Mary-Rose Papandrea joined the BC Law faculty in 2004. Prior to coming to Boston
College, Professor Papandrea was a visiting assistant professor at the University of
Connecticut and Fordham.
After graduating from Yale College and the University of Chicago Law School, Professor
Papandrea clerked for Hon. John G. Koeltl of the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York, Hon. Douglas H. Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit, and Hon. David H. Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court. Following her clerkships,
Professor Papandrea spent several years as a litigator at Williams & Connolly in
Washington, D.C., where she specialized in First Amendment and media defense litigation.
Papandrea is Chair of the AALS National Security Law Section and past Chair of the AALS
Mass Communication Law Section. She is a member of the Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
York and District of Columbia bars.
Professor Papandrea's teaching interests include civil procedure, constitutional
law, media law, and national security and civil liberties. Her research focuses on the
impact of new technology on our understanding of the First Amendment and Media law.
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