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Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle Conway and Boston University Law dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig discuss how law schools can address racism
LAW.COM – This week’s Ahead of the Curve examines the seeming disconnect between Black law students who feel their schools aren’t doing enough to end racial injustice, and law deans who say the academy is reckoning with race like never before.
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Florida Law schools launch consortium to address racial justice and policy reform
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF LAW – In light of longstanding and recent acts of racist violence, the Deans of the 12 law schools in Florida have formed the Florida Law Schools’ Consortium for Racial Justice (FLSCRJ). This collective will leverage the strengths and educational roles of every law school in the state to assist community….
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University of Houston Law dean Leonard M. Baynes and SMU Dedman Law dean Jennifer Collins call on legal community to support Black lawyers
HOUSTON CHRONICLE – We all have been rocked by the tragic death of former Houston resident George Floyd while in police custody and witnessed street protests and calls to address persistent antiblack racism. As deans of leading law schools in Dallas and Houston, we join together to provide background on these historic events, to condemn all forms….
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- The Wednesday Lunch Series: Conversation with Dwight Golann — New York Law School — July 15, 2020
- What Law Faculty Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence — AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education — July 15, 2020
- Leadership Lessons from COVID 19 to Black Lives Matter: A Discussion on Lawyers Leading in Crisis — AALS Section on Leadership — July 15, 2020
- How to Become an Excellent Teacher While Starting Your Career in a Pandemic — Association of American Law Schools — July 16, 2020
- Helping Law Students Become Tech-Ready for Practice — AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education — July 22, 2020
- 10th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review sponsored by TorkLaw — University of California, Irvine School of Law — July 23, 2020
- Utilizing Industry Software When Teaching Electronic Discovery as a Paradigm for Legal Education — AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education — July 29, 2020
- Are Your Students Learning? Online Formative Assessment is Vital! — AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education — August 2, 2020
- Power, Privilege, and Transformation:Lessons from the Pandemic for Online Legal Education — University of Miami School of Law — August 5, 2020
- Bankruptcy Skills Workshop — University of Miami School of Law — August 7, 2020