Welcome Ceremony, Hess Week 2025

President Michelle J. Anderson and the Brooklyn College community welcome 2024–25 Hess Scholar-in-Residence Melissa Murray to campus. Speakers will include:

• Michelle J. Anderson, President, Brooklyn College
• Phil Napoli, Dean, School of the Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of History
• Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; co-host of Strict Scrutiny podcast; MSNBC legal analyst; and Robert L. Hess Scholar-in Residence 2025
• Douglas NeJaime, Anne Urowsky Professor of Law, Yale Law School
• Karen M. Tani, Seaman Family University Professor, Law School and Department of History, University of Pennsylvania