Cleveland State University Law professor Howard E. Katz presents at AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers

August 10, 2023

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — Legal Educator in Residence Howard E. Katz made two presentations at the annual AALS Workshop for New Law Teachers held June 8-10 in Washington, D.C. One was on teaching methods: Inside the Classroom. The other was the concluding plenary session: Keeping It All Together. He also facilitated two group discussions.…

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An interview with University of Colorado Law professor Daría Roithmayr

August 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — In August, Professor Daría Roithmayr will join the Colorado Law faculty as Professor of Law. Professor Roithmayr teaches and writes about persistent structural racism and racial exploitation. Her 2014 book, Reproducing Racism: How Everyday Choices Lock In White Advantage (NYU), explores how racial inequality structurally reproduces itself over time, even…

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University of Connecticut Law to establish Transactional Law Clinic

August 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT LAW — The UConn School of Law is opening the Transactional Law Clinic, its seventh in-house legal clinic. The clinic will offer pro bono services to small businesses, nonprofit agencies, and individuals in transactional and regulatory matters. Casey Faucon, who started a similar clinic at the University of Alabama School of Law,…

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University of Connecticut Law and Northeastern Law professors release exam guide for students

August 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT LAW — A UConn Law faculty member and a former dean have revised their guide to approaching law school exams, which has become a classic for law school students across the nation.

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University of Hawai’i Law librarians present at national conference

August 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law library faculty excellence was on full display at a recent East Coast convening. UH law school librarians presented at the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference in Boston in July.

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University of Illinois Law professor Janet Moore co-authors study on community-based participatory research

August 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW — Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an approach that connects academic researchers with community partners to inform project development. Where traditional research is often done “to” people, treating them as subjects with no agency, CBPR is a cooperative process incorporating the knowledge and direction of community members. A new study from…

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Professor Jamelle Sharp selected as dean of the University of Illinois Law

August 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW — Pending approval by the board of trustees, Professor Jamelle Sharpe has been selected as dean of the University of Illinois College of Law, where he said he wants to foster the respectful and friendly environment that brought him to the university. When Sharpe was introduced to the law school prior…

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University of Iowa Law professor Diane Lourdes Dick conducts research on bank failures

August 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LAW — This summer, Professor Diane Lourdes Dick is evaluating recent bank failures and the complicated tax questions that arise. She focuses her teaching and scholarship on business and tax law, with an emphasis on commercial finance, business bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring, and business entity taxation. Her scholarship has been showcased by…

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Lewis & Clark Law honors outstanding mentor and mentee

August 10, 2023

LEWIS & CLARK LAW — Lewis & Clark Law School recognized an exceptional mentor and mentee in its 2022-23 mentorship program, honoring Victoria Brandao as Outstanding Mentee and Anna Laird as Outstanding Mentor, highlighting the positive impact of mentorship on students’ legal education and personal growth.

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University of New Mexico Law professor Mitchell Zamoff honored by AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution for scholarship

August 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LAW — Assistant Dean of Experiential Education Mitchell Zamoff and co-author Leslie Bellwood have been awarded “Best Scholarly Paper” by the the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) section for their paper, Proposed Arbitral Disclosure of Social Media Activity, 23 Cardozo J. of Conflict Resolution 1 (2022).…

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