Case Western Reserve Law receives gift to establish chaired professorship in honor of professor emeritus Morris G. Shanker

April 30, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Case Western Reserve University Professor Emeritus Morris G. Shanker, an award-winning educator and legal scholar who passed away last August at the age of 93, designated a $2 million bequest to the School of Law to endow a chaired professorship to be named in his honor.

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University of Chicago Law professor Mark N. Templeton discusses research on the country’s transition away from coal energy

April 30, 2021

UCHICAGO NEWS — Mark N. Templeton is a clinical professor at the University of Chicago Law School, where he also directs the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic. As a research affiliate of the Energy Policy Institute at UChicago (EPIC), he recently authored a chapter in the new handbook, The U.S. Energy and Climate Roadmap, featuring policy recommendations about smoothing the

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Elon Law hosts national event for first-generation law students

April 30, 2021

TODAY AT ELON — A program inspired by the law school’s Alliance of Legal Pioneers and Supporters, with guidance from law faculty and Elon University’s First-Generation Student Support Services, welcomed dozens of participants from around the globe to network and share common experiences.

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Fordham Law Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships launches peer council

April 30, 2021

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — When the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) launched in 2019, Faculty Director Daniel Capra and Assistant Dean Suzanne Endrizzi knew that they wanted to create a vehicle for student leadership recognizing how critical peer engagement is to promoting and fostering a clerkships-oriented culture at the Law School.

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George Washington Law professor Jeremy Bearer-Friend receives Fulbright Award to research poll taxes

April 30, 2021

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL — Jeremy Bearer-Friend, Associate Professor of Law, has been named the recipient of a Fulbright Award to the United Kingdom, where he will research poll taxes at the National Library of Scotland in the spring of 2022.

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Harvard Law highlights faculty and student research on environmental law

April 30, 2021

HARVARD LAW TODAY — In recognition of Earth Day, we highlight some recent work and perspectives of Harvard Law’s students and scholars committed to environmental change.

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University of Houston Law professors Renee Knake Jefferson and David Kwok receive Faculty Fellows Awards

April 30, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center faculty members Renee Knake Jefferson and David Kwok were announced as recipients of the Faculty Fellows Awards on Monday. The 2021-2022 Faculty Fellows Awards are presented by the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Leadership and Ethics at the Hobby School of Public Affairs.

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University of Houston Law professor Geoffrey Hoffman discusses the future of immigration law at lecture series event

April 30, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Re-conceptualizing the field of immigration law and addressing its systemic problems were among the topics discussed in a presentation by Clinical Professor Geoffrey Hoffman in a presentation entitled, “What Should Immigration Law Become?”. Hoffman, Director of the Law Center’s Immigration Clinic, served as the keynote speaker at the Houston Journal

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Indiana University Maurer Law professor Alex Tanford appointed to committee tasked with renaming Bloomington street

April 30, 2021

INDIANA DAILY STUDENT — The task force will comprise seven members, including city residents, IU faculty and administrators, according to the release. The co-chairs of the task force are Elizabeth Mitchell, a journalist, filmmaker and historian of Bloomington’s African-American community, and Alex Tanford, Maurer School of Law professor emeritus of law, according to the release.

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