ENACT: The Abraham Feinberg Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation

Hosted by COMPACT and ENACT in Celebration of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life

Andrea Joy Campbell has been selected as the 2025 Justice Brandeis Practitioner-In-Residence, and visited Brandeis on October 21 for a fireside chat titled "The Role of the Attorney General and the Courts in Protecting Our Democracy in This Historic Moment."

On January 18, 2023, Andrea Joy Campbell was sworn in to be the 45th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, pledging to build economic prosperity and stability for all residents, prioritize the mental health and well-being of children, stop cycles of incarceration and violence and ensure the people across the state have access to the AG's Office regardless of their zip code, language or ability.

In 2015, Campbell successfully ran for the Boston City Council becoming the first woman to represent District 4 on the Council. Her first piece of legislation was the Community Preservation Act, which still generates over $20 million annually for new affordable housing, historical preservation, and parks and open space. In 2018, she was unanimously elected City Council President – the first Black woman to hold the title.  Read more about Andrea Joy Campbell.

"We are honored to host Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell as the 2025 Justice Brandeis Practitioner-in-Residence," says Melissa Stimell, Director of ENACT and former Director of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life (The Ethics Center). "The role of the AG in protecting vulnerable residents is most important during these historic times. The conversation will be a unique opportunity for the Brandeis community to engage with Attorney General Campbell on protecting our democracy, crime and punishment, and a  variety of other pressing issues."

Hosted by COMPACT and ENACT in celebration of  the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, the Justice Brandeis Practitioner-in-Residence Limited Series highlights the knowledge and experience developed by the Ethics Center and exposes the Brandeis campus community to spheres of activity that have only become more critical to our interconnected world over recent years.

Read more about the Justice Brandeis Practitioner-in-Residence Limited Series and submit nominations for the 2026 residency here.