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The cover of the fall 2022 issue of The Record magazine: a bronze metallic page with the numbers "150" cut out, through which both color and black and white images are visible on a page underneath
Current Issue

Fall 2022

As BU Law celebrates its sesquicentennial, The Record traces the impact of alumni and faculty on legal scholarship and practice. In addition, members of the community share their connections to the school and their predictions for the next 150 years.

In This Issue

  • A collage featuring a woman in professional dress, windmills, an x-ray of a chest
    LAW150

    What’s Next?

    The BU Law community shares predictions for the next 150 years of law and legal education.

  • Rohan ('17) and Catalina ('18) Kazi
    Alumni

    All in the Family

    Alumni share the personal and family ties that connect them to BU Law.

  • Kimberly Atkins Stohr (COM'98, LAW'98) sits in the hallway of her home
    Reflections

    A Place to Find Oneself

    Kimberly Atkins Stohr (COM'98, LAW'98) reflects on a time and place that shaped her experience of law school.

  • Legal History

    Reflecting on Our History

    As BU Law celebrates its 150th anniversary, Professor David J. Seipp looks back to assess and appreciate the school's rich history.

  • LAW150

    Looking Back, Looking Forward

    Dean Onwuachi-Willig reflects on the future of legal education.

  • A rare edition of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England
    LAW150

    Treasures from the Archives

    The archives at Boston University School of Law contain letters, memos, and other administrative documents, as well as yearbooks, old exams, photos, rare books, and even handwritten scrolls. Here are just a few of the treasures we unearthed in our quest to learn more about the school’s past.

  • CARB-X at BU Law
    CARB-X

    Can we Prevent Antibiotic Resistance?

    Antibiotics are losing effectiveness—and millions are dying as a result. CARB-X has been given up to $370 million in new funding from the US government and charitable foundation Wellcome.

  • Alumni

    Class Notes: Fall 2022

    Class notes for the fall 2022 issue of The Record reflect submissions received between December 1, 2021, and May 31, 2022.

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Rephael Stern Faculty

Delving Beneath Doctrine

Drawing on a life lived across cultures, Professor Rephael Stern teaches students to question assumptions and see the law through a comparative lens.

Nonprofit Finance and Governance

Navigating Nonprofit Missions and Finances

Associate Professor Elizabeth King brings together her experience in nonprofits, corporate law, and healthcare to study nonprofit finance and governance.

Intellectual Property

What Was IP Law Like in the 90s?

SILC Executive Director Jef Pearlman, reflects on the similarities between IP law and emerging technologies, then and now.

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