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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Fordham Law visiting professor Harold Hongiu Koh discusses his experience representing Ukraine at the World Court

March 14, 2023

FORDHAM LAW — Harold Hongju Koh, the Bacon-Kilkenny Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Fordham Law School who argued on behalf of Ukraine at the International Court of Justice in 2022, discussed the legal dimensions of the Ukraine-Russia conflict at an event on January 26, nearly a year after the start of Russia’s invasion.

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George Washington Law professor Cori Alonso-Yoder receives presidential award for efforts to stop human trafficking

March 14, 2023

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW — During a recent meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF), the Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM) was honored with the Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons. GW Law Professor Cori Alonso-Yoder began working with CDM in 2009…

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