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Boston College Law School Digital Commons @ Boston College Law School Boston College Law School Magazine Summer 7-1-2021 BC Law Magazine Summer 2021 Boston College Law School Follow this and additional works at: https://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/bclsm Part of the Legal Education Commons
PLUS
GR E AT CA SE
Lost
BOSTON COLLEGE
Treasure
LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE Nicholas
SUMMER 2021 O’Donnell ’03
BC.EDU/BCLAWMAGAZINE Fights for Nazi-
Looted Art
JU S TICE
Day of
Reckoning
BC Law Takes
on Systemic
Racism’s
Environmental
Harms
THE ACA DEM Y
Change at
the Top
Celebrating
Dean Rougeau’s
Remarkable
Decade
A VOICE TOMORROW FOR
What Is Leadership, Really?
When a student like Chinyere Okogeri ’21
began making her way through law school
and got out in front of issues, organized classmates,
and inspired change in many directions,
her community took notice.
BC Law Magazine
UNDER HER
INFLUENCE
Professor Ray
Madoff’s long
campaign to pry
philanthropic dollars
from donor-advised
funds and private
foundations and
get the monies to
working charities
has made important
progress. Page 8
Cover photograph by
DIANA LEVINE Photograph, this page, by TONY LUONG
Contents
SUMMER 2021
VOLUME 29 / NUMBER 2
32 26
38
Features
16
Transforming Lives
Celebrating the careers 20 56
of four departing scholars.
By Jane Whitehead
20
Looted: A Saga of 2
Foremost
In Limine From the editor.
8 Faculty Scholarship
Ray Madoff influences
Esquire
32 Generations
Nazi-Stolen Art US Senate move to reform Tamara Devieux-Adams ’00
The maddening tale of the 3 For the Record donor-advised funds; and Earl Adams Jr. ’02.
Guelph Treasure’s theft Updates and contributors. SEC taps Renee Jones for
and the enduring quest for directorship; milestones 33 Class Notes
restitution by the heirs and 4 Behind the Columns and publications.
their attorney Nicholas The Times They Are A’ 38 Alumni News
O’Donnell ’03. By Jeri Zeder Changin’: Reflections on 10 In the Field 2021 Commencement
ten years at the helm. Thomas O’Halloran ’80, and Law Day.
26
The Republic for
By Dean Vincent Rougeau Esther Chang ’07, and other
alumni on the job. 40 Raising the Bar
Which It Stands Docket 12 Candid 43 The 2020-2021
Racism and inequity have 6 In Brief Chinyere Okogeri ’21 Giving Report
eroded our land and poi- Controversial FBI direc- uses her leadership gifts to
soned our people, espe- tor talks about the bad, the make a difference. 56 In Closing
cially our most vulnerable. good, and a better tomor- The role SCOTUS
The day of reckoning over row; Interim Dean Diane 14 Evidence The Dean’s De- can play in reexamining
environmental injustice has Ring; young achievers; cade: Rougeau was the right religious freedom.
come. By David Reich around the academy. man to light the way. By Ian Ramsey-North ’22
Photographs, clockwise from top left, CAITLIN CUNNINGHAM; STEPHEN VOSS; CHRIS JORDAN-BLOCH; JANINE SCHMITZ; illustration, ALEX NABAUM Summer 2021 BC LAW MAGAZINE 1
IN LIMINE
Foremost
Our Place— No single issue of BC Law Magazine can (page 26). From Professor Zygmunt Plater to
The Moral offer more than a glimpse at the breadth of ac- the hundreds he taught to “walk the land,” a
High Ground
complishment that manifests in the lives and strong, living legacy has taken root.
work of the men and women of BC Law. But As the crimes of the past have returned
cumulatively, the view broadens to reveal a re- with a vengeance to haunt today’s courtrooms,
The Boston College Law School liable, consistent striving for good, a commit- BC Law alumni are on the right side of history,
community never, ever ceases to ment to the rule of law and its potential to right seeing that victims receive their due. One
amaze. When the world seems like many of humanity’s hardships and wrongs. such lawyer, Nicholas O’Donnell ’03, is repre-
it’s coming untethered, and norms and tradi- That thrum can be heard in every story senting heirs to the Guelph Treasure of relics
tions—good and bad—are coming undone, on these pages. For starters, we celebrate the stolen from art dealers by the Nazis. He re-
there is always the comfort of a place that dignity, warmth, and insightful leadership cently took the heirs’ case to the highest court
hews to the moral high ground. of Dean Vincent Rougeau (pages 4, 14, and in the land, seeking restitution (page 20).
16). There was never any doubt that his moral As government picks itself up and looks to
compass pointed in the right direction, and he heal the injuries done to it in recent years, BC
inspired those around him to find a parallel Law Professor Ray Madoff is a leader among
path. One vivid manifestation is our cover reformers trying to change a philanthropic
subject, new graduate Chinyere Okogeri mechanism that can delay or interrupt the
(page 12), who understood the value of men- flow of funds to charities (page 8). Thanks
tors she found at law school and now goes in part to her determination, a bipartisan
forth to make her own mark on the profession. bill to fix the problem is now making its way
Curiosity about what BC Law might have through Congress.
to contribute to today’s pressing national Within these walls and in the professional
conversation on environmental justice halls that alumni tread, there is no end to the
revealed a history full of firsts and a long- good that is being done.
standing pattern of advocacy for both the VICKI SANDERS, Editor
planet and its most vulnerable inhabitants vicki.sanders@bc.edu
CONNECT
Update your contact information See what colleagues are doing profes- Law’s GOLD graduates. They also Judging Oral Advocacy Competi- fund provide immediate financial
to stay in touch with BC Law. To sionally, read about the latest events, work on various other important tions Hundreds of students partici- support for many of BC Law’s most
learn of ways to help build our build your network, track classmates’ programs and have the opportu- pate in four in-house competitions: important needs. Key funding priorities
community, volunteer, or support achievements, and publish your own. nity to connect with fellow BC Law Negotiations (fall), Client Counsel- have included financial aid, public inter-
the school, contact BC Law’s Join at linkedin.com/school/boston- alumni and expand their professional ing (fall), Mock Trial (fall in 2021), and est summer stipends, post-graduate
advancement office: college-law-school. networks. To get involved, email Sean Moot Court (spring). Alumni from fellowships, and faculty research grants.
