I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome our new Assistant Director, Richard Fox, who started with the ELLM program yesterday. Welcome, Richard! Prior to joining the ELLM, Richard worked at the Boston University Study Abroad office where he was responsible for pre-departure coordination, registration and grading, institutional billing and relations, scholarships and grants, and program [...]
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Happy Holidays from the ELLM office
December 19, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Dear friends of the ELLM and Boston University: As the end of 2012 approaches (and as we are reasonably sure the world will not be ending anytime soon!), we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year and share our holiday wishes with you. This year saw the ELLM move to a rotating-format [...]
ELLM Webinars– An Integral Part of Our Outreach Efforts
October 10, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Hi friends– As many of you undoubtedly know, we work at growing our ELLM cohort through all the forms of social media that we feel we can utilize effectively. In the near future, we will likely expand our presence on Google Plus, and look at ways in which we can utilize Twitter more effectively, before [...]
Kassie Tucker Honored with Gerard H. Cohen Award
October 1, 2012 at 11:27 am
At the Annual Silver Shingle Awards Reception at BU Law on September 21, 2012, our very own Kassie Tucker was honored with the Gerard H. Cohen Award. Presented since 1994, the Cohen Award recognizes an outstanding member of the administrative staff of the School of Law. In presenting the award to her, Dean Maureen O’Rourke had [...]
ELLM office runs two more successful summer programs
July 31, 2012 at 2:06 pm
These past three weeks we have been busy with, among other things, running two non-degree programs for visiting Korean and Chinese students. An initiative of our office that we began last year, these “special programs” are a way of offering a little of the BU Law experience to visitors during the summer. While we have a [...]
Executive LL.M. announces new online Concentration in International Taxation
June 26, 2012 at 12:39 pm
As part of the expansion of the Executive LL.M. program (“ELLM”), we are pleased to announce our first concentration! Building on the launch of BU Law’s new online Graduate Tax Program, beginning in September 2012 our students are now able to complete a 10 credit Concentration in International Taxation, offered wholly online in tandem with [...]
Our First Commencement!
May 24, 2012 at 2:38 pm
This past Sunday, Kassie and I had the pleasure of attending BU Law’s annual Commencement ceremony. Speaking personally, it gave me an opportunity to once again don my colorful D.C.L. robes; but much more importantly, it gave me the chance to share in this momentuous and meaningful day. BU Law’s Commencement was a wonderful and spirited affair, highlighted by our [...]
Our Red (March) Session, Ready for a Repeat!
March 1, 2012 at 2:19 pm
hi friends– The Red session marks a major milestone for the ELLM program, as it is in many ways our official ‘anniversary’– we first launched this program in January 2011 with the Red session with 3 intrepid pioneers, who represented the Philippines, Honduras, and the U.S. A year later, one has graduated (congratulations, Albert!) and the ELLM [...]
Our first guest blogger: meet Jeff, one of our soon-to-be-graduating Exec LLM students!
September 9, 2011 at 11:57 am
From time to time we will be inviting guest bloggers to add their thoughts and experiences about the program, as they can provide a unique perspective for prospective students. Many thank to Jeff, who agreed to be our inaugural guest– he consecutively completed three of our residential sessions this year and therefore will complete all his [...]
Green session is in full swing!
June 27, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Dear friends of the Executive LLM: Today marked another milestone in our program, as it was the first residential day of our second session, known as “Green”. Featuring courses on U.S. Contract Law, U.S. and Trans-Border Securities Regulation, and International Business Transactions and Agreements, our faculty for this session include three expert and deeply-engaging instructors: [...]