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RAPPAPORT CENTER
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The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service at Suffolk University Law School fosters innovative thinking on law and public policy and promotes emerging leaders who are deeply committed to public service and pro bono work.
Serving as the home to all public service related activity at the law school, the Rappaport Center:
At the heart of the Center is the thriving Rappaport Fellows Program in Law and Public Policy. The Rappaport Fellowship, a highly competitive program dating back to 2000, engages twelve law students from Boston area law schools in policy work at state and local government agencies each summer. |
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 Lowell Richards - In Memoriam
With the unexpected death of Lowell Richards on February 5, 2012, the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service lost an exceptional supporter and friend.
When the Rappaport Fellowship in Law and Public Policy was in its initial stages, Lowell immediately stepped forward to provide meaningful placement opportunities for fellows. He was instrumental in the development of the program and in encouraging future leaders in state and local government. His well-known work ethic and extraordinary dedication to public service was a model for all Rappaport Fellows and an inspiration to everyone choosing this path. Lowell never said no to a request for assistance. His support ranged from escorting groups of law and public policy fellows out onto the runways at Logan to experience the intersection of law, policy, and politics, to maintaining connections with past and present program participants. Every year Lowell was recruited to train the new crop of supervisors and advise students on how to have a successful fellowship.
I learned so much from Lowell and will always be grateful for his willingness to share his wisdom and experiences. He will truly be missed.
Susan M. Prosnitz, Esq.
Founding Executive Director, Rappaport Center 2007 – 2011
Read more: "Lowell Richards, Boston visionary, dies," from Boston.com »
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 Massing Appointed New Executive Director
Dean Camille Nelson has appointed a new Executive Director for the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service. Greg Massing will begin his appointment as Executive Director on January 9. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Mr. Massing has an impressive record of experience in private practice and public service. Prior to his appointment as executive director, Mr. Massing served from February 2007 through December 2011 as the General Counsel of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
“Greg brings to the Rappaport Center a rare blend of public policy, private practice and scholarly experience,” said Suffolk Law Dean Camille Nelson. “He knows government firsthand. And he is deeply committed to the Center’s mission of creating paths for students interested in careers in public service.”
Read the full press release on the Suffolk University site »
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 Marshall-Brennan Moot Court Competition 2012
On January 28-29, the Rappaport Center held the second annual Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project Local Moot Court Competition for high school students in Boston and Cambridge. The competition was a great success, due in large part to all of our wonderful volunteers: sitting judges, faculty members, practicing lawyers, alumni and current students who served as judges. There were nearly thirty competitors from seven different high schools. Our law students, the Marshall-Brennan Fellows, did a fantastic job of preparing their high school students for their arguments. Judges and observers were literally stunned by the poised, sophisticated, and articulate arguments the high school students presented on the issue of the constitutionality of life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of felony murder (an issue currently pending in the US Supreme Court). The 6 winners of the competition will travel to Washington, DC on March 30 to participate in the National Marshall-Brennan Moot Court Competition.
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As classes wind down for the winter, so does the Rappaport Center's event calendar. Please check back with us at the start of the year for new and interesting programming or subscribe to our email list for updates.
SPILG raises money throughout the year to support the Fellowship
Program. SPILG’s biggest fundraiser of the year – and one of the
highlights of Suffolk Law’s social calendar – is the SPILG Annual
Auction. This year’s Silent Auction will be held in the law school’s Sargent Hall from February 28-March 1, 2012 (all day long each day). The Live Auction will be held in the Function Room of the law school on March 1, 2012, starting at 6pm. Help
support students dedicated to public service by donating or bidding on
items in the Silent or Live Auction. Donations of all kinds are
accepted. To donate an item to this year’s Auction, please contact spilgauction@gmail.com.
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 America’s First Great Depression: Economic Crisis and Political Disorder after the Panic of 1837
Professor Alasdair Roberts, Suffolk Law’s Rappaport Professor of Law and Public Policy, discusses his upcoming book and how it relates to the United States economy today.
 FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on the Need for Universal Broadband Access and Public Service
Following a successful Massachusetts Broadband Conference the Rappaport Center hosted at Suffolk University Law School with the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn sat down with our Communications Coordinator Austra Zubkovs to discuss the importance of broadband connectivity for economic development. Listen to our 10-minute podcast on LegalTalk Network.
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Read the Rappaport Briefing blog
for news about Rappaport Center activities as well as student commentaries
on issues confronting state and local government in Massachusetts.
Read the RappaportToday policy blog
devoted to Greater Boston's public policy issues, leaders and educators.
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