Macaluso, assistant director of annual all career areas are needed to judge
Maria Tringale BC Law Magazine The alumni giving programs, at sean.macaluso@ these competitions. Dean’s Council Giving Societies
Director of Development magazine is published twice a year, bc.edu or call 978-580-7614. In appreciation for leadership-level
Email: maria.tringale@bc.edu in January and June. Contact editor gifts, members receive invitations to
Call: 617-552-4751 Vicki Sanders at vicki.sanders@bc.edu Reunion Committees The most INVEST IN OUR FUTURE special receptions and events and
or 617-552-2873. To share news, letters successful reunions result when enjoy membership in comparable
Kelsey Brogna to the editor, or class notes, please engaged volunteers serve on their Advancing Excellence When you University-wide societies. To learn
Associate Director, Alumni Class email lawmag@bc.edu. Reunion Committee. Committees give to BC Law, you have a meaning- more, visit bc.edu/lawgivingsocieties.
and School Engagement begin forming the summer prior ful impact on our entire community.
Email: bclaw.alumni@bc.edu Regional Chapters & Affinity to reunion weekend, and members Your gifts sustain everything from Drinan Society This society rec-
Call: 617-552-8524 Groups Alumni gather to socialize, spend about two hours per month scholarships that attract and retain ognizes loyal donors. Drinan Society
Visit: bc.edu/lawalumni network, and stay connected. Our on committee work. talented students to faculty research members have given to BC Law for
newest group, Graduates of the Last grants that keep BC Law at the two or more consecutive years, and
To Make a Gift Decade (GOLD), fosters community forefront of scholarship. sustaining members have given for
Email: lawfund@bc.edu among recent graduates. Contact us CONNECT WITH STUDENTS five or more consecutive years. The
Call: 617-552-0054 to start or join a chapter or affinity Named Scholarships Student society is named for Robert F. Drinan,
Visit: bc.edu/givelaw group, or to help organize an event. Mentoring Program The 1L Mentor scholars are selected each academic SJ, who served as dean of BC Law,
Program matches students with year based on a number of factors, 1956 to 1970.
GOLD Class Agents The GOLD alumni in the city where they want such as leadership, financial need,
BUILD OUR ALUMNI COMMUNITY (Graduates of the Last Decade) Class to live and in the practice area they academic excellence, and public Alumni Association Dues Pro-
Agents work closely with BC Law are considering. Mentors serve as service achievements. gram Dues exclusively fund alumni
Online Community BC Law’s to strategize and provide feedback informal advisors between students’ activities and events. Support the
LinkedIn page is a useful resource. on the philanthropic priorities of BC first- and second-year summers. Law School Fund Gifts to the annual program by visiting bc.edu/lawdues.
2 BC LAW MAGAZINE Summer 2021 Editor photograph by DIANA LEVINE
FOR THE RECORD
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recalculate the sum owed to Universal College Law School
Music Group, Sony Music Entertain- Library this year.
ment, and Warner Group. US Disrtrict Clark, who retired
Judge Liam O’Grady’s ruling protected in 1995 after twenty-six
the $99,000 for each of the 10,017 works Clark years at BC Law, began
SUMMER 2021 infringed by the internet company, ac- as a secretary in what
VOLUME 29 / NUMBER 2
cording to a story by Law360. was then called the Placement Office,
DEAN
The legal news service reported that became administrative assistant to Dean
Vincent Rougeau
an earlier ruling had largely upheld the Richard G. Huber in 1972, and assumed
EDITOR massive fine but left open the possibility leadership of the admissions, financial
Vicki Sanders that some songs had been counted twice. aid, and registration functions in 1974.
vicki.sanders@bc.edu
But Judge O’Grady found otherwise, Huber called her “a major influence
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
saying that Cox had failed to present that on the quality of the Law School by being
Robert F. Parsons
Verdict Stands in Sony v. Cox evidence to the jury. so effectively involved in the student
SEVEN ELM
sevenelm.com There are new developments in the copy- As Gould said of the verdict back in selection process.” Many of those who
right showdown case between the music June 2020, “The case sends a very strong made it into law school during her time
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Deborah J. Wakefield
industry’s Big Three record labels and message to [internet service providers] became known as “Louise’s Kids.”
Cox Communications. An Oppenheim and other technology companies that Cook named just a few of his own
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
& Zebrak team that included Jeff Gould they can’t build a business that just classmates and other colleagues who
Jill Caseria
Austin Chandler
’06 won the case for the plaintiffs in 2019 tramples on and disrespects the rights of were among that vast crowd: Michael
Jamie Ehrlich ’23 (“The Land of Music and Piracy,” BC Law content brand owners.” Capuano ’77, John F. Kerry ’79, Hon.
Brett Gannon ’21 Magazine Summer 2020). David Donnelly ’81, Arthur Bernard ’83,
Elaine Lee ’22 This past January, the Virginia fed- Louise Clark and Her ‘Kids’ Francesco Mercuri ’83, Hon. Wilbur
Margie Palladino ’85 eral jury’s $1 billion copyright infringe- Brian R. Cook ’85 writes to alert fellow Edwards Jr. ’84, Augusto Grace ’84, Hon.
Ian Ramsey-North ’22
ment award against Cox was allowed to alumni that he arranged to have a por- Leslie Harris ’84, Evelynne Swaggerty ’84,
David Reich
Maura King Scully stand by a federal judge, who refused to trait of Louise Clark hung in the Boston Scott Brown ’85, and Francis Doran ’85.
Jane Whitehead
Jeri Zeder
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Chris Buzelli CONTRIBUTORS
Webb Chappell
Caitlin Cunningham
Michael Glenwood Gibbs
Diana Levine
Tony Luong
Alex Nabaum
Ben Perini
Dana Smith
Frank Stockton
Stephen Voss
IMAGE SPECIALIST
Adam DeTour
PRINTING
Lane Press
Boston College Law School of Newton,
Massachusetts 02459-1163, publishes Diana Levine Elaine Lee ’22 Frank Stockton Jane Whitehead
BC Law Magazine two times a year: PHOTOGRAPHER Diana Levine WRITER Lee is a rising 3L at BC Law. ILLUSTRATOR Born in Southern WRITER British-born and Oxford-
in January and June. BC Law Magazine
is printed by Lane Press in Burlington,
is an advertising and editorial As co-director of LAHANAS, she California, Stockton was reared on educated, freelancer Whitehead
VT. We welcome readers’ comments. photographer based in Boston, engages in active conversations a diet of Jackie Chan movies, su- is based in Boston and New York.
