University of Minnesota Law dean Garry Jenkins discusses why a liberal arts education provides a good foundation for law school
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — After serving seven years as dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law at Minnesota Law, Garry Jenkins is bidding farewell to an “extremely welcoming” legal community in the Twin Cities. Jenkins has been tapped to be president of Bates College, a liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine.
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI LAW — Latha Ramchand, University of Missouri provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, and Steve Sowers, CEO Missouri Community Markets today awarded a 2023 William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence to S. David Mitchell. Mitchell is the Ruth L. Hulston Professor of Law and co-director of the Michael A.…
Read More about University of Missouri professor David Mitchell recognized for excellence in teachingMitchell Hamline Law dean Anthony Niedwiecki to step down in 2024
MITCHELL HAMLINE LAW — The dean of the Mitchell Hamline School of Law plans to step down when his contract expires in June 2024. Anthony Niedwiecki, who has helmed the St. Paul law school since July 2020, said in a note to alumni on Monday that his decision was driven by the need to focus…
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law dean Anthony Niedwiecki to step down in 2024Mitchell Hamline Law professor Kim Vu-Dinh named to Journal of Law and Political Economy board
MITCHELL HAMLINE LAW — Mitchell Hamline Professor Kim Vu-Dinh was recently named to the editorial board of the Journal of Law and Political Economy as director of operations and logistics.
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PEPPERDINE LAW — On Thursday, April 13, the Office of the Provost and the Seaver College Committee for Women Faculty will honor Christine Chambers Goodman, professor of law at the Caruso School of Law, with the University’s Award for Excellence in Leadership at a dinner reception at 6 PM in the Caruso School of Law…
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RUTGERS LAW — In this episode, Co-Deans Rose Cuison-Villazor and Kimberly Mutcherson are interviewed by the Rutgers Law SBA Presidents, Dalila Haden RLAW’23 and Caitlin Pennel RLAW’23. The co-deans are the 2023 recipients of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association’s Trailblazer Award, which will be given on March 28, 2023 at the 15th Annual Women’s…
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAW — Recent recognition of the University of Washington includes the Bloomberg Law 2022 Law School Innovation Program “Top Legal Education Program” for the UW Tech Policy Lab, 2023 Seattle Aquarium Conservation Research Award for Vera Trainer and 2023 Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for Emily Levesque.
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EMORY LAW — Mary Anne Bobinski, dean of Emory University School of Law, has decided to return to a full-time faculty role in the summer of 2024 after completing a progress-filled five-year term as dean. Ravi V. Bellamkonda, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, announced Bobinski’s decision today along with plans to launch…
Read More about Emory Law dean Mary Anne Bobinski to return to faculty position in 2024Harvard Law professor Laura Weinrib hosts lecture on unions and politics
HARVARD LAW — Labor unions’ “extension into electoral politics was both necessary to union power,” yet “paradoxically, responsible for its decline,” said Harvard Law School Professor Laura Weinrib at a lecture last week. Weinrib was speaking at an event celebrating her appointment as the inaugural Fred N. Fishman Professor of Constitutional Law. Weinrib, who is…
Read More about Harvard Law professor Laura Weinrib hosts lecture on unions and politicsUniversity of Houston Law Center professor Gina Warren to serve as visiting energy scholar at Vermont Law and Graduate School
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Gina Warren has been selected as the Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) Distinguished Energy Law Scholar. Warren will share her expertise in energy and environmental law, providing insight into her research on high-impact environmental justice matters.
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