Rougeau Introduced as President at AALS Meeting
The Association of American Law Schools kicked off its annual meeting on January 5 and welcomed BC Law Dean Vincent Rougeau as its new president. The AALS 2021 meeting consists o...
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Together in a Time of Crisis: A Letter from the Dean
Floyd’s senseless murder at the hands of those sworn to protect us is the ...
Dear friends: I know the pain that you are feeling because I am feeling it too. And I am tired. So very, ...
Dean Rougeau Named AALS President-Elect
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) has named Vincent D. Rougeau, dean of Boston College Law School, AALS President-elect. Rougeau is a nationally recognized leader in...
Deans Column: Just Mercy for Criminal Justice
In the end, who we are and what we do as a Jesuit, Catholic law school is ro...
In October, Bryan Stevenson, the acclaimed criminal defense lawyer and author of the best-selling book, Just...
Interdisciplinary Bridges Solve Real-World Problems
A message from the Dean....
President Trump’s recent decision to declare a national emergency in order to divert public funds to const...
Dean’s Column: How to Avoid the Next 2008
This fall, law school deans face two data points that—when combined—indicate trouble ahead. The most recent NALP placement statistics show a slight increase in the overall empl...
Amid Rising Applications, A New Strategy for Law School Budgets
A message from Vincent D. Rougeau, Dean, Boston College Law School....
After many years of decline, law school applications are on the rise again. The most recent figures from the...
Dean’s Column: DACA and Our Campus Community
In a recent Sunday edition of the New York Times, op-ed columnist Frank Bruni reminded us that of the 965 grants given out by the MacArthur Foundation, 209 awardees were born outsi...
Justice Hines to Class of 2017: “Speak the Truth”
Hines referenced lawyers fighting against racism and segregation in the deep...
Addressing the Boston College Law School Class of 2017, Geraldine Hines, associate justice of the Massachuse...
Yen to Receive Chris Kando Iijima Teacher and Mentor Award
BC Law Professor Alfred C. Yen will receive the 2016-2017 Professor Chris Kando Iijima Teacher and Mentor Award. Established by the Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty...