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Rachel Spooner

Associate Professor of the Practice

Department

Business Law and Society

Profile

Rachel Spooner is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Business Law at the Carroll School of Management at 艾可直播 College. Rachel teaches Business Law, the Carroll School鈥檚 Portico course, and Securities Regulation to undergraduate students. She also has experience teaching Executive and MBA students. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies from Duke University and received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. After clerking for the Honorable William C. Conner in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Rachel worked in the Trial Department of Goodwin Procter LLP for five years, focusing on commercial, securities, and bankruptcy litigation, as well as engaging in extensive pro bono work for prisoners, indigent criminal defendants, and on a death penalty case.

Rachel is also the author of听Tales from a Professor鈥檚 Office: An Insider鈥檚 Guide to Thriving in College, a book that offers students practical advice on how to navigate the challenges of college life, from academic strategies to personal development. In connection with the book, she regularly speaks to high school students and families about college preparation, trains university advising staff on best practices for student success, and serves on panels for university administrators, focusing on enhancing the first-year student experience.

SELECTED APPOINTMENTS AND AWARDS

  • Coughlin Distinguished Teacher Award, 艾可直播 College, Carroll School of Business, 2022-2023
  • Master Teacher Finalist, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2022 Annual Conference
  • Outstanding Article in the Journal of Business Law and Ethics Pedagogy, Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference, Summer 2021
  • Questrom Award for Faculty Excellence in Institutional Leadership 艾可直播 University, 14: nominated by faculty, selected by Dean.
  • 听Beckwith Award for Undergraduate Teaching, 艾可直播 University, Questrom School of Business, 2014: Chosen by vote of undergraduate students.
  • Faculty Director of Honors Program, Questrom School of Business, 艾可直播 University, July 2017-June 2019
  • Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy Fellowship, 艾可直播 University: Integration of Ethics into the Sophomore Year Courses, 2016-17

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • April 24, 2024.听
  • "鈥澨Hofstra Labor & Employment Journal,听37 (2). Spring, 2020.听
  • 鈥.鈥 Audio Book, Now You Know Media. January, 2019.
  • 鈥溾 Journal of Business and Ethics Pedagogy, 2 (1). Summer, 2019.听

  • Northeastern University Law Review Forum.听August, 2019.听

  • 鈥!鈥 Northeastern University Law Review Forum. August, 2019.