The Rule of Law Collaborative (ROLC) is excited to announce that ROLC Deputy Executive Director Karen Hall has been asked to serve on a committee on Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors (“the committee”), under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Hall’s plans to contribute her expertise in institutional reform, access to justice, protection of women’s rights, and legal education in this role, informed in part by her experience directing the development and management of State Department assistance to the criminal justice system in Afghanistan. The committee will hold a series of five public workshops, and each of the workshops will focus on a targeted set of questions of interest to the State Department, the sponsor of this committee. The goals of these workshops include “strengthening the effectiveness of local, in-country law enforcement agencies, building the technical skills of foreign law enforcement personnel through training and technical assistance, and assisting in institutional police reform at the local level.” Hall’s presence will greatly the benefit the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which aim to “provide independent, objective advice to inform policy with evidence, spark progress and innovation, and confront challenging issues for the benefit of society.”