Announcements/Deadlines

ALL: Fridge Cleanout Reminder. All refrigerators in the Law Tower (2nd floor and room 405) are cleaned out every Friday morning at 3:00am. This is a reminder that you are responsible for your own lunchbox/tupperware and Facilities will start to throw away anything that is left in the fridges by Friday morning. Signs are posted on the fridge as a reminder. 

1Ls: Spring 2026 First-Year Final Exams and Midterms. The preliminary Spring 2026 final exam schedule is now posted. Exam times and software security will be posted after spring break. We will accept requests for exam relief at that time. If you have a midterm exam and require exam relief or religious accommodation, contact the LAW Registrar's Office at lawreg@bu.edu. 

2Ls & 3Ls: Spring 2026 Final Exams. The preliminary Spring 2026 final exam schedule is now posted. Exam times and software security will be posted after spring break. The Registrar's Office will accept requests for exam relief at that time. Contact the LAW Registrar's Office at lawreg@bu.edu for questions. 

ALL: BU AAUP Chapter is hosting an event titled “ICE Out: Organizing to Support Immigrant Communities.” - Registration Deadline TODAY. The event will take place at the law school on February 25 and run from 4:30pm-7:00pm in Room 103. After an opening plenary on “Right and Realities in the Current Moment,” there will be three contemporaneous workshop sessions: Legislative Advocacy, LUCE Training, and Habeas How-To. BU Law faculty and students will be leading multiple of these sessions. MA senator Liz Miranda and rep. Priscila Sousa are currently slated to attend the legislative advocacy session. On behalf of the many folks who helped organize this event, this event is open to the full BU community. Please register by this Friday, Feb. 20 so that we can plan food accordingly. For questions, please reach out to Jonathan Feingold at jfeingol@bu.edu for questions.

3Ls: Student Commencement Speaker. You have 2 options to be involved in the process for Student Commencement Speaker: (1) nominate yourself or others to be the speaker at Commencement; or (2) sign up to be part of the committee that chooses the student speaker for Commencement. The deadline for both is Friday, February 27, at NOON. If you are interested in either option, please refer to the detailed email from Jill Collins on Wednesday, February 12, and complete the following linked form: https://bostonu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6xjptFD4XAr4tq6.    

3Ls: Order Regalia by March 23 for On-Campus Pick-Up. In order to participate in the in-person May 17th Commencement ceremony, you will need to wear University-approved regalia. JD students graduate in doctoral regalia, which is rented from an outside company Herf Jones, through the BU Campus Store. Carefully review the information on the Commencement regalia page, and take care of your order as soon as possible. Be sure to review the return deadline as well.

ALL: Faculty in the Media. Your faculty are staying busy outside the classroom. Here are some highlights from last week:   

• "Trump Admin Launches Investigation Into Nike over DEI, Follows Through on Complaint from Stephen Mi…” (Jonathan Feingold) 
• “Healey's proposed ICE restrictions in Mass. could provoke legal challenges, experts say” (Sarah Sherman-Stokes) 
• “Habeas seen as last chance for justice in felony murder” (Caitlin Glass) 
• “Family and lawyers seek answers after ICE detainee Leqaa Kordia is hospitalized” (Sarah Sherman-Stokes) 
• “‘Political Prisoner’ Leqaa Kordia Has Been Hospitalized, DHS Says. After Calling 16 Hospitals, Her …” (Sarah Sherman-Stokes) 
• “Leqaa Kordia released from hospital, returned to ICE custody following seizure” (Sarah Sherman-Stokes) 
• “Privacy riff conversation with Mary Anne Franks and Jessica Silbey” (Jessica Silbey) 
• “For Months, Tear Gas Has Entered Their Homes. Now They’re Suing ICE.” (KPL) 
• “Local health experts question FDA's refusal to review Moderna's application for a new mRNA flu vacc…” (Michael Ulrich) 

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Office of Student Affairs

Jill Collins; Assistant Dean for Student Affairs; jcollin3@bu.edu; Calendly
Amber Woods; Associate Dir of Equity, Inclusion & Engagement; amberfw@bu.edu; Calendly
Jenna Kim; Office Manager of Student Affairs; jkim15@bu.edu