William & Mary Law professor Tim Zick honored for excellence in teaching
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Two William & Mary professors – Professor Scott Gibson and Professor Timothy Zick– have been selected to receive the 2022 McGlothlin Awards for Exceptional Teaching.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL — The University of Wisconsin Law School has named Bernadette Atuahene as the inaugural James E. Jones Chair. The endowed faculty chair honors the late Professor James E. Jones Jr. ’56, who was a trailblazing labor lawyer, civil rights activist, prolific scholar, and committed professor.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — Monica C. Bell ’09 received tenure as Professor of Law on January 1, 2022. She is also Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University.
Read More about An interview with Yale Law professor Monica C. BellNYU Law professor Richard R.W. Brook and Yale Law professor Cristina M. Rodríguez elected to American Law Institute council
THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — At this week’s 2022 Annual Meeting, The American Law Institute’s membership elected four new members to its Council, which determines projects and activities to be undertaken by the ALI and approves the work as representing the position of the Institute.
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UCLA — Dean Mnookin’s last day at UCLA will be August 3. We will appoint an interim dean for UCLA School of Law in the weeks ahead, as well as launch a national search for her successor.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — Four retiring professors who have received this year’s Order of Pacific—the university’s highest honor—were among 15 lauded for their excellence in teaching and service May 4 during University of the Pacific’s Faculty Retirement and Years of Service Awards Ceremony.
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UCINCINNATI– Mark Godsey, Daniel P. and Judith L. Carmichael Professor of Law and Director of the Ohio Innocence Project, will take part in a panel seeking to address wrongful convictions under national and international law at a United Nations (UN) conference on Wednesday, May 18.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — On May 18, Columbia Law School announced the establishment of the International Claims and Reparations Project (ICRP), which will examine and propose legal frameworks for the management of international claims and reparations.
Read More about Columbia Law announces establishment of International Claims and Reparations ProjectFordham Law clinicians Bernice Grant and Ian Weinstein honored for excellence in clinical teaching
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Two of Fordham Law’s clinicians were recently recognized for their contributions to clinical teaching work and accomplishments at the Law School. Bernice Grant, senior director of Fordham Law’s Entrepreneurial Program and the founding director of the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (ELC), was named this year’s winner of the Association of American Law…
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CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW — When it comes to teaching machines how to understand and utilize language, it turns out that the more legalese that they know, the better, according to a new paper co-authored by Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor and Law Lab Director Daniel Martin Katz.
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