Faculty

In Brief

Around the Academy

Sharon Post: Chief Judge Post and two colleagues from the Federal Circuit of Appeals in Washington, DC, held a rare special session at BC Law ...

Winter 2016

Faculty Scholarship

Hashimoto Investigates Opioid Crisis

Lawyer-scientist’s research shapes national guidelines on overuse.

By Jeri Zeder
Winter 2016

Light the World

The Domino Effect of a Teacher’s Generosity

$1 million and counting—the remarkable story of the power of many.

Winter 2016

Faculty Scholarship

Notable Faculty Publications

Professor Daniel Kanstroom, in his ongoing efforts to raise public consciousness of US deportation laws, has co-authored The New Deportation Delirium: Interdisciplinary Responses (NYU Press, ...

Winter 2016

Faculty Scholarship

BC Law Faculty Achievements

Full Circle: Professor Joan Blum last summer conducted a two-day training program in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on drafting indictments. She did so on behalf of the ...

Winter 2016

Online Exclusives

What Does Insurance Litigation of the Future Look Like?

Vulnerabilities, opportunities emerge as panelists discuss how the industry is changing.

By Andrea Clavijo '16
January 30, 2016

Online Exclusives

Albert Named Chair of ASCL Special Committee

The American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) has appointed BC Law professor Richard Albert chair of a term-limited committee tasked with preparing a report on how the ASCL can build ...

January 19, 2016

Online Exclusives

First Circuit Appeals Court Victories Continue String of BC Law Successes

BC Law faculty and students have had remarkable success in the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals in 2015. Earlier this year, teams of students ...

January 4, 2016

Online Exclusives

Ring, Ault Featured in UN International Tax Conference

In December, Professor Emeritus Hugh Ault and Professor Diane Ring participated as experts in a three-day workshop on “Administration of Tax Treaties and Addressing Base-Eroding ...

December 14, 2015

Online Exclusives

Bilder’s Madison’s Hand Draws Praise at Clough Panel

On Tuesday, October 27th, distinguished scholars of American constitutionalism gathered together for a special event to celebrate the publication of Professor Mary Bilder’s book, Madison’s hand: ...

November 13, 2015

Online Exclusives

Climate Change May Revolutionize the Insurance Industry

Signature conference asks the hard questions about how the increasing threat of natural catastrophes will affect the economy of disaster relief

By David Reich
November 11, 2015

Online Exclusives

Hearsay Reform Symposium Debates Proposed Changes

BC Law professor Mark Brodin was a featured presenter at the Symposium on Hearsay Reform, part of the annual fall meeting of the Advisory Committee ...

October 27, 2015

Online Exclusives

“Rise of Donor Advised Funds: Should Congress Respond?”

The Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good launched on October 23 with a public conference that brought together Congressional staffers, journalists and people on ...

October 26, 2015

Online Exclusives

BC Law Launches Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good

At a time when American society has grown increasingly dependent on philanthropy to fund everything from our most fundamental needs to our highest ideals, two ...

October 22, 2015

Online Exclusives

Estate and Gift Tax Symposium Draws Scholars To Campus

On Friday, October 9, 2015, Boston College Law School and The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation co-sponsored a symposium titled, “The Centennial ...

October 13, 2015