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Rappaport keynoter Darrick Hamilton

Student Debt Conundrum

Experts explore the impediments to college completion at Rappaport conference.
Prof. Kent Greenfield

Are Corporations People?

Kent Greenfield's new book takes a radical approach to the quandary left by Citizens United.

Felon Disenfranchisement

Protecting Prisoners' Rights

How America treats its ex-convicts is a reflection of democracy's strengths or failings.
Electoral College Panel

Electoral College: Stay or Go?

Panelists debate whether the body that gets the last word on elections is a friend or foe of democracy.

Author Joshua Matz

A Partisan Tool

Joshua Matz, co-author of To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment, speaks at a Rappaport event at the law school.

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A Policy Powerhouse

Now in its fourth year at BC Law, the Rappaport Center is making more than a difference—it's shaping tomorrow's policy leaders.
Dannel Malloy '80

Visiting Professor Announced

BC Law's Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy will welcome former CT Governor Dannel Malloy '80 next spring.
Rappaport Voting Rights Panel

What's Next in Voting Rights?

Rappaport panel sees sound local and state policy as critical to a healthy election system.
David Simas '95

A Call to Leadership

The LEAPS program officially kicked off with a keynote address by David Simas '95, CEO of the Obama Foundation, co-sponsored by the Rappaport Center.
Prof. Robert Cordy

On the Razor's Edge

Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professor Robert Cordy warned that “autocratic creep” is a clear and present danger to America’s tradition of constitutional democracy.
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Fellowship Adds Research Opportunity

Independent study will allow Fellows to follow their curiosity and delve into select policy issues.
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Rappaport Professor Announced

Judge, lawyer, and global democracy expert Robert Cordy will be the next Distinguished Visiting Professor.
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Fellow Featured in Globe

Rappaport Fellow and Harvard Law Student, Garrett Casey's letter to the editor about Massachusetts tax was published in The Boston Globe.

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Gov. Baker at BC Law

Massachusetts' head of state conducts a class on public health and the opioid crisis.
Alumni Rappaport Fellow Courtney Person

Rappaport Fellow Wins Awards

New England Law Student and Alumni Rappaport Fellow, Courtney Person, wins two prestigious scholarships.

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Women in Office

At Rappaport event, women politicians give advice to those considering a run for office: don't listen to naysayers.
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Fellow Blogs on Summer Experience

2L Hannah Jellinek discusses her experience tutoring maximum security inmates, and working as a Fellow in the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
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‘Equal Opportunity Mischief’

Gerrymandering gets a grilling in Rappaport event.
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Free Speech in the Crosshairs

At Rappaport event, scholars describe misconceptions, cultural shifts as creating confusion around First Amendment freedoms.
Stephanie Johnson 2019

Johnson Receives Inaugural Award

The Class of 2019 public service scholar is among a star-studded list of achievers being honored at the MBLA Gala on March 22.
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Unfortunate ‘Perfect Storm’

At Rappaport event, experts provide nuanced perspectives on the difficulties of dealing with campus sexual assault--but also offer hope.
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Life in the White House

Former presidential aide Mark Lindsay provides reality check on Washington's inner workings.
Visiting Professor Hines at BC Law

Guess Who's Teaching My Class?

Alex Bou-Rhodes '19 blogs about his experience with Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professors O'Malley and Hines.
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Rappaport Names 2018 Fellows

Three BC Law students are among those selected for policy placements.
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A Miracle of Collaboration

How state agencies worked together for mental health and corrections reforms at long-troubled Bridgewater State Hospital.
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Grace and Grit

A witness to history, lawyer and judge, Rappaport Visiting Professor Hines emerged from the fray as a champion of civil rights.
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Solving the Opioid Epidemic

BC Law's Rappaport Center hosts event where panelists see hope in creative thinking and multidisciplinary action.
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Ortiz Lecture Covered by MLW

At a Rappaport lecture picked up by Mass Lawyers Weekly, Visiting Professor Carmen Ortiz spoke of how she met the challenges of many high profile cases.
Crimes of Terror panel

Crimes of Terror, Crimes of Hate

Three US Attorneys describe what happens behind the scenes when mass tragedies occur.
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Markey's View From the Hill

At the Dean's Distinguished Lecture, Senator Markey '72 spoke about deregulation, immigration reform, and his time at BC Law.
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The Role of a US Attorney

At a Rappaport lecture, Carmen Ortiz spoke of how she met the challenges of many high profile cases.
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A Rappaport Fellow Blog

2017 Fellow Micah Jones is working in the office of Massachusetts State Senator Michael F. Rush.
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Spring Rappaport Professor Named

SJC Justice Geraldine Hines is the first African-American woman to serve on Massachusetts' highest court.
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Ortiz to Teach at BC Law

The former US Attorney will offer a course in national security law as Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professor.
Martin O'Malley

‘I Am a Leader, and I Sweat the Details’

A possible future president, Martin O'Malley challenges, amuses as a visiting lecturer.
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O'Malley Reflects on Semester

The former presidential candidate and Rappaport visiting professor talks to The Heights about teaching at BC Law.
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Gun Reform: The Search for Answers

Healy, O'Malley believe that states may offer hope for solving this contentious issue.
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Rappaport Names 2017 Fellows

BC Law students selected for summer public policy internships.
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More ‘Human’ Courts Needed

At Rappaport event, SJC Chief Justice Gants says minimum mandatory sentences and court fees are burdensome.

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Rappaport Conference in Commonwealth

The conference on criminal justice reform featured keynote speaker Justice Gants from the MA SJC.
Martin O'Malley

Reforming American Democracy

Former presidential candidate Martin O'Malley's first speech as Rappaport Visiting Professor.
Terrorism panelists

New Challenges, Evolving Strategies

Experts look beyond the obvious for new solutions to radicalism in the war on terror.
Book panel event

Fighting Institutional Racism

Coquillette book inspires a panel discussion about confronting harmful symbolism.
Martin O'Malley

O'Malley Named Rappaport Visiting Professor

The former governor and Democratic presidential candidate will teach in the spring.
Charter Schools panelists

Debating the Charter School Question

Valid arguments are made by both sides in hotly contested ballot issue.

Seth Moulton

Seth Moulton at Rappaport

Congressman Moulton described succeeding against stacked odds, in politics and in battle.
A Conversation about Race and Policing

Race and Policing

Challenging questions explored at a Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy forum.
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

Rappaport Lecturer

The Solicitor General who presented a successful Supreme Court defense of the Affordable Care Act will speak in October.
Rappaport Fellows

Three BC Law Students Among 2016 Rappaport Fellows

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College announced the selection of its 2016 Fellows.
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Summer Rappaport Fellows

Three BC Law School students are among prestigious internships from the Rappaport Center.

Deputy Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury Sarah Raskin

Taking the ‘Crisis’ out of Student Debt

The Deputy Treasury Secretary was among the panelists who tackled the student debt crisis at a recent Rappaport Center conference.
Vincent Rougeau

Dean’s Column: What 'Making a Murderer' Can Teach Us About Human Bias

In higher education, we like to talk about “teachable moments.” So what does this case teach us about human bias in the criminal justice system?
Student Debt Conference

Taking the ‘Crisis’ out of Student Debt

The Deputy Treasury Secretary and others decried the enormity of debt burden that students carry at a recent event.
Imagine Boston 2030 conference

The Boston of Tomorrow Today

What will Boston be like in fifty years? Issues surrounding this topic were discussed at the “Imagine Boston 2030” conference.

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