The Boston College Law School Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy hosts Senior Fellows and Distinguished Visiting Professors in Law and Public Policy.



Senior Fellows

Senior Fellows are professionals in various disciplines who are deeply engaged at the highest level of research and practice regarding current issues of law and public policy. They may come from government, the judiciary, academia, or the nonprofit sector. Senior Fellows are in residence for three days at Boston College Law School. During their residency, Senior Fellows deliver a Community Address, participate in a Rappaport Center program, and engage with the BC and Rappaport communities.


Distinguished Visiting Professors

Distinguished Visiting Professors are comprised of a diverse group of public sector luminaries who spend a semester at Boston College Law School teaching a seminar on public policy, delivering a community address, and meeting with students, faculty, and members of the BC and Rappaport Center communities.

“ I came to Boston College thinking 10% of effective governance was policy and 90% is follow-up. And I came to understand because of the students in my class and their insights that actually 10 percent of effective governance is policy, 40% is follow-up, and 50% is leadership. ”
Martin O’Malley
Martin O’Malley , Former Governor of Maryland, Mayor of Baltimore, and U.S. presidential candidate

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