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Recent News
Heller in the News
May 16, 2024
70 years after Brown ruling, Boston schools are increasingly segregated
Axios cites diversitydatakids.org's recent Child Opportunity Index 3.0 report.
Heller in the News
May 08, 2024
Why is Healey pretending everything at Steward will be OK?
In an opinion piece for the Boston Globe, Robert Kuttner comments on Mass. Gov. Maura Healey's reassurances about Steward Health Care hospitals.
Heller in the News
May 08, 2024
An Untested Clause Could Fortify DOL's Overtime Rule
David Weil comments to Law360 about the U.S. Department of Labor's rule expanding workers' overtime protection. As former Administrator of the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division under President Obama, Weil was a principal architect of the 2016 rule.
Heller in the News
May 08, 2024
Health Disparities Institute Leader on a Community Mission to Make Change
Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD'09, spoke with UConn Today about her new position as director of the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health.
Heller News Release
May 07, 2024
Researchers Publish Commentary, “Evolution of the International Classification of Diseases,” in JAMA Network Open
Christopher Tompkins, MMHS’82, PhD’91, and Michael Pine ’62 co-authored the article, which was published on April 18, 2024.
Heller in the News
May 07, 2024
Anita Hill discusses overturn of Weinstein's rape conviction
On PBS NewsHour, Hill discusses concerns about justice for sexual assault survivors in the wake of the New York ruling.
Heller in the News
May 06, 2024
Volume 133’s Emerging Scholar of the Year: Robyn Powell
The Yale Law Journal has named Robyn Powell, PhD'20, its Emerging Scholar of the Year.
Heller News Release
May 03, 2024
Tara Opalinski, MBA/MA COEX’24, Earns Second Place at Brandeis’ Premiere Start-Up Event
The annual SparkTank pitch competition awarded Opalinski second place for her proposed anti-bullying video game.
Heller in the News
April 29, 2024
Anita Hill on Harvey Weinstein Reversal: “Our Movement Will Persist”
In a guest column for the Hollywood Reporter, Anita Hill writes on what the court’s ruling reveals about misconceptions around sexual violence and how victims and survivors can keep moving forward.
Heller in the News
April 24, 2024
Emergency Abortion Care at SCOTUS
Robyn Powell, PhD'20, appears on the ACLU's At Liberty Podcast to discuss a case currently before the Supreme Court that will determine the future of emergency abortion care.
Heller in the News
April 24, 2024
Boston kids face opportunity gaps based on where they live
Axios Boston reports on diversitydatakids.org's Child Opportunity Index 3.0, which indicates that the city has one of the highest overall "Opportunity Scores" among the 100 country's biggest metros.
Heller in the News
April 19, 2024
Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Conference Tackles Opioid Misuse in Youth Sports
Dr. Andrew Kolodny was featured at the April 19 event and discussed the opioid epidemic that is impacting families and communities across the country.