Contact us by phone at 617-552-2873; previously in New York City. Her surrounding how to better bring perheroes, Star Wars, Ralph Bakshi Her features, essays, and profiles
by mail at Boston College Law
School Magazine, 885 Centre Street, clients include Rolling Stone, Bill- equity and inclusion to the school’s films, underground comix, and Ital- have appeared in many local
Newton, MA 02459-1163; or by email board, MTV, and record labels. She diverse student bodies. Although ian Renaissance painting. His work newspapers and alumni publica-
at vicki.sanders@bc.edu. Copyright
© 2021, Boston College Law School.
has photographed notables such from California, Lee has found has been featured in American tions. Of her profiles in this issue
All publication rights reserved. as Presidents Obama and Clinton, her new place in the tight-knit Illustration, Juxtapoz, and Heavy of four departing faculty (page 16),
Opinions expressed in BC Law
Alicia Keys, Kim Kardashian, and community of BC Law. In this issue Metal magazines. The fun part of she says: “In trying to encapsulate
Magazine do not necessarily reflect John Legend. About photograph- she interviews friend Chinyere making the illustration on page 20, these brilliant and varied careers,
the views of Boston College Law ing Chinyere Okogere for the Okogeri ’21 (page 12). “Chinyere’s he says, was finding ways to imply one thing stood out. Beyond their
School or Boston College.
cover of this issue, she says: “I journey shows that mentorship evil intentions through subtle academic accomplishments and
loved getting to know Chinyere— and service to our community are costume details. His favorite? The national prominence, these people
such an accomplished woman. We lifelong commitments,” Lee says. impossibly white gloves because are all valued most highly for their
transported my studio outdoors “Her dedication to the school has they mask the blood on the hands sterling human qualities: humility,
into the fresh air and had a blast.” had a visible impact.” of the Nazis. integrity, wit, grit, and empathy.”
Illustration by CHRIS BUZELLI Summer 2021 BC LAW MAGAZINE 3
BEHIND THE COLUMNS
Foremost
“We took a close look at our curriculum, our teaching, our admissions process, and our career services operation, and
we realized that there were important changes we could make to enhance the overall experience of law school for our students.”
DEAN VINCENT ROUGEAU
curriculum, our teaching, our admissions process, and
our career services operation, and we realized that there
were important changes we could make to enhance the
overall experience of law school for our students. We also
used the moment to strengthen our relationship with the
profession across a range of sectors.
Ten years later we are reaping many benefits from our
work of retooling and self-reflection. The 2021 admis-
sions cycle brought us a record number of applicants,
and along with most other elite law schools in the nation,
we expect to be over enrolled this fall. But something
else that may help to explain the surge in interest in law
school right now is the easing of fifteen months of pan-
demic, which coincided with an unprecedented authori-
tarian threat to our democracy.
On January 6, 2021, an armed mob stormed the
Capitol building in Washington and came dangerously
close to overturning a democratic election. As a result,
we now know that a significant minority of our elected
officials and fellow citizens are eager to discard many
longstanding democratic norms in an effort to install
leaders of their choosing, notwithstanding the out-
comes of elections.
The theories that ground our democracy and the rule
of law are under serious attack and those of us trained
as lawyers must now stand up and defend them. In this
The Times They Are A-Changin’ environment, the need for the kind of education provided
at BC Law has never been more urgent. Not only must
Reflections on a decade at the helm. BY DEAN VINCENT ROUGEAU we expand the legal profession to ensure that we have a
large, diverse cadre of trained legal professionals com-
The time has finally come for me to write my last column as dean of mitted to democracy, we also need those lawyers to be
Boston College Law School. It is hard to believe that ten years have steeped in a commitment of service to others, particu-
passed since my deanship began, and what a remarkable decade it larly the weak and marginalized.
has been. ¶ When I arrived at BC in 2011, legal education and the We no longer can assume that all of our fellow citizens
are committed to living under the rule of law. So, as I leave
legal profession were under attack. The job market for lawyers was you, I urge the BC Law community to hold firm in its com-
tight, applications to law school were in steep decline, and the media mitment to stand out nationally among other law schools
had begun a relentless campaign of questioning the value of a law because we respect and are concerned for each individual.
degree. We were told that law school should only be two years, that We strive to reflect the world’s rich diversity and work
legal education was not sufficiently experiential, that law school was together to create a community of growth and learning.
too expensive, and that the degree did not deliver sufficient value This commitment has guided me in my leadership of
this outstanding law school and has made me so proud to
for the money. ¶ As is the case with many critiques, there was wis- be your dean. These values have been transferred suc-
dom to be found in some of what was said, but there was also plenty cessfully to generations of BC Law students for close to
of hyperbole. Some of the attacks were simply wrong and complete- 100 years, and I am confident that they will continue to
ly misguided. Nevertheless, at BC Law we took a close look at our guide BC Law as it enters its next century in 2029.
4 BC LAW MAGAZINE Summer 2021 Photograph by SUZI CAMARATA
Campus News and Events of Note
IN BRIEF 6
FACULTY
SCHOLARSHIP 8
IN THE FIELD 10
CANDID 12
EVIDENCE 14
SCORING GOALS
ON WALL STREET
Thomas O’Halloran ’80 didn’t end up at all where
as a young man he dreamed of being: in a hockey
arena. Instead, he took his competitive spirit to law
school, an attorney general’s office, business school,
and into investment banking. Now, O’Halloran has
discovered that being a portfolio manager at Lord
Abbett is akin to playing the sport he loved. “Every
day is like going on the ice at Boston Garden to play
for the Stanley Cup,” he says. Page 10
Photograph by RICK WENNER/REDUX Summer 2021 BC LAW MAGAZINE 5
DOCKET
In Brief
“We are at an inflection point and they don’t come along that often,
… a point where we’re going to see extraordinary growth.”
