William and Mary Law immigration clinic helps Afghan refugees resettle in the US
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,…
Read More about William and Mary Law immigration clinic helps Afghan refugees resettle in the USUniversity of Wisconsin Law professors assist student DACA recipients at new center
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…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law dean Margaret Sova McCabe announces that she will step down at the end of the academic yearUC Berkeley Law adds three legal writing professors
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…
Read More about Law professor Rebecca Tsosie chosen as distinguished chair at University of Hawai’iUMass Law professor Richard Peltz-Steele challenges collective bargaining law for university staff
ABA JOURNAL — A University of Massachusetts School of Law professor is suing his union, his university and the state over a law that gives the union exclusive rights to represent him in salary negotiations and grievance procedures. Richard Peltz-Steele is not a member of the UMass Faculty Federation, but a state law gives the organization…
Read More about UMass Law professor Richard Peltz-Steele challenges collective bargaining law for university staffUIC Law professor Teri McMurtry-Chubb makes book on DEI pedagogy available free for law faculty
UIC LAW — Prominent critical-race-and-gender scholar Professor Teri McMurtry-Chubb has published a new, comprehensive pedagogical how-to on diversity, equity and inclusion teaching methods. Strategies & Techniques for Integrating DEI into the Core Law Curriculum: A Comprehensive Guide to DEI Pedagogy, Course Planning, and Classroom Practice, published by Wolters Kluwer Legal Education, is now available to legal…
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