University of Virginia Law public service dean Annie Kim wins poetry award
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Members of the University of Virginia School of Law community have recently been singled out for excellence. Among the accolades, Annie Kim ’99, assistant dean for public service, won the 2021 Library of Virginia Literary Award for poetry at a virtual ceremony Oct. 16. The award recognized Kim’s poems in…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professors John Duffy and Ruth Mason of the University of Virginia School of Law have become members of the American Law Institute. The ALI announced their election Friday. There are now 28 members of the UVA Law faculty currently affiliated with ALI. The institute produces scholarly work meant to update or…
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WTKR — When tens of thousands packed flights to flee Afghanistan and Taliban rule, Stacy Kern-Scheerer jumped into action. She and colleague Nicole Alanko drove from William & Mary to Fort Lee near Petersburg, where Afghan refugees would soon find themselves entering into a complicated process. “Whether that be to help with paperwork or to give presentations about,…
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WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL — A flurry of questions ran through Erika Rosales’ head during the college application process: Which schools might accept me? How can I afford it? Am I eligible for any scholarships? How should I answer the question of citizenship status? Navigating college can be tricky for any student, but even more so…
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law professors assist student DACA recipients at new centerUniversity of Arkansas Law dean Margaret Sova McCabe announces that she will step down at the end of the academic year
TALK BUSINESS & POLITICS — The University of Arkansas will soon begin a search for the next dean of the School of Law following the announcement that Margaret Sova McCabe will step down at the end of the academic year, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 19) news release. McCabe has served as the dean since 2018. According…
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BERKELEY LAW — Linda Tam ’00 spent two decades fighting for immigrant rights. Urmila Taylor worked 12 years at the Social Security Administration after starting as a law-firm associate. Margaret Wu ’96 also started in private practice before serving for 14 years in the UC Office of General Counsel. A common thread that extended and enhanced their…
Read More about UC Berkeley Law adds three legal writing professorsUCLA Law welcomes health law expert Lindsay F. Wiley to faculty
UCLA LAW — Lindsay F. Wiley, an internationally renowned expert and leader in health law and policy, will join the UCLA School of Law faculty as a professor of law starting in January 2022. A widely published author and frequent speaker in the field, Wiley comes to UCLA Law from American University Washington College of Law, where…
Read More about UCLA Law welcomes health law expert Lindsay F. Wiley to facultyBrooklyn Law names professor Steven Dean as Co-Director of Block Center for International Studies
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Steven Dean, an expert in international tax policy, has been named co-director of the Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law, joining co- directors Professors Julian Arato and Robin Effron to lead one of the most active international law institutions in New York. Professor Roberta Karmel, who founded the…
Read More about Brooklyn Law names professor Steven Dean as Co-Director of Block Center for International StudiesSyracuse Law names Brian J. Gerling executive director of Innovation Law Center
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Syracuse University College of Law alumnus Brian Gerling L’99 is the new Executive Director of the Innovation Law Center (ILC). Gerling, who brings nearly two decades of intellectual property and commercial litigation experience to the role, takes the helm from M. Jack Rudnick L’73, who will remain engaged with the…
Read More about Syracuse Law names Brian J. Gerling executive director of Innovation Law CenterLaw professor Rebecca Tsosie chosen as distinguished chair at University of Hawai’i
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I NEWS — As a scholar of Indigenous Peoples’ rights and environmental law, Professor Rebecca Tsosie has been selected as an endowed chair at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Tsosie will headline a live presentation “Rethinking Reconciliation: Toward a Land-Based Indigenous Citizenship” on October 28, at 12 p.m. Tsosie was selected to serve as…
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