ALUMNI BOARD UPDATE

Alumni across the country recently voted to approve a bold new plan for alumni relations by a 4 to 1 margin. The Alumni Search Committee, formed this Spring as dictated by the new Constitution and By-laws for the Alumni Association to help “strike the match” in the formation of the first Board, has reviewed more than 200 nominations and submitted its recommendations. The new Board should be unveiled by June.

More on the new structure:

>>Alumni Board positions

>>BC Law Magazine article

>>New Constitution and Bylaws (PDF)

>>Compare the old and new structures

>>Contact us

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20 Years and Counting

This past February, on the 20th anniversary of BC Law's Spring Break Trips, a record thirty-nine students spent their spring break week volunteering with immigration legal aid providers around the country.

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Synergies Between IP and Business

Video from 2008's Intellectual Property and Technology Forum (IPTF) conference.

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Law Day: a Slideshow

View photos from the 2008 event, which drew a crowd of over 300 people.

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News from the Law School

Bloom Named to USDC Advisory Committee

Professor Bloom has been asked to serve as reporter for a distinguished committee that will consider changes to the local District Court Rules of Criminal Procedure for practice in the federal courts.

Margaret Bichler Receives Law Student Ethics Award

The third-year student received the award from the Northeast Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Quinn to Join Faculty

The Stanford Law School professor will join BC Law in the fall of 2008.

Relief for Non-Citizen September 11 Victims

In what Professor Dan Kanstroom describes as "a tremendous" victory, Homeland Security officials have agreed to a potential pathway to temporary legal status for non-citizen victims of the attacks.

Joint Committee Report Considers Repetti Proposal

The Joint Committee on Taxation recently issued a report that at pages 21 to 23 considers BC Law Professor James Repetti's proposal to eliminate the estate tax on family businesses and farms.

Douglass Moot Court Member Wins Best Oralist Award

Boston College Law School is pleased to announce that BC Law Frederick Douglass Moot Court team member Bianca Forde won Best Oralist at the national competition.

PILF Auction Draws Crowd

Boston College's Public Interest Law Foundation auction, held on April 23, was a major success.

American Catholics and Election 2008

Professor Gregory Kalscheur, S.J. recently moderated a panel discussion at Boston College, "American Catholics and Election 2008: Issues of Conscience."

BLSA Holds Annual Heritage Dinner

The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) held its annual Heritage Dinner on April 5 in the Heights Dining Room on the Chestnut Hill Campus.