JAMES COMEY on the pivotal moments and institutions like the FBI and the Department of Justice
Comey’s View Vincent Rougeau: As our stu-
dents are developing their legal
JC: I had assumed that after
9/11, we had attracted a broad
Controversial former FBI director talks expertise, what would you say to spectrum of America to the work.
about the opportunity to build a better tomorrow. them about how they retain core But we hadn’t. The statistics
Interview Edited and Abridged by JAMIE EHRLICH ’23 aspects of their humanity, which shocked me. I wrote to the whole
really allow them to be effective? workforce and said: This is an
Former FBI Director James Comey was at the helm of the FBI emergency. This is a crisis. First
during some of the most tumultuous times in Washington, DC, James Comey: Understanding of all, there’s a moral imperative.
in recent years. As the institution’s seventh director, Comey people is the key to being an effec- We have to attract more people of
was leading the federal investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged tive advocate, counselor, friend, color, more women, to be part of
ties to Russia when he was fired by the Commander-in-Chief. The spouse—understanding that this, but there’s also an effective-
former federal prosecutor joined Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau people are seeing the world and ness imperative. As the country
and the Criminal Law Society last spring to discuss his new book, Saving experiencing it differently than grows more complicated, more di-
Justice, his career, government service, and national security. you are. And also realizing that we verse—in my view more wonder-
share a common experience and ful—we have to be effective and
we’re all afraid. Every human being have to look more like America.
is afraid. Understanding that and And so we set about to change the
trying to use it as an engine for the FBI in significant ways.
development of empathy, a sense of
feeling and connection with other VR: You’ve spoken at length about
people, is also at the heart of being pivotal moments and institutions
an effective advocate. like the FBI and the Department
of Justice. Are we in the midst of
VR: How would you advise young another pivotal moment for these
lawyers to understand the domes- institutions?
tic and foreign security threats
that this country faces? JC: We are at an inflection point,
a point where we’re going to see
JC: The challenge and wonder of extraordinary growth. There’s
the internet are the same thing. no deep state, but there are deep
The wonder is we’re all next-door values that go into bedrock.
neighbors. Beijing and Boston Apolitical non-partisan law
are separated by microseconds enforcement is written on the
because information and video hearts of everybody who works
images, expressions of joy and there. They don’t want to be part
sadness are moving at the speed of anybody’s political tribe. They
of light. But the bad part is we’re haven’t changed [during] the four
all next-door neighbors. And so years of the Trump administra-
people who want to take every- tion. They’ll be unlocked pretty
thing that means anything to you quickly and talent will flow back
are just as close to you as if they to the extent that people left. The
were in the next cubicle. harder part of the inflection point
is going to be to lead Americans
COMEY: ROUSE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP, LLC
VR: How much geographic, eth- out of the fog. And so the mission
nic, linguistic, and racial diversity for the new president and for the
did you see—or how much of a new leaders of the Department of
change did you see—during your Justice is to help people escape
Former FBI Director
time in the FBI? How would you that fog, to show them what
James Comey think about those issues going empathetic, competent, honest
forward for the FBI? leadership looks like.
6 BC LAW MAGAZINE Summer 2021
Interim Dean
Diane Ring
from 2010-2012, and in that capacity THE YOUNG Next Generation Leader
program. Selected for her
assisted Rougeau in his transition when ACHIEVERS commitment to ACS engage-
he was hired in 2011. He described her ment and strong leadership
as “talented and accomplished.” Two for Thoms qualities, Gooen will have the
Molly Jane Thoms ’22 has been opportunity to further her
In addition to her academic adminis- awarded two fellowships this public interest career aspira-
tration skills, the Dr. Thomas F. Carney summer, both in line with her tions in accordance with her
Distinguished Scholar is a respected interests in youth and educa- deeply rooted commitment to
tion. In addition to receiving social justice.
leader in the field of international taxa- one from Equal Justice America,
Ring Named tion, corporate taxation, and ethical
issues in tax practice. Her recent work
Thoms was among five stu-
dents in the state to win a
Passion Leads to Prestige
Alyssa Rao ’21 will advocate on
Interim Dean addresses issues including information
Massachusetts Bar Foundation
Legal Intern Fellowship.
behalf of survivors of domes-
tic violence as a fellow in the
BC Law tax professor is the first exchange, tax leaks, international tax Family Law Unit of Greater
woman to have the role. relations, sharing economy and human Legal Eagle Takeover Boston Legal Services. The
Jessie Baek ’23, Dhairya two-year Equal Justice Works
equity transactions, and ethics in inter- Bhatia ’23, and Travis Salters Fellowship is one of the most
Diane Ring became Interim Dean of national tax. ’23 make up half of this year’s prestigious post-graduate
Boston College Law School in July, mak- Ring received her JD from Harvard Boston Bar Association legal fellowships in the coun-
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion try, making Rao’s selection all
ing her the first woman to serve in that Law. She was a consultant for the Summer Fellowship recipients. the more impressive.
role in BC Law’s ninety-two-year history. United Nation’s 2014 project on tax base The program provides law
She filled the vacancy left by Vincent protection for developing countries and students from historically Powerful Words
underrepresented backgrounds Rohena Rajbhandari ’22 won
Rougeau, who departed for the presiden- was the International Fiscal Associa- with access to critical work ex- the ABA’s 2021 Consumer
cy of the College of the Holy Cross. tion’s US National Reporter for the 2012 perience through paid summer Protection Committee Law
A member of the BC Law faculty for IFA Conference on the Debt Equity internships in public service. Student Essay Contest. The
award includes a $5,000 schol-
more than fifteen years, Ring was just Conundrum. She is a Vice Chair for the Leadership Recognized arship and the publication of
finishing her three-year term as Associ- Tax Section Committee of Teaching Elizabeth Gooen ’22 is one of her essay, “Finding Venmo:
ate Dean of Faculty when she was tapped Taxation of the American Bar Associa- twenty-eight students chosen Applying Consumer Protec-
from nearly 200 chapters tion Regulations to Peer-to-
for the interim deanship. She also served tion and she has co-authored three case to be part of the American Peer Payment Platforms,” in
as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs books on taxation. Constitution Society (ACS) an ABA publication.
