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Marie-Therese Connolly ’84<br />
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Vanishing Juries | Funding Public Interest Careers | Restorative Powers<br />
Dean’s Message<br />
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Guided by Values,<br />
Supporting Our Mission<br />
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AFTER 10 TERRIFIC YEARS,<br />
I have decided to step<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=1">Winter 2012NotinMyBackYardAcross the nation,</a> Winter 2012NotinMyBackYardAcross the nation,<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=2">Dean’s Message Guided by Values</a> Dean’s Message Guided by Values<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=3">WInTeR 2012 | Vol. 11 • No. 1143</a> WInTeR 2012 | Vol. 11 • No. 1143<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=4">Faculty Deliberations By</a> Faculty Deliberations By<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=5">news briefsSpieler Concludes Service as Dean</a> news briefsSpieler Concludes Service as Dean<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=6">news briefsNew Program CombinesHealth Policy </a> news briefsNew Program CombinesHealth Policy <a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=7">news briefsBBA Honors Northeastern with Divers</a> news briefsBBA Honors Northeastern with Divers<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=8">news briefsEdward McNierney, chieftechnol</a> news briefsEdward McNierney, chieftechnol<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=9">n e w s b r i e f sco-op mattersCo-op 2.0N</a> n e w s b r i e f sco-op mattersCo-op 2.0N<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=10">news briefsIn November, the</a> news briefsIn November, the<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=11">news briefsHelping Combat Kid “Pester Power”</a> news briefsHelping Combat Kid “Pester Power”<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=12">NotinMyBackYard </a> NotinMyBackYard <a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=13">Marie-Therese Connolly ’84 is </a> Marie-Therese Connolly ’84 is <a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=14"> When Page Ulrey ’93 got the case, she was dete</a> When Page Ulrey ’93 got the case, she was dete<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=15">Lew Morris ’80 directs a staff of 80</a> Lew Morris ’80 directs a staff of 80<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=16">WhereHave All the Civil </a> WhereHave All the Civil <a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=17">illustration by scott bakal</a> illustration by scott bakal<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=18"> WGEN GE STARTED PRAC</a> WGEN GE STARTED PRAC<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=19">Prior to joining the bench in 1996, Massachusetts</a> Prior to joining the bench in 1996, Massachusetts<a title="Winter 2012 - Northeastern University School of Law Magazine page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56efa8ec?page=20">“ It’s my dream job. 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