Professor Ruth-Arlene W. Howe first arrived at BC Law as a student in 1970. Now,
more than 30 years later, her hard work, passion, and commitment to diversity and social
justice as a student, alumna, and faculty member helped shape BC Law into what it is
today.
Professor Howe has spent much of her life working for social justice. Calling upon her
life experiences as a daughter, wife, mother, community activist, Professor Howe
dedicated her career to further the best interests of children, especially
African-American youth. As the first and only African-American female faculty member to
achieve tenure and the rank of full professor in the history of BC Law, Professor Howe
enjoyed a distinguished and varying academic career, teaching a variety of courses and
seminars in family law, elder law, legal interviewing and counseling, and professional
responsibility. Professor Howe was a founding faculty advisor to the Third World Law
Journal and an advisor to the Black Law Student Association.
Articles
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Children in Adoptive Families: Overview and Update (with Steven L. Nickman M.D., Alan A. Rosenfeld M.D., Paul Fine M.D., James C. MacIntyre M.D., Daniel J. Pilowsky M.D., Andre Derdeyn M.D., Mayu Bonoan Gonzales M.D., and Sally A. Sveda M.D.), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2005)
Contributions to Books
Reflections, Daughters of Kings: Growing Up as a Jewish Woman in America (1997)
Appendix C: The Role of Law Schools (with Robert V. Ward Jr.), In Equal Justice: Eliminating the Barriers. Final Report of Supreme Judicial Court Commission to Study Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Court (1994)
Works in Progress
Selected Professional Activities
Honors
