{"id":114643,"date":"2024-12-19T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T20:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=114643"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:46:57","slug":"erika-george","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2024\/erika-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika George Joins BU Law as Associate Dean for Equity, Justice &#038; Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin record-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-wider 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=\"1366\" height=\"2048\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Erika_George\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-551x826.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-455x682.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-688x1032.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-881x1321.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-229x344.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-353x529.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-459x688.jpg 459w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-706x1058.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-910x1364.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-1102x1652.jpg 1102w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/Erika_George-2-667x1000.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/>\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\">Faculty<\/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\tErika George Joins BU Law as Associate Dean for Equity, Justice &amp; Engagement\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\">George shares her love of learning with students and a passion for social justice and inclusion in her scholarship.<\/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 19, 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\/sabrina-molinaro\/\">Sabrina Molinaro<\/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<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph record-block-editorial-introparagraph is-style-dropcap-outlined has-dropcap has-dropcap-color-quinary\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph-content\"><p>Drawing lines between environmental justice, technology, and corporate social responsibility, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/erika-george\/\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/erika-george\/\" target=\"_blank\">Erika George<\/a><\/a> is a leading scholar in the field of business and human rights. Her research, including her book <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/incorporating-rights-9780199941483?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/incorporating-rights-9780199941483?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Incorporating Rights: Strategies to Advance Corporate Accountability<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(Oxford University Press 2021), examines the growing demands for business enterprises to respect international human rights.\u00a0This fall, George joined Boston University School of Law as associate dean for equity, justice, and engagement; professor of law; and Ernest Haddad faculty scholar. She continues to apply her scholarship to the greater umbrella of social justice and inclusion.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>George began to witness issues at the intersection of business rights, human rights, and environmental justice early in life. Her mother\u2019s cancer diagnosis, combined with the knowledge that she had grown up in Louisiana\u2019s \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2024\/01\/25\/us-louisianas-cancer-alley?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwmaO4BhAhEiwA5p4YLwZh7oJb0gFnNsV9iIfMtymg0LQGllpw358mHaKRkYmySFAc2frXhhoCZ30QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\">Cancer Alley<\/a>,\u201d an 85-mile stretch of land between New Orleans and Baton Rouge known for extreme pollution from local fossil fuel and petrochemical operations, was a contributing factor that inspired George to start asking questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cAs my mom was battling her cancer\u2013which was kind of the defining feature of my whole childhood\u2013I started to better understand the environmental impacts that could have led to so many people having these challenges,\u201d says George. \u201cBut that isn\u2019t necessarily what drew me to law school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>George was initially inspired to study law through popular culture depictions of attorneys and witnessing her mother, an elementary public schoolteacher committed to social change, advocate for civil and political rights. George grew up as a Black girl in a majority white neighborhood outside of Chicago, and experienced moments of exclusion that prompted a deep concern for unfairness and inequality. She was drawn to legal role models like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/justices\/thurgood_marshall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thurgood Marshall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/barbara-jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barbara Jordan<\/a> (\u201959), who represented the activism and societal change that can be made with a law degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote record-block-bu-pullquote alignwide is-style-modern has-image-focus-center-middle has-quinary-theme\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">This made it clear that exclusion anywhere is a risk to human rights for everyone, everywhere.<\/div><footer class=\"caption\">Erika George, Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, &amp; Engagement<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After earning her bachelors at the University of Chicago, she continued her studies at the school and earned a masters in International Relations and Affairs. George proceeded to earn her JD from Harvard Law School and while there, served as an articles editor of the <em>Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review<\/em>. During her years of higher education, George developed an understanding of the relationship between business, human rights, and environmental justice that would cause her to want to investigate further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following law school, George clerked for Judge Hart in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois. From there, she joined <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights Watch<\/a>, conducting research to document violations of social and economic rights and publishing a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2001\/03\/01\/scared-school\/sexual-violence-against-girls-south-african-schools\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> about the human right to education and gender discrimination in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After releasing her findings, George met with the South African Ministry of Education, learning that these problems did not stop in schools. \u201cThis made it clear that exclusion anywhere<a> <\/a>is a risk to human rights for everyone, everywhere,\u201d she says. