Drexel Law professor Adam Benforado publishes book on children’s rights in the US
DREXEL LAW — in his new book, “A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All,” Adam Benforado, professor of law at Drexel University, explains how the country is failing children politically, legally, and economically, and offers a roadmap for improvement. The Gazette interviewed Benforado about the extent of the disregard for children’s rights in…
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LAW — UF Provost Joe Glover announced that law professor Merritt McAlister will fill in the position of Levin College of Law interim dean in an administrative memo sent Wednesday afternoon. McAlister will begin in her role June 1. UF plans to conduct a national search to permanently replace former dean Laura…
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FORDHAM LAW — On March 22, Associate Professor Atinuke Adediran received the Distinguished Research Award in Interdisciplinary Studies at Fordham University’s Third Annual Research Day Celebration. The event, organized by the Office of the Provost, Office of Research, University Research Council, and the Research Deans’ Council—was held at Fordham Law School.
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HARVARD LAW — Jonathan L. Zittrain wears many hats. An expert on the Internet, digital technology, law, and public policy, he regularly contributes to public discussions about what digital tech is doing to us and what we should do about it—most recently around the governance of AI and the incentives that shape major social media…
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NORTHEASTERN LAW — The Sidney Hillman Foundation announces today the winners of the 73rd annual Hillman Prizes for journalism, recognizing the New York Times’ extraordinary investigation into Haiti’s colonial debt; ProPublica/New Yorker’s feature on the privatization of hospice; and More Perfect Union’s agenda-setting videos explicating corporate greed.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Margaret Burnham recognized for excellence in investigative journalismUniversity of Richmond Law professor Kristen Osenga discusses new role as associate dean for academic affairs
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LAW — After sixteen years of teaching on the Richmond Law faculty, Kristen Osenga stepped into a new role this year as associate dean for academic affairs. As the school year comes to an end, Osenga, professor of law and the Austin E. Owen Research Scholar, reflects on her first year of…
Read More about University of Richmond Law professor Kristen Osenga discusses new role as associate dean for academic affairsUSC Gould Law professor Deepika Sharma as commissioner on oversight committee addressing homelessness
USC GOULD LAW — Professor Deepika Sharma, founding director of the Housing Law and Policy Clinic at USC Gould School of Law, has been appointed to a citizens oversight committee supervising Measure ULA, a new property transfer tax approved by Los Angeles voters in 2022. Sharma, appointed by Mayor Karen Bass and approved by the…
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VILLANOVA LAW — Levine Lee LLP, a prominent New York litigation boutique, is proud to announce that Steven L. Chanenson, one of the nation’s leading scholars of criminal law and sentencing, is joining the firm as Of Counsel. Chanenson is Professor of Law at the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University, where he…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Douglas Laycock doesn’t remember all the events surrounding his public high school’s 1963 Christmas assembly. Half a century of appellate litigation, writing and teaching will do that. But he does clearly remember hearing the Christian Nativity story from the Gospel of Luke. And he remembers walking out in protest. Laycock,…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — University of Virginia School of Law professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, an education law expert known for empowering her students, has been named a recipient of one of this year’s All-University Teaching Awards. Robinson, a former education policy lawyer at the Department of Education, has been a member of the Law…
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