University of Utah Law professor Robert Keiter appointed to National Park System Advisory Board
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Professor Robert Keiter, director of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, was appointed to the National Park System Advisory Board on May 24, 2023.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — The National MS Society honored Colette Sheehy, the University of Virginia’s senior vice president for operations and state government relations, with its Silver Hope Award during its 31st annual Charlottesville Dinner of Champions, held earlier this month.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Black farm agents at Tuskegee Institute were part of a segregated federal farm programs system that provided far less support to Black farmers — a history that federal courts have recently deemed insufficient for remedial measures, said Professor Joy Milligan.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Joy Milligan publishes paper on use of animus doctrine in discrimination casesWashington & Lee Law professor Russ Miller publishes article on COVID-19 and international law
WASHINGTON & LEE LAW — Washington and Lee law professor Russ Miller has published an article in the New York University Journal of International Law and Politics. The article, “Pandemic as Transboundary Harm: Lessons from the Trail Smelter Arbitration,” explores the COVID-19 outbreak and violations of the Transboundary Harm Principle, which establishes the risk of…
Read More about Washington & Lee Law professor Russ Miller publishes article on COVID-19 and international lawWilliam & Mary Law faculty honored with awards during commencement
WILLIAM & MARY LAW — William & Mary Law faculty were recognized during the spring semester or during the Law School’s commencement ceremony: Professor Jeffrey Bellin, Professor Nancy Combs, Professor Davison M. Douglas, Professor Rebecca Green, and Professor Allison Orr Larsen.
Read More about William & Mary Law faculty honored with awards during commencementYale Law honors professor J.L. Pottenger Jr. with posthumous award
YALE LAW — J.L. Pottenger Jr. was posthumously awarded the 2023 William Pincus Award from the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). The Pincus Award, the most prestigious honor in the field of clinical legal education, recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions as reflected in scholarship, service, program design and implementation, and other activities. Pottenger’s…
Read More about Yale Law honors professor J.L. Pottenger Jr. with posthumous awardUniversity at Buffalo Law dean Aviva Abramovsky to step down this summer
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW — Aviva Abramovsky will step down as dean of the School of Law effective July 1, and return to her faculty role as professor of law. Appointed dean in 2017, Abramovsky has focused on enhancing academic programs, academic support programs and improving important student success metrics. For example, the school expanded…
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UC BERKELEY LAW — Mr. Chemerinsky, a member of the Class of 1971 who is now dean of the University of California, Berkeley, Law School and a well-known constitutional law scholar, received the Laboratory Schools’ Distinguished Alumnus award on May 20. He said his experiences at U-High — especially on the debate team — formed…
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UCLA LAW — Whether helping communities better prepare for the hazards posed by earthquakes or providing crucial data aimed at combatting the ravages of COVID-19 in U.S. prisons and jails, faculty across the UCLA campus are regularly engaged in research that benefits society and leads to communities that are safer, more informed and more socially…
Read More about UCLA Law professors Aaron Littman and Sharon Dolovich honored by university for COVID Behind Bars Data ProjectCase Western Reserve Law professor Jessie Hill wins Champion for Women Award
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Jessie Hill was given the Champion for Women Award by the Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus for her advocacy and litigation in the area of reproductive rights. For several years, Hill has been involved in legal challenges to laws restricting access to abortion in Ohio.
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