George Washington Law associate dean Alan B. Morrison moderates panel on racial bias in the NFL
GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW — No matter who wins, Super Bowl LVII will make history as the first Super Bowl to have two starting Black quarterbacks. Although there’s been a surge of Black quarterbacks in recent years, the National Football League (NFL) has acknowledged there’s still a long way to go with hiring Black and other…
Read More about George Washington Law associate dean Alan B. Morrison moderates panel on racial bias in the NFLHarvard Law professor Daphna Renan gives lecture critiquing judicial supremacy
HARVARD LAW — Harvard Law School professor Daphna Renan gave a critique of judicial supremacy — the idea that the Supreme Court is the final authority on the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution — at an event on Thursday. Renan delivered the inaugural lecture, hosted by the Law School, as the newly appointed Peter B.…
Read More about Harvard Law professor Daphna Renan gives lecture critiquing judicial supremacyHoward Law dean Danielle Holley named president of Mount Holyoke College
HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAW — Danielle Ren Holley is breaking ground. The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. She will step into her role on July 1, 2023.
Read More about Howard Law dean Danielle Holley named president of Mount Holyoke CollegeUniversity of Miami Law professor Scott Sundby studies the decision-making process of capital murder juries
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW — Recently named the inaugural Robert C. Josefsberg Chair in Criminal Justice Advocacy, law professor Scott Sundby has overseen the interviewing of more than 200 jurors, examining what goes into the process of 12 people who will make a life-or-death decision.
Read More about University of Miami Law professor Scott Sundby studies the decision-making process of capital murder juriesPenn State Law professor Samuel C. Thompson Jr. Releases treatise on mergers and acquisitions
PENN STATE LAW — Samuel C. Thompson Jr., Arthur Weiss Distinguished Faculty Scholar and professor of law at Penn State Law in University Park, recently released the second edition of his treatise on the entire mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process, “Mergers, Acquisitions and Tender Offers: Law and Strategies – Corporate, Securities, Taxation, Antitrust, Cross-Border” (Practising…
Read More about Penn State Law professor Samuel C. Thompson Jr. Releases treatise on mergers and acquisitionsSouthwestern Law vice dean Anahid Gharakhanian and associate dean Natalie Rodriguez present research on inclusive law school admissions practices
SOUTWESTERN LAW — Southwestern’s Vice Dean Anahid Gharakhanian and Associate Dean for Academic Innovation and Administration Natalie Rodriguez ’12 have a vision for a more equitable and inclusive law school admissions process. On January 13, 2023, they presented that vision to members of the legal academy at USC Gould School of Law and RISE Alliance’s…
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WILLAMETTE LAW — Inspired by an event in her own personal life, Professor Susan Cook began her interest in elder law and estate law. In 2012, she began teaching in the Trusts and Estates Clinic. After years of teaching in addition to her practice, she became a full-time member of the faculty in 2021. She…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW — On July 1, 2020, in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, national economic uncertainty and the Black Lives Matter movement that called for a stand against police brutality and racial injustice, A. Benjamin Spencer began his role as dean of the College of William and Mary Law School. After…
Read More about A profile on William & Mary Law dean A. Benjamin SpencerA profile on Arizona State University Law dean Stacy Leeds
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — The new year is getting off to a great start for Stacy Leeds. On Feb. 1, she becomes the first Native American female dean of Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. And on Feb. 9, the renowned legal scholar will be sworn in as ASU Regents Professor…
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DREXEL LAW — Wendy Greene, professor of law and director of the Center for Law, Policy, and Social Action at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, addressed the United Nations’ First Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent held December 5-8 in Geneva, Switzerland. Her message was simple but powerful: “Free the…
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