Stanford Law professor Jennifer Chacón publishes book on immigration reform
STANFORD LAWYER — Growing up in El Paso, Texas, with Mexican immigrants on her father’s side and an Irish-Italian American mother whose family had been stationed at Fort Bliss by the U.S. military, Jennifer Chacón (BA ’94) started asking herself big questions about national identity and immigration: “Why is it that I’m the beneficiary of what seems…
Read More about Stanford Law professor Jennifer Chacón publishes book on immigration reformTexas A&M Law dean Bobby Ahdieh honored by The National Jurist magazine
TEXAS A&M TODAY — Bobby Ahdieh, who has led the Fort Worth-based law school since 2018, was recently ranked the fifth-most influential individual in legal education by The National Jurist.
Read More about Texas A&M Law dean Bobby Ahdieh honored by The National Jurist magazineUniversity of Wisconsin Law professor Miriam Seifter recognized as outstanding scholar
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY — The American Constitution Society is pleased to announce Miriam Seifter, Professor of Law, Co-Director of the State Democracy Research Initiative, and Rowe Faculty Fellow in Regulatory Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, has been selected to receive the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award.
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law professor Miriam Seifter recognized as outstanding scholarJenny Roberts appointed dean of Hofstra Law
NEWS @ HOSTRA — Hofstra University is pleased to announce the appointment of Jenny Roberts, professor of law and co-director of the Criminal Justice Clinic at American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL), as dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law.
Read More about Jenny Roberts appointed dean of Hofstra LawAlicia Ouellette selected as dean of Lewis and Clark Law
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — After an extensive national search, Lewis & Clark has appointed Alicia Ouellette as the next dean of Lewis & Clark Law School.
Read More about Alicia Ouellette selected as dean of Lewis and Clark LawJennifer Reynolds named interim dean of University of Oregon Law
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON — I am pleased to announce that Jennifer Reynolds, the Orlando John and Marian H. Hollis Professor of Law, has agreed to serve as interim dean of the University of Oregon School of Law starting April 15 as Dean Marcilynn Burke prepares to depart at the end of the academic year.
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COOLEY LAW SCHOOL — Professor Mark Cooney, chair of Cooley Law School’s Research and Writing Department, and University of Arizona College of Law Professor Diana Simon, a prolific author and veteran writing professor, have coauthored a legal-writing casebook titled “The Case for Effective Legal Writing: Court Opinions, Commentary, and Exercises.”
Read More about Cooley Law professor Mark Cooney co-authors legal-writing casebookHarvard Law professor Sharon Block delivers lecture encouraging students to follow their passion
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Choose a career that you care deeply about, and although you are sure to encounter setbacks and disappointments — like everyone else — you won’t lament your decision, said Sharon Block, a professor of practice at Harvard Law School during an event last Wednesday.
Read More about Harvard Law professor Sharon Block delivers lecture encouraging students to follow their passionHarvard Law professor Elizabeth P. Kamali gives lecture on the history of English Felony Law
THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth P. Kamali ’97 lectured on the development of 13th century English felony law through the lens of historical artifacts during her Chair Lecture on Tuesday.
Read More about Harvard Law professor Elizabeth P. Kamali gives lecture on the history of English Felony LawUniversity of Houston Law Center professor Meredith J. Duncan honored for teaching excellence
SOUTH TEXAS RECORD — The Houston Lawyers Association has named University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) Professor Meredith J. Duncan (J.D. ‘93) as the recipient of the 2024 Roberson L. King Excellence in Education Award.
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