University of Pittsburgh Law professor Jules Lobel receives 2020 Great Teacher Award

December 24, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Pittsburgh School of Law Professor Jules Lobel has received the 2020 Great Teacher Award from The Society of American Law Teacher. Professor Lobel has been a professor at Pitt Law since 1983, compiling an extraordinary record of excellence in teaching and commitment to social justice.

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University of Virginia Law professor Deborah Hellman receives award from AALS Section on Jurisprudence for article on algorithmic decision making

December 23, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools announced that Professor Deborah Hellman has won the Section on Jurisprudence Article Award. Published in the Virginia Law Review, Hellman’s paper “Measuring Algorithmic Fairness” outlines how best to measure whether algorithms are fair.

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Lehigh University apologizes for plagiarizing antiracist statement from another university

December 16, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — William Gaudelli, dean of Lehigh University’s College of Education, apologized for a recent college memo that included sections from a course description from another university, without attribution. The plagiarized memo was “unacceptable and inexcusable,” Gaudelli wrote in a message to faculty and staff members.

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UC Irvine Law dean L. Song Richardson named next president of Colorado College

December 16, 2020

THE COLORADO SPRINGS BUSINESS JOURNAL — L. Song Richardson will be the 14th president of Colorado College. Richardson, who is Black and Korean, will be the first woman of color to hold the presidency at CC. Richardson is currently the dean and chancellor’s professor of law at University of California Irvine School of Law.

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University of Kentucky Law names Mary J. Davis as dean

December 16, 2020

DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Mary J. Davis, interim dean of University of Kentucky’s J. David Rosenberg College of Law, has been appointed dean of the law school , effective Jan. 1, 2021. She will be the first woman to be permanent dean of the law school, according to a university press release.

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University of Virginia reappoints Risa Goluboff as law school dean

December 16, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia has appointed Risa Goluboff to a second term as dean of the University of Virginia School of Law. Executive Vice President and Provost Liz Magill ’95 announced the five-year reappointment to the UVA Law community Friday.

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Fordham Law professor Martin Gelter contributes to report on Brazil’s private enforcement of shareholder rights

December 16, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professor Martin Gelter, an expert in comparative corporate law and governance, contributed an overview of the law of shareholder derivative litigation in nine countries in a new report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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Georgetown Law welcomes incoming Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff as Distinguished Visitor from Practice

December 16, 2020

GEORGETOWN LAW — Georgetown Law is pleased to announce that Douglas Emhoff will become a member of the faculty in January. “Doug is one of the nation’s leading intellectual property and business litigators, and he has a strong commitment to social justice. I know our students will greatly benefit from his experience and insight.”

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UIC John Marshall Law professor Mark E. Wojcik receives Civil Justice Scholarship Award

December 16, 2020

UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — Mark E. Wojcik has been awarded the 2021 Civil Justice Scholarship Award from the prestigious Pound Civil Justice Institute. The Award is bestowed upon published legal academics and recognizes current scholarly legal research and writing focused on topics in civil justice.

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University of Iowa Law professor Todd Pettys enlists Carole Baskin from Tiger King docuseries to celebrate law students’ perseverance

December 16, 2020

THE DAILY IOWAN — As a gift to his nine Supreme Court Seminar students at the end of the semester, Professor Todd Pettys ordered them a personalized Cameo starring Tiger King’s Carole Baskin. Carole Baskin encourages Iowa Law students with personalized video.  

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