Penn Law extends tenure of Ted Ruger as dean
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The University announced that Ted Ruger, Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law, has agreed to extend his tenure as Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School until June 30, 2023. The news comes just as the Law School climbed a full position up to #6.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In “Private Company Lies,” published in the Georgetown Law Journal, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Professor of Law Elizabeth Pollman argues that the time has come to examine and address securities fraud in private companies.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 crisis a global pandemic over a year ago, and now we enter another year of uncertainty. Despite the length of the pandemic, very little has been done to address the disparate impact it has had on women, specifically women of intersectional identity.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The 2021 University of Houston Law Center Spring Workshop Series, “Race, Social Change, and the Law,” featured an in-depth with visiting speaker Professor Maggie Blackhawk of the University of Pennsylvania Carrey Law School on March 29.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — When Professor Hannah Garry was recently awarded a Fulbright grant to study enforcement of international refugee law at the University of Oslo Law in Norway, it marked a return to her roots studying and advocating for refugee rights.
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CAROLINA NEWS & REPORTER — A lot has changed since Joseph Seiner, an author and University of South Carolina law professor, argued in court that some employees ought to be granted flexibility to work from home.
Read More about University of South Carolina Law professor Joseph Seiner publishes book on the future of the virtual workforceTexas A&M Law professor Irene Calboli co-organizes IP and innovation conference
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Irene Calboli co-organized the Third Annual IPIRA Conference. Hosted virtually by the IP & Innovation Research of Asia (IPIRA) Network, the Third IPIRA Conference gathered over 300 presenters, chairs, and participants from Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — President Joe Biden has named University of Virginia School of Law professor Caleb Nelson to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. According to Friday’s press release, the commission will analyze arguments for and against Supreme Court reform.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — No one goes to law school expecting their mental health and overall well-being will be significantly compromised during those three years. But, for a substantial number of law students, it happens. It does not have to be this way, writes Janet Thompson Jackson, law professor at Washburn University School of Law.
Read More about Opinion: Washburn Law professor Thompson urges law schools to focus on mental health of law studentsWMU-Cooley Law associate dean Tracey Brame co-hosts training session on changes to expungement statue
LEGAL ED NEWS — With the Clean Slate Act going into effect on April 11, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Associate Dean Tracey Brame and the law school’s Access to Justice Staff Attorney Kamau Sandiford hosted a training session for attorneys during the Grand Rapids Bar Association and Legal Aid’s Spring Training Session.
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