AROUND THE ACADEMY
Kenji Yoshino Melissa Nobles James W. Coleman Amali Tower Werner Haslehner
“Covering,” a strategy in which indi- Racial Justice and Democracy The associate professor at Southern The founder and executive director The University of Luxembourg
viduals downplay outsider identi- was the topic of a panel discus- Methodist University’s Dedham of Climate Refugees, a project European and International tax
ties to blend into the mainstream, sion hosted by the Black Law School of Law discussed energy, created to help people displaced law professor and ATOZ chair
was the topic of an event hosted Students Association and Good economics, and the environment across borders, took part in a for European and International
by the LSA D&I Committee. The Governance Project at which during an event hosted by BC panel discussion put together by Taxation presented at a Tax Policy
Chief Justice Earl Warren Profes- the then-dean of MIT’s School Law’s Federalist Society. Coleman BC Law’s Immigration Law Group, Workshop in which he discussed
sor of Constitutional Law and Di- of Humanities, Arts, and Social helped attendees cut through a Environmental Law Society, and his paper, “International Tax
rector of the Center for Diversity, Sciences joined two others. They lot of the rhetoric on both sides APALSA. Speakers explored the Arbitration after BEPS.” He is
NOBLES: COURTESY MIT
Inclusion, and Belonging at NYU, engaged in a conversation about of current issues surrounding current global response to climate course director for the Master in
discussed barriers to authenticity how an improved democracy is a environmental regulations in Texas. migration, identified gaps in cur- European and International Taxa-
in law school and strategies for conduit for racial justice, and how He went on to offer his opinion on rent legal frameworks, and spoke tion LLM program at the university.
bringing one’s authentic self to the an improved democracy can make the situation and suggested how about the work to adjust to this He has also had four papers pub-
study and practice of law. way for more racially just policies. differences might be resolved. increasingly frequent phenomenon. lished in 2021, all on taxation.
Summer 2021 BC LAW MAGAZINE 7DOCKET
Faculty Scholarship “It’s very exciting to have bipartisan support for this incredibly
important issue. This proposed bill takes an important step in restoring
charities as the appropriate focus for charitable tax benefits.”
PROFESSOR RAY MADOFF
Having Her Sway in donations from 2014-2018
because of the increase in money
that features Madoff, the New
York Times reports that the ACE
Professor Madoff influences US Senate move to reform flowing to private foundations Act “would require a donor who
donor-advised funds. BY JERI ZEDER and donor-advised funds. wanted the full tax benefit right
Senator King said that the away to ensure that the funds were
Professor Ray Madoff’s campaign to pry philanthropic dollars ACE Act will “ensure that chari- dispensed within fifteen years. If
from donor-advised funds and private foundations and get table contributions will swiftly that is too fast a pace, or if donors
those monies to working charities made important progress reach the worthy organizations are focused on giving over a longer
in June when Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) doing good...all over the world.” time span, they could take fifty
introduced the bipartisan Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE) Act. Currently, an individual or years to pay out. But they would
The bill’s provisions are based on proposals developed by the Initia- family who sets up and contrib- need to wait until then to claim
tive to Accelerate Charitable Giving, a consortium of leaders from the utes to a donor-advised fund with the full tax deduction.”
charitable sector, including philanthropist John Arnold and the Ford, a financial institution (like Fideli- The ACE Act would also close
Hewlett, Kresge, and Kellogg foundations. Madoff has been exploring ty, Schwab, Vanguard, or Goldman certain loopholes exploited by pri-
these issues through the Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good, a Sachs) benefits from an immedi- vate foundations (like the Bill and
think tank she founded with BC Law adjunct professor William Bagley ate charitable tax deduction. The Melinda Gates Foundation, the
in 2014, where scholars, former government officials, and billionaires financial institution that holds Walton Family Foundation, and
study how to reform the laws governing philanthropy. the funds benefits by collecting numerous small family founda-
Among the forum’s influential publications is the recent report, “Im- management fees. However, chari- tions). Private foundations are re-
pact of the Rise of Commercial Donor-Advised Funds on the Charitable ties (like the local food pantry) quired to pay a minimum of 5 per-
Landscape 1991-2019,” which was highlighted by the Chronicle of Phi- may never benefit, because there cent of their assets to charity each
lanthropy News Digest. The report, co-authored by Madoff and econo- is no requirement that the funds year. The loopholes allow them to
mist James Andreoni, shows that charities missed out on $300 billion be dispersed to them. In an article count as part of their minimum
pay-out the salaries and travel
expenses of family members, and
any donations made to donor-ad-
vised funds. The ACE Act would
end those practices.
Today, an estimated $140 billion
is sitting in donor-advised funds,
and $1 trillion is bottled up in pri-
vate foundations’ endowments.
“It’s very exciting to have bipar-
tisan support for this incredibly
important issue,” Madoff says.
“Over the past thirty years, the
focus has shifted to donors, and
charities have been shunted to the
sidelines. This proposed bill takes
an important step in restoring
charities as the appropriate focus
for charitable tax benefits.”
What’s next for the forum?
“Well,” Madoff says, “we have a
bill proposed, but that’s not a
law passed. So, for now, we are
absolutely going to be working
on educating the public and the
sector about the importance of
these rules.”
8 BC LAW MAGAZINE Summer 2021 Photography by TONY LUONGSEC Taps Jones FACULTY
for Directorship MILESTONES
World Views
Professor to serve in corporate finance division. Frank Garcia offered testimony to
the European Union Commission on
Boston College Law School Professor Renee international investment law reform.
Joan Blum presented at Tashkent State
Jones, a respected scholar on matters of corpo- University of Law in Uzbekistan on
rate governance, ethics, and regulation, began joining theory and practice in the US
work last month as the director of the Securities legal education.
and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corpora- Goodbyes
tion Finance. Kari Hong, who founded BC Law’s
She remains on the BC Law faculty, on a leave of Renee Jones Ninth Circuit Appellate Program in
which her students prevailed in 10 of
absence during her service at the commission. the 14 decided cases, has moved to
BC Law Interim Dean Diane Ring described Montana. Business professor Tinu
the Princeton and Harvard Law-educated Jones in corporations, securities regulation, startup com- Adediran has departed for Fordham
Law. Frederick M. Hart, an expert in the
as “an incredibly insightful and critical thinker” pany governance, and financial regulation. Uniform Commercial Code who taught
and said, “I have no doubt that she will excel in Her recent article, “The Unicorn Governance at BC 1961–1968, passed away in June.
her new role.” Trap,” published in the University of Pennsylva-
New Leadership
According to the SEC website, the division nia Law Review Online, highlights the risks posed Following Vincent Rougeau’s assump-
works “in support of the commission’s mission to by the increasing number of unicorns (private tion of the presidency at Holy Cross, As-
protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and ef- companies valued at $1 billion or more) to inves- sociate Dean Heather Hayes joined him
there as Vice President. Jennifer Per-
ficient markets, and facilitate capital formation” by tors, employees, consumers, and society. A related rigo, assistant dean for career services,
providing investors “with material information in story, “It’s Time Unicorns Grew Up,” appeared in replaced Hayes as Interim Associate
order to make informed investment decisions, both BC Law Magazine. Dean of Strategic and Student Affairs.
