Professor Katharine G. Young has been named the inaugural Robert A. Trevisani Professor in International Law at Boston College Law School. The professorship, established through the generosity of alumnus Robert A. Trevisani ’55, JD ’58, recognizes excellence in research and teaching while advancing global awareness and education.
Professor Young, who joined BC Law in 2013, is a leading scholar in international law, comparative law, contracts, and law and gender. Her research explores economic and social rights, including access to health care, housing, and education. She previously served as associate dean for Faculty and Global Programs, helping expand the Law School’s international curriculum and opportunities.
“Professor Young is an absolutely stellar international legal scholar, whose academic work and reputation have national and international reach,” noted Dean Odette Lienau, the Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean and Professor of Law. “She is a trusted mentor across campus and a cornerstone of our fantastic international law community.”
Professor Young was elected to the American Law Institute in 2025 and served as the Stephen and Barbara Friedman Visiting Professor of Law at Columbia Law School in spring 2025. She will serve as the Sullivan & Cromwell Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School in spring 2027.
“It’s a wonderful honor to assume this inaugural chair,” Professor Young said. “Our students have immense energy and curiosity for understanding law’s applications across the world, and for how their careers will shape, and be shaped by, its transnational dimensions.”
Read the full announcement on BC News.