Book explores the legacy of the first women law professors

May 10, 2021

THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — In Paving the Way, The First American Women Law Professors, Herma Hill Kay tells the story of the first fourteen female law professors at ABA and AALS accredited schools in the United States. Kay passed away in 2017. 

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Duke Law launches speaker series examining systemic racism in America

May 10, 2021

DUKE LAW — New speakers series provides academic and historic lens for law students grappling with the high-profile killings of Black Americans by law enforcement in 2020.

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UNLV Law dean Dan Hamilton to step down in June

May 10, 2021

LAW VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL — UNLV announced Friday that Boyd Law School Dean Dan Hamilton will leave the school June 30 to focus on “pressing family matters.”

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Columbia Law dean Gillian Lester discusses implementation of anti-racist initiatives and programs

May 10, 2021

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Over the past year, the Anti-Racism Steering Committee (ARSC) has been instrumental in articulating a set of priorities and catalyzing the implementation of initiatives throughout the Law School in furtherance of our institutional commitment to anti-racism. The

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American University Washington College of Law faculty appointed to various federal positions

May 10, 2021

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — These appointees have assumed their roles at a daunting moment in U.S. history, as public health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic persist, a divided nation grapples with mounting national security issues, and civil and human rights violations threaten the future of American democracy. Members of the…

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American University Washington College of Law celebrates anniversary of Disability Rights Law Clinic

May 10, 2021

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor and Acting Dean Robert Dinerstein founded the Disability Rights Law Clinic (DRLC) in 2005. Though his work in AUWCL’s nationally ranked Clinic Program began within the Criminal Justice Clinic, Dinerstein noticed how often these criminal clinic cases raised disability issues.

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American University Washington College of Law students launch Women of Color Coalition

May 10, 2021

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — After bringing the idea to Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Affinity Relations Lisa Taylor, and with the help of Assistant Director of Student Affairs Lucinda Gardner and SBA Director of Diversity Initiatives Isabel Garcia, AUWCL’s Women of Color Coalition (WOCC) was born.

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University at Buffalo Law professor Anya Bernstein receives Fulbright grant to study legislative policy in Germany

May 10, 2021

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — How democracies actually work—the day-to-day administration of government—is a continuing scholarly question for Professor Anya Bernstein. Now she’s taking her longtime inquiry a step further with the help of a prestigious grant.

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Case Western Reserve Law Immigration Law Clinic prevents deportation of client

May 10, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — For nearly a decade, Professor Aleksandar Cuic and his students in the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Immigration Law Clinic have been on the frontlines of the battle for human rights in America’s immigration courts. On April 20, they scored a major victory.

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CSU Cleveland-Marshall Law joins Westin Privacy Scholar Award Program

May 10, 2021

CSU CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW — The International Association of Privacy Professionals recently selected Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law to become one of thirty-three academic institutions across the world participating in the Westin Privacy Scholar Award Program.

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