Douglas Saphire assumed Perrigo’s pre-
when a company initially offers its securities to the “Robust public disclosure has been a hallmark vious role on an interim basis. Katharine
public and on an ongoing basis as it continues to of effective securities regulation since the 1930s,” Young succeeded Diane Ring (see page
give information to the marketplace.” The division SEC Chair Gary Gensler said in a statement. “Re- 7) as Associate Dean for Faculty and
Daniel Lyons succeeded Renee Jones
also provides interpretive assistance to companies nee brings deep expertise in corporate governance (see story at left) as Associate Dean
with respect to SEC rules and forms and makes and securities law to the Division of Corporation for Academic Affairs. Mary Holper ’03
recommendations to the commission regarding Finance. Her leadership will be invaluable as the succeeded Judith Morrow as Associate
Dean for Experiential Learning.
new rules and revisions to existing rules. division facilitates disclosure under our current
Jones is a member of the American Law In- rules and undertakes rule modernization.” Kudos
stitute and former co-chair of the Securities Law “I am honored and humbled to be joining the Se- Sharon Beckman, associate clinical
professor and director of the Boston
Committee of the American Bar Association. At BC curities and Exchange Commission,” said Jones. “I College Innocence Program, was named
Law, where she most recently served as Associate am looking forward to the challenging and exciting a 2020 Lawyer of the Year by Massachu-
Dean of Academic Affairs, Jones has taught courses work ahead.” setts Lawyers Weekly. She was honored
for her work to free Frances Choy, a
young Massachusetts woman who
served seventeen years for a double
NOTABLE FACULTY PUBLICATIONS murder she did not commit. Thomas
Carey ’65 was honored May 25 with
the Massachusetts Bar Association’s
Katharine Young, in “The Paolo Barrozo writes, in R. Michael Cassidy co- Brian JM Quinn, writing in President’s Award.
Idea of a Human Rights-Based the Yale Journal of Law and authored two books, Profes- the University of Richmond
Economic Recovery after Co- Humanities, that “in the sional Responsibility in Focus, Law Review, contests conven- Scholars in Action
vid-19,” which was published ongoing institutionalization of (Second Edition) and the tional wisdom that MACS in Steven Koh, who was recently elected
in the International Journal of normativity and adaptability, Massachusetts Guide to Evi- merger agreements provide co-chair of the Junior International
Public Law and Policy in 2020, social stability as constant dence, 2021 Edition. Also, his an opportunity for buyers to Law Scholars Association, presented
provides a visionary take on normative change is as much article, “Character, Credibility renegotiate the agreements “The Criminalization of Foreign Rela-
a post-pandemic world. The a sociological as it is an and Rape Shield Rules” in the in the event of intervening tions,” at a Georgetown Law Center
associate dean of faculty ethical achievement of legal Georgetown Journal of Law and adverse events. His post- Colloquium. Daniel Lyons gave testi-
argues that people’s rights to systems.” The article, “Law Public Policy proposes a “next pandemic analysis of modern mony before Connecticut and Rhode
economic and social rights are in Time: Legal Theory and wave” of reform for rape shield MACS in merger agreements Island legislators on the effect of
as essential as civil and politi- Legal History,” was published rules to balance the interests of is titled “MACS, Mergers, and proposed state reforms at the Federal
cal protections. in 2021. the parties involved. Covid-19.” Trade Commission.
Photography by DANA SMITH Summer 2021 BC LAW MAGAZINE 9DOCKET
In the Field POCKET RÉSUMÉ
Thomas O’Halloran ’80 Partner and Portfolio Manager, Lord, Abbett & Co. Learning by Degrees In addition to his JD
and MBA, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. In the Swing of Things He’s an avid golfer and also
enjoys water and snow skiing with his wife of thirty-six years, Andrea; four daughters; and four grandchildren.
Same Thrills, That said, O’Halloran took
well to law. After graduating, he
but became intrigued by Wall
Street. So, he went back to school
Different Arena clerked on the Supreme Court
of Rhode Island and went on to
for an MBA at Columbia Univer-
sity with the goal of becoming
O’Halloran trades skates for fund management. become a special assistant at- an investment banker. “My wife,
BY MAURA KING SCULLY torney general for Rhode Island Andrea, worked to put me through
for two years. “Being a prosecutor business school, paycheck to
Tom O’Halloran manages the $8 billion Lord Abbett Growth was a thrill,” says O’Halloran. “I paycheck,” he recalls. “And then I
Leaders fund. Which still sort of surprises him because what tried forty felonies—just me and graduated and didn’t have a job.”
he wanted was to be a professional athlete. “I held on to the a police officer. Making decisions He had no idea how long the
naive dream that I could be a pro athlete and didn’t become a serious and speaking in public are critical odds were for investment banking,
student until the second half of college,” recalls O’Halloran, who at- to what I do today, and I learned “I stumbled upon a notice on a cork
tended Bowdoin College to play ice hockey. “In my final year, I decided much of this from my legal career.” board that said Dillon, Read &
that trial law was an exciting area that I should pursue, but, really, law O’Halloran segued to civil Co., an investment banking firm,
was a fallback for me.” litigation for a couple of years was seeking a venture capital
10 BC LAW MAGAZINE Summer 2021 Photograph by RICK WENNER/REDUX1 2 3 4
analyst. It was a grunt job, but
because I had to write everything Paths to Success ping off snacks while they
complete their business
4. Palash Gupta ’08
Global Go-Getter As a
up for our investors, I had a seat Alumni find satisfaction in diverse workplaces. plans, or answering their partner and head of inter-
at the table for the investment spouses’ questions. Build- national arbitration at Je-
discussions and was fascinated by 1. Rhona Silverbush ’92 out the day. All creative, all ing relationships in this rome Merchant+Partners,
these young, growing companies,” 1-2-3 Eyes on Her She’s very satisfying.” way is one of my favorite based in Mumbai and
co-author of the Terrific things about what I do.” Singapore, he’s building
O’Halloran says. Toddlers books, includ- 2. Jennifer Moss ’01 cross-border business
“I was one of the last of the ing Potty!, New Baby!, and Lead by Example For those 3. Branden Brooks ’08 that relies on his years of
generalists covering companies Time to Go! The series has thinking about transition- It’s About the Journey dispute and arbitration
in a dozen different industries drawn the attention of ing from firm practice to Since graduating, he’s experience in Boston,
at the same time, often work- early childhood initiatives, other legal sector roles, written for GQ, worked as New Delhi, and Singapore.
