jpg\" alt=\"PERCENT OF 1L CLASS ENGAGED\nWITH ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT\nWORKSHOPS:\nAVERAGE:\n37%\nPEAK:\n&gt;50%\" class=\"wp-image-110558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/Academic-Engagement-Infographic_2.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/Academic-Engagement-Infographic_2-258x344.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/Academic-Engagement-Infographic_2-397x529.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/Academic-Engagement-Infographic_1.jpg\" alt=\"NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS HELD:\n14 plus a weekly class through\nthe spring semester\" class=\"wp-image-110556\" width=\"336\" height=\"220\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/Academic-Engagement-Infographic_3.jpg\" alt=\"PERCENT OF 1L CLASS\nTHAT PARTICIPATED IN THE\nPRACTICE EXAM:\n98%\" class=\"wp-image-110559\" width=\"333\" height=\"211\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/Academic-Engagement-Infographic_4.png\" alt=\"BAR-PREP SESSIONS HELD:\nA 13-week course, plus a\nrange of other workshops and\nprogramming\" class=\"wp-image-110563\" width=\"426\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/Academic-Engagement-Infographic_4.png 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/06\/Academic-Engagement-Infographic_4-500x209.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa Freudenheim has devoted her career in legal education to helping students develop fundamental skills for success and well-being in law school and the legal profession. She joined BU Law last fall after 13 years at New England Law | Boston, where she served as dean and held positions as associate dean, co-dean, and professor and director of the academic excellence program. At BU Law, Freudenheim is director of the newly expanded Academic Enrichment Program, in which she and Visiting Assistant Professor TL Gray are leading workshops and other services aimed at evolving the academic support resources available to BU Law students. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19416,"featured_media":110670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"bu_prepress_billboard":"{\"post_id\":110399,\"hed\":\"Building on a Tradition of Excellence: Empowering Every BU Law Student for Success\",\"dek\":\"Next Article\",\"class\":\"wp-block-editorial-billboard record-block-editorial-billboard is-layout-align-left has-media\",\"backgroundId\":\"110404\",\"backgroundUrl\":\"\\\/law\\\/files\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/24-1019-LAWDEAN-010-2-970x456.jpg\",\"backgroundType\":\"image\",\"backgroundOpacity\":\"100\"}","_bu_prepress_primary_term":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term_manual":"BU Law News"},"tags":[2349],"bu-publication":[3742],"record-article-category":[],"record-topic":[],"bu_edition":[4317],"media_type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/110443"}],"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=110443"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/110443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110805,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/110443\/revisions\/110805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110443"},{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=110443"},{"taxonomy":"record-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/record-article-category?post=110443"},{"taxonomy":"record-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/record-topic?post=110443"},{"taxonomy":"bu_edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_edition?post=110443"},{"taxonomy":"media_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_type?post=110443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}