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/sociology\/human-rights\/people\/bronwen-manby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N. Browen Manby<\/a>, a mentor of George\u2019s while at Human Rights Watch, released a report titled, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/1999\/nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Price of Oil<\/a>,\u201d which George notes, \u201cprovided a foundation for efforts to link causation and liability for human rights violations to the company, not just the country\u2019s failures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulling from her experience with Human Rights Watch and her first-hand understanding of the human health impact from environmental injustice, George\u2019s scholarship ties the relationship between corporate social responsibility and environmental business practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI made the connection to the petrochemical oil industry and Cancer Alley in Louisiana, to the Niger Delta and environmental injustices there,\u201d she says. \u201cThey\u2019re basically the same kinds of companies, though in different subsidiary structures, but the playbook is pretty much the same: you are in a resource rich area with people who don\u2019t have the kind of political power to resist what\u2019s happening to their environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>George, who contributed comments on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and now serves on the board of <a href=\"https:\/\/shiftproject.org\/\">Shift<\/a>, the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles, looks for ways to codify the notion that businesses not only have a responsibility to their shareholders, but a responsibility to respect human rights as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her future research will focus on realizing the human right to a clean, healthy, sustainable environment. George is a proud member of the Board of Trustees of <a href=\"https:\/\/earthjustice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earthjustice<\/a>, a leading non-profit public interest environmental law organization, and was recently appointed to the State Department\u2019s subcommittee on Responsible Business Conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114672\" width=\"297\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-477x636.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-620x826.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-512x682.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-774x1032.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-258x344.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-397x529.jpg 397w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-516x688.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-794x1058.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/12\/2-4-IMG_3509-3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><figcaption>Erika George introducing a fireside chat between Paulette Brown and Ghillaine Reid (&#8217;95) for the BU Law Congresswoman Barbara Jordan Speaker Series on Race, Law, &amp; Inequality.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She was motivated by the opportunity to join the BU Law faculty because of the clear commitment to social progress and inclusion. \u201cI was attracted to it because the leadership of the law school was doing dynamic things,\u201d says George. \u201cI was attracted to this place because it\u2019s a place on the move.\u201d She follows Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/jasmine-gonzales-rose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jasmine Gonzales Rose<\/a>, a leading critical race theorist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2023\/gonzales-rose-associate-dean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who served as associate dean last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly fortunate to have Erika join us as the new associate dean for equity, justice, and engagement. She is a brilliant scholar whose work touches upon the most important aspects of the human dimension: compassion, understanding, a willingness to engage and learn,\u201d says Dean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/angela-onwuachi-willig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angela Onwuachi-Willig<\/a>. \u201cShe also has an incredible gift of personally connecting with everyone she meets\u2014and hearing, really hearing, those with whom she speaks.&nbsp;The combination of those exceptional talents has made her an incredibly effective leader in facilitating community and learning across difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the associate dean role, Professor George is running workshops to fulfill the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/content\/dam\/aba\/administrative\/legal_education_and_admissions_to_the_bar\/standards\/2024-2025\/2024-2025-standards-chapter-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABA Standard 303<\/a>, which requires professional identity formation by orienting students on their social identity, structural forms of bias, and civility and the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cErika will be thorough in her approach to thinking through, creating, and providing the lessons that enable our students to become culturally competent and humble,\u201d Dean Onwuachi-Willig notes. \u201cHer direction will help our faculty cultivate inclusive classrooms and excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor George is also teaching a course on public international law, formatting her classes to enable the students to drive their own educational experience. \u201cA lot of the first year of law school, you don\u2019t have much agency, right?\u201d says George. \u201cYour classes are picked for you. Your faculty are picked for you. So, when there are ways to increase a student\u2019s level of agency over how they interact with material in class, I look for ways to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote record-block-bu-pullquote alignwide is-style-modern has-image-focus-center-middle has-quinary-theme has-dark-theme-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">My mom, as a teacher, always said that, \u201cyou learn to read, and then you read to learn\u2013and what you want to create are people who love learning.\u201d<\/div><footer class=\"caption\">Erika George, Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, &amp; Engagement<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the classroom, George tends to use a soft Socratic method to allow students to address the problems presented and comprehend the material, while utilizing their unique backgrounds and disciplinary areas. \u201cI will expect you to be prepared, and I will ask you questions,\u201d says George. \u201cBut a lot of the work in my class will be done in a \u2018think-share-pair\u2019 [students respond to a problem first by collaborating to think it through, then sharing in a pair, and finally presenting their insights to the full class or to other pairs] or in a small group \u2018law firm\u2019 of fellow students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor George sees her responsibility as \u201cbeing able to listen to [the students] and hear what their experiences are and then help them navigate how to create a better environment.\u201d Looking for ways to improve the student experience and facilitate a more inclusive learning environment, George aims to create a greater sense of authenticity, representation, and belonging within the law school community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-end-of-article\">\u201cMy 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href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2024\/judge-robert-w-pratt\/\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title-link\">Jurist in Residence Judge Robert W. Pratt<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-date\">October 17, 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\t\t<li class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1800\" height=\"1202\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professor Jasmine Gonzales Rose\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-636x425.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-992x662.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-1500x1002.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-1498x1000.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/10\/Jasmine-Gonzales-Rose-photo-by-Tami-Nguyen-copy-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-category\"><span>BU Law News<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2023\/gonzales-rose-associate-dean\/\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title-link\">Jasmine Gonzales Rose Named Associate Dean for Equity, Justice &#038; Engagement<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-date\">October 10, 2023<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drawing lines between environmental justice, technology, and corporate social responsibility, Erika George is a leading scholar in the field of business and human rights. 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