such as the Clinton Foun- she’s done it herself: from a child advocate, became On the Fast Track “Busi-
ing seventy-five hours a week,” dation’s Too Small to Fail, practicing in New York, a prosecutor, and is now ness in Asia is growing at
O’Halloran continues. “Then UBS the National Diaper Bank Paris, and Boston to stay- an associate with Baker a remarkable pace. The
bought out Dillon Read in 1998 Network, and the National ing home with kids to re- Sterchi Cowden & Rice in mix of growth, cultures,
and brought with it an army of Black Child Development entering the workforce as St. Louis. “The trick is to be expectations, and demand
sell-side analysts. There was no Institute. Inspiration Her a legal recruiter for Major, ambitious and find trans- for good quality, price-
son, Jack, now 17. “Seeing Lindsey & Africa. Lessons ferable skills that will allow effective services is
longer a need for a generalist, so I the world through his Learned “My years of you to change career paths. high.” Fruitful Forays
was out of a job at age forty-six.” toddler eyes led us to start practicing law inform my I never wanted to look back “Interacting with people
O’Halloran bounced back and the series with Bye-Bye!, approach to recruiting on my life and wonder what of different cultures,
joined Lord Abbett in 2001 as inspired by his misery at every day. My advice is to if I never tried something.” going to new places, and
a technology research analyst. separating from me.” As work with a great recruiter Firmly Focused “What I trying out different types
Luck Would Have It She for law firm opportunities like best about my current of food all contribute to
From there, he moved up the also writes for adults: and leverage your network firm is that the path to making international
ladder and is now a partner and she’s co-author of Speak when seeking a non-firm success is already laid out. practice so exciting. I had
portfolio manager of Growth the Speech! Shakespeare’s position.” Helping Hand You do not have to reinvent a client from Dallas who
Leaders. Barron’s recently pro- Monologues Illuminated, “Making a lateral move the wheel, just follow the came to Singapore to set
filed O’Halloran and the fund for and coaches actors por- can be stressful. I help my path. Public interest jobs up a company and all he
traying the Bard’s char- candidates every step of have a lot more twists and wanted to do after work
beating 94 percent of its category acters. “I keep switching the way, which might be turns, where firm jobs are was to get chili lobsters
peers over the past five years. professional hats through- talking at all hours, drop- very linear.” and durian.” —MKS
In addition, his small cap
Developing Growth fund has
beaten 96 percent of its peers for
the fifteen years he has managed
it, according to Morningstar. “We
are differentiated in combining
rigorous fundamental analysis
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
with technical analysis,” says Esther Chang ’07 Everything turned out exactly as Chang was a mile wide and an inch deep,” she says. So, she left
O’Halloran. “Every day is like go- never expected. She’s a corporate attorney. She lives in Baker McKenzie and headed to Greenberg Traurig in
Chicago. She made partner about a half a decade later than 2013. In 2018, she accepted an offer from Mayer Brown. “I
ing on to the ice at Boston Garden most of her classmates. Chang has no complaints—she’s took the gamble. I gave up some promise of promotion
to play for the Stanley Cup. It’s thrilled with her job at Mayer Brown, and she loves living in for lack of certainty, but I thought it would be a better
exhilarating.” her hometown. It was just never part of the plan. stepping-stone.”
While O’Halloran could “I was going to be a litigator and I was never going home She was correct. In January, Mayer Brown promoted
certainly rest on his laurels, he to Chicago,” recalls Chang, a Double Eagle. “Dean [John] her to partner. “Mayer Brown is a kinder, gentler type of
Garvey wanted me to give Chicago a try. I was talked place,” says Chang, who was named to Lawyers of Color’s
has no plans to retire. “I manage into the corporate group as a summer associate at Baker 2020 “Hot List.” She was previously named a Rising Star by
five funds that total $16 billion. McKenzie. I didn’t expect to like it, but I did.” Illinois Super Lawyers for mergers and acquisitions.
I want to get bigger than that. I Five years later, she “It was a long path to partnership,” muses Chang, who
am working on a possible global was hooked on mergers has remained very involved with BC Law and sits on the
innovation growth fund, as well and acquisitions, but Alumni Board. “When I talk to law students now, I tell
felt the need for new them to do as much research as possible. I really should
as getting us into venture capital,” challenges. “As a cross- have been more thoughtful about my career path, but
he says. “I was a late bloomer, so I border M&A lawyer, I I was young and naive. The fact that it all worked out is
still have big dreams.” felt as if my knowledge astounding to me.” —MKS
Summer 2021 BC LAW MAGAZINE 11DOCKET
Candid
Hear Her Voice
Chinyere Okogeri ’21 uses her
leadership gifts to make a difference.
INTERVIEW BY ELAINE LEE ’22
Growing up, I wanted to be a doctor and a lawyer.
Truly, I just wanted to make a difference by helping
others, which I felt could be accomplished in both
professions. This led me to pursue an undergradu-
ate degree in behavioral neuroscience and to do a
medical service trip, where I worked for Nicaraguan
doctors in La Naranja.
Through subsequent peer counseling and teaching
engagements, I also learned the importance of find-
ing your voice and using that voice to advocate for
yourself and others. I’ve carried these lessons into
law school and have incorporated them in my lead-
ership positions with LAHANAS and BLSA, and
in my roles as a student attorney in the Innocence
Clinic and on the Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce.
I see my role as an advocate whose sole responsibil-
ity is to make sure that those not at the table—which
tends disproportionately to be those of diverse
identities—have their voices heard and amplified.
As Verna Myers says, “Diversity is being invited to
the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance.” Equity
is having the tools you need to dance so you don’t
make a fool of yourself.
