Elaine McArdle // Journalist & Author // Official Website // Journalism

"Resurrection" — Justice for Victims of Racist Murders during the Civil Rights Era: Northeastern Law Magazine; Chosen from among 760 entries from 21 countries for the Silver Award in the 2011 Mercury Excellence Awards

"The Past is Alive at Whitney Plantation" — the voices of enslaved people are finally being heard: UU World

"Humiliation and Hostility" — The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Reverberates Today: With Kenny Wiley for UU World

"A Troubling Shortage of Lawyers" — Why Are There So Few LatinX Lawyers?: Commentary on National Public Radio affiliate KUNM

"In Selma, We Are Your Partners Forever" — On the 50th Anniversary of Selma March: UU World

"Bearing Witness to What I Believed" — A Lifetime of Racial Justice Work: UU World

"Special Agent" — June Stansbury, the First African-American Woman to Head a DEA Field Division: The Boston Globe

"The Freedom to Say No" — Why Aren't There More Women in Science and Engineering?: The Boston Globe; On NPR's Weekend Edition, Scott Simon and I talked about "The Freedom to Say No."

"The Lost Boys" — Women Outnumber Men in Colleges: Boston Magazine; "The Lost Boys" was featured in the college textbook, Now and Then: Current Issues in Historical Context, Judith Stanford (McGraw-Hill, 2006)

"Victory is Ours" — Same-Sex Marriage Is Finally Legal: Northeastern Law Magazine

"Special Agent" — June Stansbury, the First African-American Woman to Head a DEA Field Division: The Boston Globe

"Not in My Backyard" — The Growing Epidemic of Elder Abuse: Northeastern Law Magazine; "Not in My Backyard" was recognized with two international journalism awards: the APEX 2012 Grand Award for Writing, and the Bronze Award for Feature Article Writing in the 2013 Mercury Excellence Awards.

"Resurrection" — Justice for Victims of Racist Murders: Northeastern Law Magazine; "Resurrection" was chosen from among 760 entries from 21 countries for the Silver Award in the 2011 Mercury Excellence Awards.

"Thought for Food: Contemplating new regulations in a global economy" — The Emergence of Food Law: Harvard Law Bulletin; In 2014, the Harvard Law Bulletin was awarded the CASE Circle of Excellence Gold Award for special constituency magazines, based on two issues of the Bulletin for which I wrote the cover stories: "Thought for Food," and "Patients Without Borders."

"Patients Without Borders" — legal implications of medical tourism: Harvard Law Bulletin; In 2014, the Harvard Law Bulletin was awarded the CASE Circle of Excellence Gold Award for special constituency magazines, based on two issues of the Bulletin for which I wrote the cover stories: "Thought for Food," and "Patients Without Borders."

"Disorder in the Courts": a three-part investigative series on massive dysfunction in the Massachusetts Court system: The New Bedford Standard Times; "Disorder in the Courts" was awarded the Massachusetts Bar Association's first-ever "Excellence in Law-Related Journalism Award." The series also received, from the American Bar Association, a Certificate of Merit in the national media awards, "in recognition of a noteworthy contribution to public understanding of the American system of law and justice," and the Publick Occurrences Award from the New England Newspaper & Press Association for outstanding reporting done in the spirit of courage and independence of Publick Occurrences, the nation's first newspaper.

"Electing to Serve" — Two Harvard Law alumni, Obama and Romney, Face Off for the U.S. Presidency: Harvard Law Bulletin

"Pay for Play" — The NCAA Plays Defense on More Than One Court: Harvard Law Bulletin

"Trade: Should the U.S. Join the Trans-Pacific Partnership?": Harvard Law Bulletin

"The New Kinder, Gentler Lawyer" — Holistic Makeover for an Unhappy Profession: The Boston Globe

"No Mercy from Mr. Nice Guy" — US Attorney Michael Sullivan: The Boston Globe

"Special Agent" — June Stansbury, The First African-American Woman to Head a DEA Field Division: The Boston Globe

"The Kids Aren't Alright" — Unlicensed Daycare Can Be Deadly: Boston Magazine

"Tobacco Companies to Teens: Don't Smoke! (Wink, Wink)": Commentary on National Public Radio affiliate KUNM

"Together We Won't" — The folly of consolidating Massachusetts school districts: The Boston Globe; Following publication of "Together We Won't," The Boston Globe and Harvard's Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy invited me to be a panelist at its symposium, "School District Consolidation in Massachusetts: Opportunities and Challenges."