By Barbra Elenbaas
Kellye Y. Testy, Dean of the University of Washington School of Law, became President of the Association of American Law Schools at the Annual Meeting on January 9, 2016. AALS sat down with Dean Testy to discuss her background and vision for the association and for legal education.
By Barbra Elenbaas
Earlier this year, AALS asked faculty and staff from AALS Member Schools for their opinions about the association’s activities, and to comment on what the organization could do to provide better service.
By AALS President Kellye Y. Testy
“The role of law in society is insufficiently understood or appreciated. From students to the general public to university presidents/provosts to leaders of major foundations, law is often seen too narrowly as being only a system of dispute resolution rather than in its broader role of creating the ecosystem for human flourishing.”
By Barbra Elenbaas
The Section on Criminal Justice promotes the communication of ideas, interests, and activities among members and facilitates and promotes the development of the scholarly, pedagogic, and public service efforts of Section members.
The Section on Legal History seeks to foster interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching in the broad field of legal history, promote discussion of ideas relating to teaching and research in the history of all legal systems of the present and the past, and mentor scholars in the rich traditions and disciplines of historical legal studies.
The 2017 AALS Nominating Committee invites faculty at AALS Member Schools to suggest candidates for President-Elect and for two open positions on the Executive Committee for three-year terms. AALS President-Elect Paul Marcus seeks recommendations for committee openings.
A photo collage of events at the 2016 AALS Clinical Conference in Baltimore, MD.
The 34th Workshop for New Law School Teachers will be held June 9-11, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The workshop is designed for new law teachers regardless of subject area.
The Association of American Law Schools is pleased to request proposals for the Symposium to be held at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. AALS is also sponsoring a call for papers for the 32nd annual AALS Scholarly Papers Competition.
The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering more than 90 awards in the field of law.