I’m motivated to do what I do by family and the
people I have had the privilege to work for. We often
talk about privilege as characterized by race, ethnic-
ity, gender, socioeconomic status, body type, and
more. But privilege is actually opportunity, and not STUDENT SNAPSHOT
everyone has opportunity. I am still constantly learn-
ing from others and checking my own biases because Provenance Born in Manhattan, raised in
Queens. Learning BA in Neuroscience and
we all can be better allies and advocates for the com- Minor in Women’s Studies, Colgate University.
munities we have the privilege to serve and support. Study abroad, Queen Mary University of London.
Pre Law Algebra instructor, 1881 Research
Change is a living constitution. It requires readjust- Institute in New Orleans; investigative intern,
ment and critical thinking. I welcome change, espe- Georgetown Law Criminal Justice Clinic; summer
legal intern, Domestic Violence Bureau, Queens
cially if it means eradicating or reforming systems District Attorney’s Office. At BC Law Gulf
that do not serve us and, quite frankly, harm many Coast Recovery and Spring Break Pro Bono trips;
of us. Just like seasons and zodiac signs change, the leadership in Black Law Students’ Association
and LAHANAS; and member of BC Law Diver-
beliefs held by society change, and that change is sity and Inclusion Taskforce. Thought to Live
not always bad. So, if change from tradition allows By “Don’t let someone dim your light/brightness,
for the inclusion, growth, and comfort of marginal- simply because it’s shining in their eyes.” Quar-
antine Pastime Painting. Fun Fact At Colgate,
ized identities, then we must make space for those had a radio show segment titled “AfroVibes”
conversations and adapt accordingly. and hosted a podcast with friends.
12 BC LAW MAGAZINE Summer 2021 Photograph by DIANA LEVINE“I see my role as an advocate
whose sole responsibility is
to make sure that those not
at the table—which tends
disproportionately to be those
of diverse identities—have their
voices heard and amplified.”
13DOCKET
Evidence
The Dean’s
Decade
The right man to light the way.
By BRETT GANNON ’21 and VICKI SANDERS
The decade (2011-2021) that Vincent
Rougeau led Boston College Law School,
bookmarked as it was by the economic
repercussions of the Great Recession
and the academic and political upheav-
als of the Covid-19 pandemic, was a
challenging period to run a law school.
Undaunted, Dean Rougeau made his
way forward, growing BC Law’s endow-
ment, reputation, graduate employ-
ment numbers, experiential learning
opportunities, international footprint,
and diversity enrollment. Perhaps more
than ever before, BC Law offers a legal
education that reflects the challenges
of practicing in the modern world. Dean
Rougeau’s mark on the community and
the legal profession is indelible. Here is
a glimpse at what he achieved.
8
FACULTY GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
The Expansion of Global Partnerships and Programs
No.
28%
“Best Professors” ranking, Faculty with advanced degrees
Princeton Review in fields beyond law
2021 Sixty-nine Foreign
Universities
Dean Rougeau named president, Full-time faculty
American Association of Escola Paulista de
Plus: BC Law
390+50
Law Schools, the single largest legal Magistratura (Brazil)
International
education entity in US Escola de Human Rights
Magistura de Espirito Paris Nanterre
6.4:1
(France) Practicum (US)
Santo (Brazil)
Bucerius Law Students work on
Pontifica Universidad Tashkent State
Articles and books published School (Germany) worldwide cases
Catolica Javeriana University with the Inter-
(Colombia) of Law (Uzbekistan) Trinity College American Court
Dublin (Ireland)
2,579
Pontifica Universidad Universités and Inter-American
Catolica de Chile Panthéon-Sorbonne Renmin University Commission on
Student/faculty ratio, 2020 Article citations since 2016 (Chile) (France) (China) Human Rights
14 BC LAW MAGAZINE Summer 2021 Illustration by MICHAEL GLENWOOD GIBBSCAREER SERVICES NEW AND NOVEL
2,590
New career Increasing percentage 2014 / Center for Experiential Learning
initiatives of students hired
2,000
by law firms with 100+
LEAPS: Lead- attorneys
ers Entering / Students who’ve participated since 2011
Number of graduates
12
& Advancing 40
Public Service 118 / Students
integrates / Total clinical offerings externed in 92
academic, and initiatives different field
career,
experiential 7 / New clinics since 2013
placements (2019-
2020)
92.7% opportunities
at BC Law
30
1L Boot Camp: 2015 / Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy
Career
$7.53 87
curriculum for 20
BC Law employment rate, 2019 students
million Programs and
BIDS: Busi-
$130,265
events
ness-related
72
employers Established with gift of Phyllis
conduct 10
& Jerome Lyle Rappaport
Mean starting salaries, 2019 on-campus Foundation, largest in BC Law’s Student summer
(up from $104,018, 2013) interviews history at the time fellowships
38 / Full-tuition Public Service Scholarships awarded 0 2017 / Boston College Law Review Consolidation
21 / Public Service Fellows funded since 2014
2020
2018
2016
2019
2014
2015
2012
2017
2013
2011
3 Law Review incorporates No. 20 / Crosses
Environmental Law Review, an important
International & Comparative threshold in 2019
ADVANCEMENT Law Review, and Journal of Washington & Lee
Law & Social Justice law review rankings
172
Annual Fund Endowments, Alumni Relations
1,350
2011-2021
2018 / Scholarly Collaborations
$36.7 3 PIE: Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship builds
million partnerships with intellectual property, health care, biotech
to
$73.1 Alumni Volunteers
entrepreneurs
500
Percent million 3 Regulation & Markets Workshop studies regulatory ap-
Increase in giving to LSF Endowment proaches to markets, business
to $1.7 million in FY2020 3 Tax Policy Collaborative coordinates tax-related activities
107
to
of scholars, students
164%
Growth in number of 176 2019 to present / Diversity Equity & Inclusion
$10,000 donors Named funds
Plus
2,949
58 to 74 Reunion Attendance 3 Engaged DEI consultants,
established Task Force and 20% 33%
Named Working Group, hired director
scholarships
325+ of DEI Programs 2011 2021
6 to 10
Fundraising-specific events 3 Dean Rougeau named Increase in
Volume of annual attended by inaugural director, BC Forum diverse students in
gifts hits all-time high, 2018 Professorships Dean Rougeau on Racial Justice in America incoming class
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