University of the Pacific McGeorge Law establishes LGBTQ+ civil rights scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC MCGEORGE LAW — The Poilé Scholarship is named in honor of Professor Larry Levine’s life partner, who passed away in 1992, while Levine was teaching Elizabeth O’Neill’s class. The law school has raised more than $1,100,000 for this endowment since its creation 20 years ago. As an openly lesbian woman, the…
Read More about University of the Pacific McGeorge Law establishes LGBTQ+ civil rights scholarshipPenn Carey Law professor Joanna Craig co-authors paper on neurodiversity in the legal profession
PENN CAREY LAW — For the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Joanna Craig, Director of Private Sector Recruiting, has co-authored “Neurodiversity in the Legal Profession: Progress in Recruiting and Support Efforts Presents New Disclosure Questions” with Nirvana Dove, Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and…
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PEPPERDINE LAW — Professor Shelley Ross Saxer has been admitted as a fellow into the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). The American College of Real Estate Lawyers is the select national association of preeminent commercial real estate lawyers focused on service to clients, colleagues and the profession. Admission is by invitation only after…
Read More about Pepperdine Law professor Shelley Saxer admitted as fellow to American College of Real Estate LawyersQuinnipiac Law professor Carolyn Wilkes Kaas receives legal educator award from Connecticut Bar Association
QUINNIPIAC LAW — Carolyn Wilkes Kaas, of the School of Law, earned the Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award at the Connecticut Bar Association’s annual awards celebration on May 3. Kaas, associate dean of experiential education, associate professor of law and co-director of the Quinnipiac School of Law’s Center for Dispute Resolution, was honored at the…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law professor Carolyn Wilkes Kaas receives legal educator award from Connecticut Bar AssociationUniversity of Utah Law professor Chris Peterson contributes research to California consumer protection legislation
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Professor Chris Peterson, the College of Law’s John J. Flynn Endowed Professor of Law, joined California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Assembly Member Brian Maienschein at an April 7 press conference to announce proposed legislation protecting victims of predatory businesses found to have violated California consumer protection laws.
Read More about University of Utah Law professor Chris Peterson contributes research to California consumer protection legislationUniversity of Virginia Law professor Cathy Hwang recognized for corporate law article
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — University of Virginia School of Law professor Cathy Hwang’s paper showing that most empirical corporate governance scholarship is based on bad data has been named one of the top 10 corporate and securities law articles of 2022. In a poll conducted for Corporate Practice Commentator, Hwang’s fellow academics voted the…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Cathy Hwang recognized for corporate law articlePodcast: University of Virginia Law professor Anne Coughlin discusses the first women to attend the school
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — In 1920, the first three women were admitted to the University of Virginia School of Law: Rose May Davis, Catherine Lipop, and Elizabeth Tompkins. Professor Anne Coughlin explores the lived realities of these women, from the small, familiar anxieties about grades and tuition costs, to the bold steps they took…
Read More about Podcast: University of Virginia Law professor Anne Coughlin discusses the first women to attend the schoolUC Law San Francisco professor Emily Murphy combines expertise in science with legal education
UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — With a background in behavioral brain science, UC Law San Francisco’s newest tenured professor brings a dynamic and unique perspective to her teaching and research. Prof. Emily Murphy began her education in science—earning her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology from…
Read More about UC Law San Francisco professor Emily Murphy combines expertise in science with legal educationPodcast: Marquette Law professor Nadelle Grossman and Wayne Law professor Eric Zacks discuss their book Contracts in Context: From Transaction to Litigation
THE ASPEN LEADING EDGE PODCAST — The Aspen Leading Edge Podcast features timely interviews with Aspen Authors as well as other legal thought-leaders sharing expert opinions on teaching, learning science, and the current and future state of legal education.
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — The University of Colorado Law School is proud to announce that Margot Kaminski, associate professor of law and director of the Privacy Initiative at the Silicon Flatirons Center, has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar for 2023-2024. Professor Kaminski has been selected for the Fulbright Schuman European Affairs Program, which…
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