Syracuse Law to launch required course on race and implicit bias

May 20, 2021

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Our commitment to fostering a campus community that is free from discrimination and that embraces the diversity of its community members is rooted in the belief that multiple points of view and different life experiences, ethnicities, cultures, and belief systems are essential to academic excellence and to your successful navigation of…

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Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland addresses University of Arizona Law class of 2021

May 20, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American in history to serve as a cabinet secretary, will deliver the virtual keynote address at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law 2021 convocation ceremony, May 11, 2021. 

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University of Baltimore Law launches scholarship for post-JD Certificate in Family Law

May 20, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) – Maryland Chapter has funded a new scholarship for the Post-J.D. Certificate in Family Law. Starting in Fall 2021, students enrolled in the program can begin to receive the award. This new scholarship is funded by the AAML-Maryland Chapter’s three-year commitment of $3,000…

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Podcast: BYU Law professor Eric Vogeler discusses school’s online tools to improve the expungement process

May 19, 2021

HR NETWORK — On this edition of the HR Exchange podcast, David sits down with Eric Vogeler, director of the LawX program at Brigham Young University Law School, where students are creating tools using design thinking to solve issues around access to legal services.

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UC Irvine Law celebrates class of 2021 with virtual commencement

May 19, 2021

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) celebrated the Class of 2021 with a virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 8, 2021. This was UCI Law’s largest graduating class ever – with more than 240 students participating in this year’s ceremony. The outstanding students who make up the Class of…

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Stacey Abrams delivers keynote address at University of Colorado Law graduation ceremony

May 19, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — After navigating their final year of law school amid a pandemic and a social justice movement, 200 graduates from Colorado Law celebrated their landmark accomplishments in a virtual ceremony on May 8.

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University of Colorado Law professor Sarah Krakoff named deputy solicitor at US Department of the Interior

May 19, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has named University of Colorado Law School Professor Sarah Krakoff deputy solicitor for parks and wildlife, a key role on the U.S. Department of the Interior leadership team.

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Fordham Law Public Interest Resource Center honors students for pro bono, clinical, and community service work

May 19, 2021

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On April 8, Fordham Law School’s Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC) recognized hundreds of students at its 30th Annual Public Interest Students Award Ceremony, held virtually this year. The Class of 2021 contributed over 135,000 hours of pro bono clinical and community service work during their time at Fordham Law. Speeches made during this…

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George Washington Law professor Robert Orttung heads project to improve access to affordable energy for low-income communities

May 19, 2021

THE GW HATCHET — Robert Orttung, the director of research for Sustainable GW, is working on a pilot project with members of four schools at GW to develop microgrids – smaller self-functioning versions of a typical electrical system – that can provide electricity to households even when the main electrical grid goes down during a storm.

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University of Kansas Law professor Uma Outka discusses access to affordable energy at University of Houston Law

May 19, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Professor Uma Outka of the University of Kansas School of Law discussed energy law, COVID-19, and the overall energy burden that many Americans face in a presentation hosted last week by the University of Houston Law Center’s Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center.

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