Brooklyn Law dean Michael T. Cahill and professor Jonathan Askin join mayoral transition team
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams, Brooklyn neighbor and long-time friend of the Law School, has tapped Dean Michael T. Cahill to join his legal transition team. Professor Jonathan Askin will be serving on Adams’ tech transition team. “Mayor-elect Adams has been a great supporter of the Law School, and I am honored to be…
Read More about Brooklyn Law dean Michael T. Cahill and professor Jonathan Askin join mayoral transition teamBrooklyn Law professor Susan Hazeldean receives tenure
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Susan Hazeldean, founder and director of the Brooklyn Law School LGBT Advocacy Clinic, was recently granted tenure. Hazeldean’s teaching, scholarship, and law practice focus on gender, sexual orientation, immigration, and civil rights. In 2020, she received the inaugural LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award from the Association of American Law Schools’ Sexual Orientation and Gender…
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean Kevin R. Johnson joined other law school deans from around the world for O.P. Jindal (India) Global University’s Law Schools’ Summit, “The Present & Future of Global Legal Education,” held virtually Dec. 1-3. Johnson was part of the session “The Economy of Law: Law & Economics Revolution.” Kevin R. Johnson…
Read More about UC Davis Law dean Kevin Johnson speaks at global law school summitUC Davis Law professor Ed Imwinkelried submits report for Australian Criminal Justice Study
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — The South Australian Law Reform Institute recently studied the steps that can be taken to provide fairer treatment to people with disabilities if they become involved in the criminal justice system as victims, witnesses, and accused. The institute included a comparative law analysis as part of its study and asked Professor…
Read More about UC Davis Law professor Ed Imwinkelried submits report for Australian Criminal Justice StudyUC Davis Law professor Lisa Pruitt selected for rural justice task force
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — The Legal Services Corporation has selected Professor Lisa R. Pruitt to be part of its new Rural Justice Task Force. The LSC will introduce the task force during a virtual kickoff event on Dec. 15. Established by Congress in 1974, the LSC is a publicly funded, independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that…
Read More about UC Davis Law professor Lisa Pruitt selected for rural justice task forceUC Davis senior associate dean Afra Afsharipour presents research for National Association of Women Lawyers
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Afra Afsharipour presented her research on women in mergers and acquisitions to the National Association of Women Lawyers on Dec. 1. Hosted by NAWL Women in Corporate Transactions, the virtual discussion was titled “Women in M&A: A Deeper Look and Discussion on Closing the…
Read More about UC Davis senior associate dean Afra Afsharipour presents research for National Association of Women LawyersUniversity of Cincinnati Law Master of Legal studies program director Susan Stephan answers questions about the program
UC NEWS — In October, the University of Cincinnati College of Law launched a new online Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program. A complement to the nationally ranked JD program and the LL.M. for internationally-trained lawyers, the UC MLS expands access to legal studies to a wide range of working professionals. The inaugural program director,…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law Master of Legal studies program director Susan Stephan answers questions about the programHarvard Law professor Randall Kennedy participates in discussion on fighting racial injustice in universities
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — What is the role of colleges in fighting racial injustice? How can campus conversations about race become more productive? At a recent Chronicle event, two leading scholars — Harvard Law School’s Randall Kennedy and Georgetown University’s Marcia Chatelain — debated these crucial and unsettled questions. Kennedy is the author of…
Read More about Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy participates in discussion on fighting racial injustice in universitiesLewis & Clark Law professor Kathleen Maloney publishes article on international human rights issues for women
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law visiting professor highlights the need for better legal advocacy prosecuting and convicting international crimes against girls—as children and as women—to promote equality in rights and reparations. Published in the May 2021 edition of Oxford’s Journal of International Criminal Justice, Visiting Professor Kathleen Maloney’s article, “Ending Impunity for…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law professor Kathleen Maloney publishes article on international human rights issues for womenPenn Law professor Jim Sandman develops Leadership in Law course
PENN LAW — “Lawyers become leaders in a wide variety of organizations – not just in law firms and corporate legal departments, but in business, academia, government, public interest organizations and non-profits, community organizations, and bar associations,” said Jim Sandman L’76, Distinguished Lecturer and Senior Consultant to the Future of the Profession Initiative at the University…
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