UC Irvine Law announces Shawn Kim and Anna Nahm as inaugural Korea Law Center scholars
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Incoming first-year J.D. students Shawn Kim and Anna Nahm have been named as the inaugural Korea Law Center Scholars at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. The recipients were selected through a competitive process for their academic accomplishments, demonstrated commitment to community engagement, and interest in legal…
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TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Randel Young, a leading voice in global energy law and policy, has been appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the newly expanded and renamed Tulane Energy Law & Policy Center, Tulane Law School Dean Marcilynn Burke announced today.
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Joining the Mitchell Hamline faculty as an assistant professor of law, Jessica West combines a passion for student success with her experience as a practitioner to help law students build the skills they need for the real world. She is one of two new faculty members for the 2025-26…
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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY — Dean Chris Guthrie announced that Cristina Gapasin Tortal has been named the next Dean of Admissions for Vanderbilt Law School. Tortal assumes the role from Todd Morton, who is retiring this summer.
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IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Iowa College of Law is excited to welcome Katharine Baker, professor of law and Aliber Family Chair in Law. A renowned expert in family law, Baker brings expertise on marriage, parenthood, and the law’s intersection with women’s intimate lives.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Mary McDonnell teaches legal writing, advocacy, and lawyering skills courses. She also contributes to the Academic Success Program. Prior to her academic career, Professor McDonnell served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, primarily prosecuting cases involving United States Postal Service employees.
Read More about NIU Law welcomes new legal writing facultyWashington and Lee Law and German Law Journal adds professor Jule Mulder to the faculty
THE COLUMNS — Prof. Jule Mulder will join the W&L Law School community this fall as the W&L/GLJ Global Teaching Fellow. Prof. Mulder will contribute to the law school’s comparative law seminar, which surveys German law and legal culture.
Read More about Washington and Lee Law and German Law Journal adds professor Jule Mulder to the facultyMitchell Hamline Law adds legal writing expert Eleanor Frisch to the faculty
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Having a strong sense of justice and being skilled at argumentation are what first led Eleanor Frisch (they/she) to a career in law, but it is a much deeper passion that has turned her now to teaching—a love for the written word.
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law adds legal writing expert Eleanor Frisch to the facultyUC Irvine Law appoints Amy Atchison as Law Library Director
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law appointed Amy Atchison Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library. As Director, she will oversee Law Library operations and collections to ensure these resources support the Law School’s mission. Dean Atchison served as the Law Library’s acting director over the past year and…
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BC LAW — Diane Ring has been named the inaugural Marianne D. Short and Ray Skowyra Professor at Boston College. The internationally esteemed tax scholar, who marks twenty years at BC Law this summer, is being recognized for her decades of stalwart scholarship and service.
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