Yale Law reappoints dean Heather Gerken to another five-year term
REUTERS — Yale University said Wednesday that it has reappointed Heather Gerken to another five-year term as dean of its law school. Yale President Peter Salovey in a statement praised Gerken’s navigation of the COVID-19 pandemic, her fundraising and her efforts to diversify the student body. He noted the past five entering classes were the school’s most…
Read More about Yale Law reappoints dean Heather Gerken to another five-year termUCLA and Columbia Law professor Kimberle Crenshaw honored by AALS for lifetime achievement
THE REPOSITORY — Canton native Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, the Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law at Columbia University, has received the Triennial Award for Lifetime Service to Legal Education and the Legal Profession from the Association of American Law Schools. The award was established in 2006 to recognize career contributions by an outstanding faculty member at a U.S. law school. Crenshaw…
Read More about UCLA and Columbia Law professor Kimberle Crenshaw honored by AALS for lifetime achievementNorthwestern Law professor Alyson Carrel honored by AALS Section on Technology, Law, and Legal Education
NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Alyson Carrel, Harry B. Reese Teaching Clinical Professor of Law and co-director of the Center on Negotiation and Mediation, was awarded the 2022 Technology, Law and Legal Education Section Award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). She was presented the award during the AALS Annual Meeting, which took…
Read More about Northwestern Law professor Alyson Carrel honored by AALS Section on Technology, Law, and Legal EducationRutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson and Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle Conway honored by the Society of American Law Teachers
RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL — The Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) has awarded the M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award to the Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project, a project co-created by Rutgers Law School Co-Dean Kimberly Mutcherson and others. Mutcherson shares the award with Danielle M. Conway of Penn State Dickinson Law, Danielle Holley-Walker of Howard University…
Read More about Rutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson and Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle Conway honored by the Society of American Law TeachersCatholic University Law professor Veryl Miles offers advice to new law teachers at 2022 AALS Annual Meeting
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW — On January 7, 2022, Catholic Law Professor Veryl Miles spoke at the 2022 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting. Miles spoke at a program held by the Section on New Law Professors entitled, “The Delicate Dance: Balancing Competing Interests in Making Decisions as a…
Read More about Catholic University Law professor Veryl Miles offers advice to new law teachers at 2022 AALS Annual MeetingPepperdine Law professor Naomi Goodno presents on questions of equality related to remote learning at AALS Annual Meeting
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Naomi Harlin Goodno spoke on “Are Remote Learning Technologies Bridges or Barriers to Legal Educational Equity?” at the 2022 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting. The meeting, titled “Freedom, Equality, and the Common Good,” was held remotely on January 5-9.
Read More about Pepperdine Law professor Naomi Goodno presents on questions of equality related to remote learning at AALS Annual MeetingUCLA Law professors Laura E. Gómez, Blake Emerson, and Aaron Littman honored with AALS section awards
UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law faculty members Laura E. Gómez, Blake Emerson, and Aaron Littman have earned prestigious section awards that are presented during the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools. The honorees join UCLA Law Distinguished Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, who was recognized with the Triennial Award for Lifetime Service to Legal…
Read More about UCLA Law professors Laura E. Gómez, Blake Emerson, and Aaron Littman honored with AALS section awardsDrexel Law professor Wendy Greene honored by AALS sections for anti-discrimination work
DREXEL UNIVERSITY — Professor Wendy Greene, the legal architect of the CROWN Act, won The Association of American Law Schools’ Deborah L. Rhode Award for her trailblazing work to end race-based natural hair discrimination. Greene was honored during the AALS Awards Ceremony on January 5, 2022. “This award is truly a reflection of countless individuals who have…
Read More about Drexel Law professor Wendy Greene honored by AALS sections for anti-discrimination workSanta Clara Law faculty win awards and give presentations at 2022 AALS Annual Meeting
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is an important accrediting body for law schools and a leading professional organization dedicated to excellence in legal education. In keeping with its tradition of leadership in legal education, members of the Santa Clara Law community participate often in AALS programs and…
Read More about Santa Clara Law faculty win awards and give presentations at 2022 AALS Annual MeetingCase Western Reserve Law professor Anat Alon-Beck elected to AALS section on transactional law and skills
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was elected to the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Transactional Law & Skills Executive Committee. The AALS is a nonprofit organization of almost 200 law schools across the country. The AALS seeks to promote…
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