Penn Law honors faculty members with teaching awards

May 12, 2023

PENN CAREY LAW — In a year marked by our collective emergence from pandemic-necessitated restrictions, the energy and enthusiasm University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School faculty brought to their classrooms was deeply appreciated – and a cause for celebration. In addition to extending sincere gratitude to all of our esteemed faculty, lecturers, and adjuncts, Penn…

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University of Utah Law professor Amos Guiora wins distinguished faculty service award

May 12, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — The S.J. Quinney College of Law is pleased to share that Professor Amos Guiora has been selected as a recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Service Award from the U’s Bennion Center for Community Engagement. This award comes in recognition of Guiora’s ongoing work with the College of Law’s Bystander…

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Vanderbilt Law professor Yesha Yadav discusses research on stablecoins and CBDCs

May 12, 2023

VANDERBILT LAW — Professor Yesha Yadav of Vanderbilt Law School discusses her recent research papers on stablecoins and CBDCs as well as regulation by enforcement with CNBC Crypto World.

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Former Boston College Law dean and past AALS president Vincent Rougeau honored for excellence in the legal community

May 9, 2023

BOSTON COLLEGE LAW — Vincent D. Rougeau, president of the College of the Holy Cross and the former dean of the Boston College Law School, will be honored by the school for his distinguished service to law and humanity when he is presented with the St. Thomas More Award at the annual Law Day on…

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Buffalo Law Review celebrates the work of late professor and human rights advocate Isabel Marcus

May 9, 2023

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW — The newest issue of the Buffalo Law Review attempts the impossible: capturing the scope of the late Professor Isabel Marcus’ intrepid life and pioneering work as a feminist legal scholar and advocate of women’s rights worldwide.

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University at Buffalo Law visiting professor Farinacci-Fernós discusses book on Puerto Rico’s constitution

May 9, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO LAW — “Puerto Rico’s Constitution is very inspiring,” says Visiting Assistant Professor Jorge Farinacci-Fernós, a native of the island, “but it is absolutely colonial. It’s very progressive, but it has not been used adequately. It’s extremely democratic, but the institutions it created were not.” There’s a word for internal contradictions like that,…

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UC Berkeley Law professor Kenneth Ayotte recognized for excellence in teaching

May 9, 2023

UC BERKELEY LAW — A good rapport with students is one of the reasons why Professor Kenneth Ayotte won this year’s Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction, granted each year to a professor who has dedicated themselves to extraordinary teaching.

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UCLA Law professor Joanna Schwartz to discuss research on police accountability

May 9, 2023

UCLA LAW — UCLA Law Professor Joanna Schwartz is set to join The League of Women Voters – Pasadena Area for a Thursday webinar discussing research that shows how the Supreme Court and local governments have rolled back civil protections to shield police from accountability.

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Catholic University Law professor Jocelyn Dyer discusses cross-clinic collaborations at AALS Clinical Conference

May 9, 2023

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LAW — Catholic Law’s Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor Jocelyn Dyer joined colleagues from University of Maryland and American University’s law schools on April 28, 2023, in presenting at the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Clinical Conference on Finding Hope in Each Other: Capacity-Building through Cross-Clinic Collaborations and Community Partnerships.

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Cleveland State University Law professor Matthew Ahn gives lecture on critical race theory

May 9, 2023

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — During a presentation Wednesday (May 3) at the Berea branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland State University College of Law Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Ahn, who teaches Critical Race Theory at the law school, sought to dispel misinformation surrounding the legal construct.

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