Pitt Law professor David Harris publishes book on police violence case in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH CURRENT — It has been a touch over 10 years since Jordan Miles’ violent encounter with the Pittsburgh Police in Homewood shook the city.
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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS — University of St. Thomas School of Law Professor Gregory Sisk has filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Brownback v. King.
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THE DAILY PROGRESS — The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors on Friday unanimously passed a package of six resolutions, including removing the George Rogers Clark statue and the ‘Whispering Wall’ Confederate monument and providing context to the Thomas Jefferson statue near the Rotunda to include Jefferson’s ownership of slaves.
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MADISON 365 — Jesse Owens is one of 13 first-year University of Wisconsin and Marquette University law school students who completed the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Diversity Clerkship Program. The program is a summer employment experience that gives law students with diverse backgrounds the opportunity to build legal practice skills and knowledge.
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — When Morgan Ottley, a neuroscience major at the University of Pittsburgh, noticed in the spring of her sophomore year that most of her teachers did not address racial disparities in the medical field, she wanted the university to change its curriculum.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Creating a more diverse work environment, problems surrounding the bar exam, and Covid-19’s impact on minority communities remain at the forefront and headlined our Insights this week.
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JD SUPRA — In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel went on record with Gia Altreche, the director of business development and marketing at Newmeyer Dillion.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — The federal judiciary is stressing the need for greater diversity within its ranks amid a nationwide push for racial equality and fairness.
Read More about Federal judiciary stresses need for greater diversity among clerkshipsPenn State Dickinson Law welcomes Class of 2023
PENN STATE NEWS — When Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway joined Penn State Dickinson Law last year, she laid out a set of vision priorities. One of them was to substantially “move the needle” on diversity for incoming classes to the law school.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Friday, Aug. 28, the Clinical Program held its first cross-clinics class, inviting students and professors across all 12 clinics to come together in one large Zoom gathering.
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