A look at NYU Law’s Visiting Assistant Professor of Tax Law Program

March 21, 2023

NYU LAW — In 2002, Brant Hellwig LLM ’00 was just halfway through a planned two-year stint in what’s now known as NYU Law’s Visiting Assistant Professor of Tax Law (VAP) program. Then the University of South Carolina School of Law came calling to offer him a tenure-track position—a testament to how being a VAP

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Notre Dame Law professor Diane Desierto serves as co-counsel for international human rights case

March 21, 2023

NOTRE DAME LAW — Diane Desierto, law professor and faculty director for the Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law, began her career in 2004 seeking reparations and justice for Filipina women who suffered from the sexual slavery system imposed by the Japanese during World War II.

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Penn Law professor Shelly Welton recognized for co-authoring article on clean energy

March 21, 2023

PENN CAREY LAW — A pathbreaking paper titled “Grid Reliability Through Clean Energy,” co-authored by Shelley Welton, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, has been awarded the prestigious Morrison Prize by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. The prize-winning paper

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Penn Law Kermit Roosevelt publishes book on constitutional law, The Nation That Never Was

March 21, 2023

PENN CAREY LAW — In The Nation that Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story, Kermit Roosevelt, David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice, argues that our country’s fundamental values, particularly equality, are not part of the Founders’ vision. Instead, they were stated in President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and were the hope of Reconstruction, a

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USC Gould Law professor Dorothy Lund’s research used in corporate sexual harassment case

March 21, 2023

USC GOULD LAW — When the Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Chancery Court ruled in late January that shareholders of McDonald’s had standing to sue the corporation’s chief people officer for ignoring sexual harassment claims, he cited a paper co-written by USC Gould School of Law Professor Dorothy Lund to bolster his opinion.

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University of Akron Law librarian Kerry Lohmeier discusses approach to services

March 14, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON LAW — Kerry Lohmeier joined The University of Akron School of Law last August as associate dean of library and information services. She had previously served as a librarian and adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah College of Law and as a librarian and assistant professor at Concordia University School

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Drexel Law professor Adam Benforado publishes book on children’s rights

March 14, 2023

DREXEL LAW — Adam Benforado, professor of law at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, has been garnering attention from top media outlets for his new book, “A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All.” Released earlier this month, the book examines the impact of what Benforado sees as our country’s maltreatment of children.

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Drexel Law professor Tabitha Abu El-Haj discusses research on federal political reform

March 14, 2023

DREXEL LAW — Tabatha Abu El-Haj, professor of law at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, co-authored an article, “Associational Party-Building: A Path to Rebuilding Democracy,” published in Vol. 122 of Columbia Law Review Forum. She and co-author Didi Kuo, senior research scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at

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Drexel Law professor Rebecca Rich co-authors article on students’ use of ChatGPT

March 14, 2023

DREXEL LAW — Rebecca Rich, assistant dean for the law library and technology services and assistant teaching professor at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, co-authored an article for LexBlog about the ineffective use of ChatGPT for legal research and writing.

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University of Florida Law dean Laura Rosenbury named president of Barnard College

March 14, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LAW — Laura Rosenbury, the first female dean of the UF Levin College of Law, will leave the university in July to become the president of Barnard College, UF announced Thursday morning. Rosenbury began as dean in 2015 and saw a rise in the college’s donations, applications and ranking on U.S. News

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