Boston College Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau will be the keynote speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Banquet on Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Yawkey Center Murray Room.听
Highlighting the event鈥攚hich draws administrators, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of the University community鈥攚ill be the presentation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship, honoring a Boston College junior who has demonstrated superior academic achievement, extracurricular leadership, community service, and involvement with the African American community and African American issues. This year鈥檚 candidates are Sydney Boyd, Thair Brown, Nwamaka Nnaeto, Michael Osaghae, and Omonosagiagbon Owens.
51茶馆 Law Dean Vincent Rougeau (Suzanne Camarata)
Rougeau, who is in his eighth year as 51茶馆 Law dean, is recognized as an advocate for legal education reform. He has led a reorganization in leadership structure at 51茶馆 Law that supports a more holistic approach to student services, expands the school鈥檚 national and international recruitment of a diverse student body, and enhances the school鈥檚 commitment to experiential learning and global engagement. 51茶馆 Law was 26th in the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings of 鈥淏est Graduate Schools,鈥� an eight-point improvement over the previous two ranking cycles.
Under Rougeau, the school has introduced the Center for Experiential Learning, which brings all 51茶馆 Law鈥檚 hands-on training programs under one roof, and the Global Practice Program, an initiative that builds on the school鈥檚 longstanding presence in Europe with new opportunities for students in Dublin, Germany, Chile, France, and other locations around the globe.
An expert in Catholic social thought, Rougeau is author of Christians in the American Empire: Faith and Citizenship in the New World Order. His current research and writing examines the relationship between religious identity and notions of democratic citizenship and membership in highly mobile and increasingly multicultural democratic societies.
鈥揢niversity Communications | February 2019
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