University of Houston Law Center dean Leonard M. Baynes honored by AALS Section on Minority Groups

January 31, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes was the recipient of the Clyde Ferguson Award from the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Minority Groups. Baynes received the accolade during a recent virtual ceremony. He was introduced by Emeritus Professor and William B. Bates Distinguished Chair in Law

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University of Nebraska Law professor Ryan Sullivan honored with Access to Justice Award by AALS Section on Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities

January 31, 2022

NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Ryan Sullivan has been named the 2022 Access to Justice Award recipient by the Association of American Law Schools. The award, presented by the Section on Pro Bono and Public Service Opportunities, honors those who manage pro bono programs and who have removed barriers to justice and/or improved legal services

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UIC Law professor Mark Wojick selected for AALS Section on Global Engagement award

January 31, 2022

UIC LAW — UIC Law Professor Mark Wojcik was named the inaugural Outstanding Achievement Award honoree by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Global Engagement. Professor Wojcik, who has a distinguished history of leadership on AALS section boards, was also awarded the Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Award in 2015 for

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University of Miami Law professors honored with awards at the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting

January 31, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Faculty and staff from Miami Law were represented at the 116th Association of American Law Schools annual meeting, themed “Freedom, Equality, and the Common Good.” Professor Anthony V. Alfieri, director of the Center for Ethics & Public Service, was awarded the 12th Annual Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize for

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Washington and Lee Law professors present at the AALS Annual Meeting

January 31, 2022

THE COLUMN — The faculty of W&L Law are well represented at this year’s annual academic conference hosted by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). The conference runs January 5-9 and is being held virtually for the second year in a row due to the ongoing pandemic.

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West Virginia University Law professor Marjorie McDiarmid honored by AALS Section on Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities

January 31, 2022

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Marjorie McDiarmid of the West Virginia UniversityCollege of Law has received a lifetime achievement award from the Association of American Law Schools. McDiarmid, the Steptoe & Johnson Professor of Law and Technology, was recognized for her work in pro bono and public service law. For 35 years, McDiarmid directed

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Law professors change tactics to better support students during the pandemic

January 27, 2022

ABA JOURNAL — Brenda Gibson is trying something new this semester with her legal writing students. After almost 17 years of using honorifics while teaching, she started calling them by their first names. “There are some things I had to do differently because I didn’t show up as authentic,” says Gibson, a professor at Wake Forest University

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A look at Albany Law president and dean Alicia Ouellett

January 27, 2022

TIMES UNION — 20 things you don’t know about me: Alicia Ouellette, Albany Law School president and dean.

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University of Cincinnati Law professor Lori Krafte elected to American Law Institute

January 27, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI NEWS — Lori Krafte ’98 has been elected to the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.  Krafte joins 58 other new members who will bring their perspective, insight, and expertise to the ongoing work of

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Duquesne Law professor Bruce Ledewitz publishes book on restoring faith in public life

January 27, 2022

PITTSBURG JEWISH CHRONICLE — Bruce Ledewitz, a professor at Duquesne University School of Law, has found himself grappling with the implications of a fractured American society. In his new book, “The Universe is On Our Side: Restoring Faith in American Public Life,” published by Oxford University Press, Ledewitz examines how U.S. society started wearing around the edges

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