April 18, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Monday, April 15 started as a glorious, sunny day. It ended in terrible tragedy. We lost a member of the Boston University community, student Lu Lingzi. I hope you will take a moment to learn more about her: http://www.bu.edu/today/2013/promise-and-potential-cut-short/ Another BU student was seriously injured. The loss and suffering from this horrific act extended beyond [...]
February 20, 2013 at 4:25 PM
At Dean O’Rourke’s Town Hall Meeting today, she welcomed Chief Tom Robbins, Deputy Scott Pare, and Captain Robert Molloy from the BU Police Department (BUPD) to discuss the recent robberies in Brookline and BUPD’s role when these incidents happen since they are not on the BU campus. The recent robberies have been in north [...]
November 7, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Searching for the right person to fill an important job can be daunting. But when that right person comes along, you forget the challenges. I’m happy to say that we’ve found the right person to step in as Associate Director for Student Affairs–Jill Collins. Jill has a BA, magna cum laude, from Boston College, and [...]
November 1, 2012 at 11:50 AM
For an urban campus, BU is a remarkably safe place to attend school and work. But we are not immune from thefts and other crimes. On October 31, our office invited BU Police Sergeant Jefferey Burke, a trained instructor in BU’s Rape Awareness Defense (RAD) program, to provide general safety tips, and to discuss the [...]
September 17, 2012 at 3:50 PM
Interested in transactional law practice? Consider BU Law’s innovative transactional law program. Directed by Professor Kent Coit, a retired partner in the prominent firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Boston office), the program helps students and graduates “hit the ground running” by teaching both doctrinal and practical skills in transactional practice. Students will develop [...]
August 16, 2012 at 8:08 AM
On August 20, there will be a big void in our Student Affairs’ office. Josh Cooper, who has served as Associate Director for Student Affairs, is leaving to become Director of Undergraduate Student Affairs and Course Administration at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Josh joined our office in 2005. Before I interviewed Josh, I [...]
March 21, 2012 at 7:11 AM
It’s no secret that compared to most other professionals, lawyers have a disproportionately higher incidence of alcohol and substance abuse. As Dr. Jeffrey Fortang, from Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) wrote, “…lawyers are acculturated to present an image of themselves as knowing, capable, even invulnerable or self-sufficient. Yet lawyers are human beings, and thus [...]
January 13, 2012 at 8:20 AM
A debate over whether the US Supreme Court should allow oral arguments to be televised is heating up now that the Court granted certiorari to review the constitutionality of “Obamacare” (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). The Court will allow 5 ½ hours for the argument in that case, the longest in decades. [...]
December 1, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Turkey and endless eating aren’t the only great things about Thanksgiving break. There’s also extra time for art! And movies! Saw a really cool exhibit at the Institute for Contemporary Art Boston–”Dance/Draw,” which explores the relationship between visual arts and dance. The exhibit included the intriguing photo by Tseng Kwong Chi, “Bill T. Jones Painting [...]
October 6, 2011 at 8:37 AM
It’s that time of year when law school can be a drag. The weather is turning colder, and course work is increasing. If you’re hunting for a summer or permanent job, that can be frustrating and draining. If you can’t eat, can’t sleep, feel tired and down, is it just law school blues? Or is [...]