Indiana University McKinney Law professor Sam Kalen named chair in environmental law
IU ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — The IU McKinney School of Law is pleased to welcome Professor Sam Kalen to the faculty as the Robert H. McKinney Family Chair in Environmental Law. Professor Kalen previously served as a visitor in that role twice; the first time in 2021 and the second in 2023.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — In this crucial new role, Alexis Martinez will work closely with faculty and administration to develop and support a holistic approach to excellence on the bar exam and beyond. She will develop and teach programming related to bar success and provide bar-related support for students throughout law school,…
Read More about University of Miami Law names Alexis Martinez as associate dean for lawyering excellence and bar successPenn Carey Law welcomes new faculty
PENN CAREY LAW — This spring, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School welcomes Saule Omarova, who will be the Earle Hepburn Professor of Law, and Colleen Shanahan, Practice Professor of Law.
Read More about Penn Carey Law welcomes new facultyFordham Law adds criminal defense expert Mariam Hinds to the faculty
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Clinical Associate Professor Mariam Hinds joined Fordham Law this fall, after spending two years at American University Washington College of Law as a practitioner-in-residence in the Criminal Justice Clinic working with the co-directors, veteran clinicians Binny Miller and Jenny Roberts.
Read More about Fordham Law adds criminal defense expert Mariam Hinds to the facultyWilliam & Mary Law appoints James Alcorn as senior director of Election Law Program
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — James Alcorn has been appointed as Senior Director of William & Mary Law School’s Election Law Program (ELP). Alcorn brings more than a decade of experience in election law and election administration to this vital role.
Read More about William & Mary Law appoints James Alcorn as senior director of Election Law ProgramHannah Brenner Johnson named dean of Southern Illinois University Law
SIU CARBONDALE NEWS — Hannah Brenner Johnson, professor of law and vice dean for academic affairs at California Western School of Law, will become the next dean of the Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School.
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Usha R. Rodrigues, associate dean for faculty development, M.E. Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law and University Professor, has been named the next dean of the University of Georgia School of Law.
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CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW — The Charleston School of Law Dean and Provost Larry Cunningham has accepted a new position as Clerk of Court for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Read More about Charleston Law dean Larry Cunningham to step down; Jonathan A. Marcantel appointed interim deanUniversity of Richmond Law appoints Cassie Powell as director of Access to Justice Clinic
RICHMOND LAW — Cassie Powell, L’16, is the inaugural director of the law school’s new Access to Justice Clinic, which advances the rights of Virginians with limited income through civil litigation services. Her passion for social justice law is matched by her desire to build the confidence of young lawyers.
Read More about University of Richmond Law appoints Cassie Powell as director of Access to Justice ClinicJacksonville University Law adds new members to the faculty
JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD — Now in its third year of instruction and provisionally accredited by the American Bar Association, the Jacksonville University College of Law expanded its faculty with five professors, a counselor and a law librarian.
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