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Rappaport panelists Hal Lieberman, Stacey Best ’95, and Lauren Stiller Rikleen ’79

Is Bar Discipline Working?

Experts discussed professional accountability for lawyers.
Rappaport Policing Panel

A New Chapter in Law Enforcement?

How the federal government's new policing agenda could impact state and local responses.
Devin MacGoy, Bridget Silveira and Max German

2025 Rappaport Fellows

Three BC Law students among twelve fellows in Mass. state and local government internships in public policy.
Hiroshi Motomura and Daniel Kanstroom

Immigration's Historical Moment

Rappaport Center presents experts who offer nuanced views of immigration and sanctuary that help explain the current situation.

Rappaport Panel

Healthcare Crisis

Healthcare experts sat on a Rappaport panel recently to discuss issues regarding the growing demand for emergency care, and the system that can't catch up.
Richard Cordray

Protecting Consumers

Former director of the CFPB explains the achievements of an agency whose loss could threaten the stability of millions of Americans.
Winter 2025 cover image

BC Law Magazine's Winter Edition

Features include the stunning, unprecedented outcome of a foster care case handled by Erica Brody ’11, and alumni as major players in sports law, among others.
Hema Sarang-Sieminski

Survivor Advocacy

Rappaport panelists share policy reform efforts that center the voices and experiences of sexual assault and domestic violence survivors.
Amanda Teo

Teo to Lead Rappaport Center

Amanda Teo assumes the role of Executive Director of the Rappaport Center after the retirement of Lissy Medvedow.
Re-Entry Symposium Panel

Helping Hands

Public officials and on-the-ground workers discuss intiatives that assist formerly incarcerated individuals in Massachusetts.
Mary Bonauto and Polly Crozier ’02

Equality Defenders

GLAD attorneys are unwavering in their commitment to ensuring LGBTQ+ rights.
Rappaport Election Panel

Election Talk

Rappaport panel discusses the complexities of safeguarding democracy and maintaining a peaceful electoral process.
Genevieve Nadeau

Will Democracy Endure?

Genevieve Nadeau explains the threats to America's fundamental freedoms and offers advice on how to preserve them.
Jennifer Klein

The State of Civil Gideon

Rappaport panel says need for right to counsel is still strong in family, housing, immigration, and juvenile law cases.
Dwaign Tyndal

Wanted: Good Lawyers

Leaders in the movement to engage communities in addressing environmental injustice seek the help of advocates respectful of residents' wisdom.
Elizabeth Yeampierre

Climate Injustice Solution

Rappaport Senior Fellow points to community engagement to protect the vulnerable in the current environmental crisis.
Rappaport Fellows

New Rappaport Fellows

Twelve students, including two from BC Law, receive prestigious summer internships in state and local government offices from Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy.

Rachel Biscardi

The Heart of the Matter

Rappaport panel discusses new strategies to deal with the legal system's failures in cases of domestic abuse.

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Tip 1 of Making Your Case: Your brief for a future in public interest law  Link to article
The application for the 2026 cohort of the Rappaport Summer Fellowship opens on December 1, 2025 and is due on January 15, 2026. Through the fall and winter, we will be sharin...
October 23, 2025
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Celebration of Fellows: Marking the 25th Year of the Rappaport Fellowship  Link to article
By: Alex Shura, 2025 Rappaport Fellow in Law and Public Policy On Thursday, July 31, the 2025 Rappaport Fellows gathered in historic Gasson Hall with their mentors, supervisor...
August 28, 2025
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How About ‘Dem Celtics?: Understanding Sports and Their Civic Impact with the Boston Celtics Foundation  Link to article
By: Jack Slania, 2025 Rappaport Fellow in Law and Public Policy When I moved to Massachusetts for college eight years ago, I knew (for better or for worse) that I was heading ...
August 07, 2025
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