Pace Law appoints Michael Hamersky as executive director of Energy and Climate Center 

June 24, 2025

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. 

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Vermont Law and Graduate School appoints Christophe Courchesne to lead Environmental Law Center 

June 24, 2025

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 Law professor David Simon named health law scholar  

June 24, 2025

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 Law welcomes new faculty for the fall semester  

June 10, 2025

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

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Indiana University McKinney Law adds environmental policy expert Janet McCabe to the faculty  

June 10, 2025

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.

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UCLA Law names Julia Powles as executive director of Institute for Technology, Law and Policy   

June 10, 2025

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. 

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Liberty Law names F. Philip Manns Jr. Professor emeritus    

June 10, 2025

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.

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UC Berkeley Law names Merri Lopez-Keifer as executive director of Center for Indigenous Law & Justice  

May 15, 2025

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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Case Western Reserve Law welcomes four new faculty members  

May 15, 2025

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — The School of Law is excited to welcome four new faculty members beginning in the 2025-26 school year. These hires reflect our continued investment in academic excellence across our top-ranked Health Law program, our Bloomberg award-winning legal writing program and our innovative new online JD program.

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Campbell Law dean emerita Melissa Essary to retire in May 

May 15, 2025

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY — Campbell Law School Dean Emerita and Professor of Law Melissa Essary will retire in May 2025, Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced. Friday’s commencement ceremony marks Essary’s final official duties, as she will hood the law school’s 183 graduates, the largest graduating class in the school’s 49-year history.

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