Northeastern Law team selected as research partner for Boston task force on reparations

January 30, 2024

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The City of Boston’s Task Force on Reparations has selected a Northeastern University School of Law team, led by renowned civil rights leader University Distinguished Professor of Law Margaret Burnham, to research the multi-generational impact of slavery on Black Bostonians; the team’s report will play a central role in guiding the

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Northwestern Law professor Zachary Clopton appointed to advisory committee on civil rules

January 30, 2024

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Chief Justice John Roberts recently appointed Professor Zachary Clopton to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules.

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University of Richmond Law faculty named Virginia Law Foundation Fellows

January 30, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL OF LAW — Congratulations to Dean Wendy Perdue, Professor Hank Chambers, and Professor Emeritus Clark Williams who were inducted into the Virginia Law Foundation Fellows Class of 2024.

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Penn Carey Law dean Sophia Lee and professor Jasmine Harris elected to American Law Institute

January 30, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law Sophia Lee and Professor of Law Jasmine Harris are among the newest elected members of the American Law Institute (ALI).

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Penn Carey Law professor Jill E. Fisch named European Corporate Governance Institute Fellow

January 29, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — The European Corporate Governance Institute (EGGI) has announced that Jill E. Fisch, Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law, has been appointed a Fellow.

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University of Richmond Law faculty selected as Virginia Law Foundation Fellows

January 29, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL OF LAW — Congratulations to Dean Wendy Perdue, Professor Hank Chambers, and Professor Emeritus Clark Williams who were inducted into the Virginia Law Foundation Fellows Class of 2024.

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University of St. Thomas Law interim dean Joel Nichols named American Bar Foundation Fellow

January 29, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS NEWSROOM — Interim law school Dean Joel Nichols has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). 

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University of South Carolina Law professor Bryant Walker Smith appointed to federal advisory committee on transportation

January 29, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA JOSEPH F. RICE SCHOOL OF LAW — In an increasingly digital world, the role of artificial intelligence in the 21st century is one of promise: accelerating innovation, increasing access, and empowering individuals.

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Stanford Law professor Ralph Richard Banks co-creates course on college admissions after US Supreme Court affirmative action ban

January 29, 2024

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Many universities were left with questions after the U.S. Supreme Court upended nearly 60 years of precedent by overturning affirmative action last summer. Rather than wait for answers, Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) Professor Mitchell Stevens and Stanford Law School (SLS) Professor Ralph Richard Banks created a new policy practicum, entitled What’s Next? After Students for Fair

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University of Utah Law faculty and students launch Great Salt Lake Project for conservation efforts

January 29, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law has launched the Great Salt Lake Project (GSL Project)—a new initiative analyzing legal pathways to address the critical environmental challenges facing the Great Salt Lake. 

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