This past year, our
#BULaw faculty and staff have been recognized for their legal expertise, service to their communities, and commitment to the profession with many national honors and appointments.
Take a look back at some of their recent recognitions:
⭐ Susan Akram received a 2025 “Top Women of Law” award from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
⭐ Brooke Arlington and Rebecca Pendleton were named Boston University Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning 2026 Shipley Academic Innovation Award Winners
⭐ James Bessen received the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality’s (ECINEQ) Atkinson Prize
⭐ Jade Brown was honored as a 2026 Up & Coming Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, a 2025 ABA Free Legal Answers Pro Bono Leader by the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, and was named to the Association of American Law Schools Pro Bono Honor Roll along with Eron Hackshaw
⭐ Julie Dahlstrom won the 2026 Metcalf Cup and Prize, Boston University’s highest te...