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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.

SJC Chief Gants keynote

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.
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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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