University of Chicago Law welcomes two new faculty members
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO — The Law School is pleased to welcome two new scholars to its academic faculty: Samuel Bray, ’05, who joins the faculty on July 1, 2025, and Lucy Msall, MLS ’23, PhD ’25, who will begin in July 2026 after completing a post-dissertation fellowship at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge,…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School is proud to welcome five new faculty members: Robin Effron, Jamie Grischkan, Katherine Hughes, Jane Manners, and Adam D. Orford. These scholars and teachers bring a range of expertise to the Law School, including in civil procedure, financial regulation, non-profit and social enterprise law, legal history, and environmental law.
Read More about Fordham Law welcomes five new faculty membersPace Law appoints Michael Hamersky as executive director of Energy and Climate Center
PACE UNIVERSITY — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that Michael Hamersky has been appointed to serve as the Executive Director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center.
Read More about Pace Law appoints Michael Hamersky as executive director of Energy and Climate CenterVermont Law and Graduate School appoints Christophe Courchesne to lead Environmental Law Center
VERMONT BIZ — Vermont Law and Graduate School has named Christophe Courchesne as director of the Environmental Law Center and associate dean for environmental and experiential programs in the law school.
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor David Simon has been selected as a 2025 Health Law Scholar by the Center for Health Law Studies at Saint Louis University School of Law and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME). He is one of only four scholars nationwide chosen to present their work at the…
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY — Drake University Law School is pleased to announce the arrival of two outstanding new faculty members for the coming school year, Dean Strang and Kristi Harshbarger. Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Entrepreneurial and Transactional Legal Clinic, Kristi Harshbarger, will play a key role in advancing the law school’s clinical…
Read More about Drake Law welcomes new faculty for the fall semesterIndiana University McKinney Law adds environmental policy expert Janet McCabe to the faculty
IU ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Janet McCabe, an environmental policy expert with a distinguished career in public service, law and academia, will rejoin the faculty at Indiana University for a yearlong appointment beginning July 1.
Read More about Indiana University McKinney Law adds environmental policy expert Janet McCabe to the facultyUCLA Law names Julia Powles as executive director of Institute for Technology, Law and Policy
UCLA SAMUELI — Bolstering UCLA’s strength and impact in law and technology, Julia Powles is joining the Institute for Technology, Law and Policy as its executive director. Powles comes aboard after a worldwide search for a leader of the five-year-old institute, which is a collaboration between UCLA School of Law and UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.
Read More about UCLA Law names Julia Powles as executive director of Institute for Technology, Law and PolicyLiberty Law names F. Philip Manns Jr. Professor emeritus
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY — After over 15 years of teaching at Liberty University School of Law, F. Philip Manns Jr. has received the distinguished honor of being named the school’s first professor emeritus. The title was awarded during the law school’s degree presentation ceremony on May 10.
Read More about Liberty Law names F. Philip Manns Jr. Professor emeritusUC Berkeley Law names Merri Lopez-Keifer as executive director of Center for Indigenous Law & Justice
UC BERKELEY LAW — Merri Lopez-Keifer, recently appointed executive director of UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Indigenous Law & Justice, is eager to lead its efforts in promoting tribal sovereignty and advocating for Native Nations.
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