UDC Law dean Renée Hutchins selected as dean of University of Maryland Law

May 24, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE — University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, has selected nationally recognized Fourth Amendment expert Renée McDonald Hutchins, JD, to be the next dean of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.

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Mitchell Hamline Law fellow Noelle Faye stars in play about Minnesota’s prison system

May 24, 2022

MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Noelle Faye spends her days helping current and recent prison inmates get free legal aid through Mitchell Hamline’s Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners(LAMP) and Reentry clinics.

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Podcast: UNT Dallas Law dean Felicia Epps offers predictions for the future of the legal profession

May 24, 2022

ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing large swings in applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will discuss innovations in legal education…

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An interview with Northwestern Law dean Hari Osofsky

May 24, 2022

NORTHWESTERN NOW — After her first academic year, Hari Osofsky is grateful for the Law School’s resilience and excited for its next chapter.

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University of Oregon Law professor Alaí Reyes-Santos honored with sustainability award

May 24, 2022

AROUND THE O — This spring University of Oregon honored the work of individuals and teams across campus and in the community during the annual UO Sustainability Awards. These awards celebrate work in sustainability across a range of institutional activities.

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University of Utah Law professor RonNell Andersen Jones recognized for scholarly expertise and societal impact

May 23, 2022

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — The University of Utah’s Presidential Societal Impact Scholars are a select group of faculty.  Recognized experts in their respective fields and disciplines, they share and translate their scholarship, research, creative activities and ideas with opinion leaders, policy makers, the general public and other audiences outside the university and in ways that can transform society.

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University of Virginia Law Innocence Project directors Deirdre Enright and Jennifer L. Givens honored with public service awards

May 23, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law is a picture of high-stakes collaboration in action, with 14 clinic students, two directors and multiple witnesses, prosecutors and defense attorneys working together — against time — to free the wrongly convicted.

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Yale Law professor Joseph J. Fins co-authors essay honoring impact of bioethics pioneer

May 23, 2022

YALE NEWS — In the mid-1960s, James M. Gustafson, a professor of Christian ethics at Yale Divinity School, mentored a cohort of remarkably talented students. Many of those young scholars, united by their admiration for Gustafson, would help found the field of bioethics, the multidisciplinary study of the social, ethical, and legal issues that arise…

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Albany Law student Molly Strauss and professor Ava Ayers use research to improve police accountability

May 19, 2022

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Molly Strauss ’22 and Professor Ava Ayers are part of a nationwide effort to follow up on policy changes made by local police departments.

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University of Akron Law professor Martin H. Belsky reflects on his career

May 19, 2022

AKRON LEGAL NEWS — He’s been a member of the faculty at The University of Akron School of Law since 2007, serving as dean until 2012. But come May 31, Dean Emeritus Martin H. Belsky will be stepping down from his full-time teaching role to serve as an adjunct professor.

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