为纪念

Professor Robert Kent (’49) taught at BU Law for 31 years

罗伯特·b·肯特教授于2015年2月5日去世，他在波士顿大学法律系工作了31年。 A 追悼会定于2015年3月14日星期六下午1点举行。 at First Parrish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA.

As a student at BU Law, Kent served as editor-in-chief of the 波士顿大学法律评论. After graduation, he worked in private practice for two years, before returning to the law school as a faculty member. Professor Kent taught civil procedure to generations of students over three decades, and was honored with a 银瓦奖 for service to the school.

In 2007, 法学院 Campaign Chair Richard C. Godfrey (’79), who had been a student in Kent’s class, endowed a professorship in his former teacher’s name: 阅读完整的故事 记录.

肯特教授曾担任赞比亚大学法学院院长两年。 He authored the comprehensive treatise, 罗德岛实践：民事诉讼规则, which was published in 1969. 从1981年到1992年，他是康奈尔大学法学院的教授，在那里他教授民事诉讼、宪法和替代性争端解决。 1997年至2001年，他也是罗杰威廉姆斯大学法学院的杰出客座教授。

Reported by Johanna Gruber (CAS’17).