University of Virginia Law professor Lana Swartz recognized for excellence in tech writing
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Online publication The Verge recently ranked a 2020 book by University of Virginia media studies associate professor Lana Swartz, “New Money: How Payment Became Social Media,” as No. 12 on its list of the 40 “greatest tech books of all time.” The publication considered nonfiction books published in English that…
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WASHINGTON & LEE LAW — Washington and Lee law professor Karen Woody, along with coauthor Angela Aneiros of Gonzaga Law School, has published an article in the American University Law Review. The article, “Caremark’s Butterfly Effect,” explores the landmark Caremark decision, which held that corporate board directors would not face liability for a breach of…
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UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING LAW — Klint W. Alexander, who has been dean at the University of Wyoming College of Law—the only law school in the state—for eight years, will be stepping down next year. He will return to the faculty in June, a UW College of Law professor told Law.com earlier this week.
Read More about University of Wyoming Law dean Klint W. Alexander to step down in 2024Podcast: TSU Thurgood Marshall Law professors Martin Levy and Craig Jackson discuss founding of the school and constitutional law casebook
ASPEN LEADING EDGE — Martin Levy and Craig Jackson, both of Thurgood Marshall School of Law, share what sets their book, Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials, apart from the other Constitutional Law textbooks.
Read More about Podcast: TSU Thurgood Marshall Law professors Martin Levy and Craig Jackson discuss founding of the school and constitutional law casebookLaw professors react to sample questions from the NextGen Bar Exam
REUTERS — The public got its first glimpse of the new bar exam set to debut in July 2026 when the organization designing it released a selection last week of sample questions—and some legal educators aren’t impressed with what they saw.
Read More about Law professors react to sample questions from the NextGen Bar ExamLisa Crooms-Robinson named interim dean of Howard Law
THE DIG — Howard University is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa A. Crooms-Robinson, J.D., as interim dean of the Howard University School of Law. Crooms-Robinson is an internationally respected expert on constitutional law and human rights and has served as a faculty member of the School of Law since 1993.
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ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE — Over my years as a faculty member and dean of the University of Arkansas Little Rock Bowen School of Law, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has occasionally provided negative press about the school’s internal personnel matters.
Read More about University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law dean Theresa Beiner discusses the school’s programsBoston College Law professor Thomas W. Mitchell featured in documentary on Black farmland owners
BC LAW — Thomas W. Mitchell, BC Law Drinan Professor and director of the Initiative on Land, Housing & Property Rights (ILHPR), attended the June 12 premiere of Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land, a new documentary film from Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., and Emmy-nominated director Eternal Polk.
Read More about Boston College Law professor Thomas W. Mitchell featured in documentary on Black farmland ownersBoston College Law professor Kent Greenfield elected to American Law Institute
BC LAW — Professor Kent Greenfield is among the sixty-one newly elected members of the American Law Institute (ALI).
Read More about Boston College Law professor Kent Greenfield elected to American Law InstituteBrooklyn Law professor Aaron Twerski recognized for contributions to tort law
BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE — Aaron Twerski, the renowned Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law recently received distinguished recognition for his outstanding contributions to the field of tort law at the Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law Annual Symposium.
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