Howard Law dean Danielle Holley-Walker receives AALS Impact Award for the creation of Antiracist Clearinghouse Project

November 6, 2020

HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) inaugural Impact Award will be presented to the five law deans who created the Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project, including Danielle Holley-Walker (Howard University School of Law).

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Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle M. Conway receives AALS Impact Award for the creation of Antiracist Clearinghouse Project

November 6, 2020

PENN STATE NEWS — Penn State Dickinson Law  Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway has been honored with the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) inaugural Impact Award with four other law school deans for the creation of the Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project.

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Rutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson receives AALS Impact Award for the creation of Antiracist Clearinghouse Project

November 6, 2020

RUTGERS-CAMDEN NEWS NOW — Kimberly Mutcherson, co-dean of Rutgers Law School in Camden, has received the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Inaugural Impact Award with four other law school deans for the creation of the Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project (LDACP).

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Pitt Law IT director Kim Getz discusses technology support for faculty during the pandemic

November 5, 2020

UNIVERSITY TIMES — If this were a normal year, one of the highlights for School of Law IT director Kim Getz would be heading downtown to the convention center to support students taking the bar exam. Recently, Getz sat watching a live class go out remotely to nearly 90 students online.

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Albany Law dean Alicia Ouellette selected to serve on New York’s Vaccine Distribution and Implementation Task Force

November 5, 2020

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — President and Dean Alicia Ouellette is among a notable group of experts advising New York State on its COVID-19 vaccination program. Its members are helping guide the state’s framework for setup and operation ahead of an approved vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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American University Washington College of Law’s Community and Economic Development Law Clinic works to remove discriminatory housing covenants

November 5, 2020

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — The work of American University Washington College of Law’s Community and Economic Development Law Clinic and its co-director, Professor Susan Bennett, is featured in a recent Washington Post article on efforts to remove racist housing covenants for local residents.

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UCLA Law professor Máximo Langer named president of the American Society of Comparative Law

November 5, 2020

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Máximo Langer has been named president of the American Society of Comparative Law, the leading comparative law organization in the United States. Langer rises to the position after co-heading UCLA Law’s efforts in hosting the ASCL’s 2020 annual meeting.

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Case Western Reserve Law professor Maya Simek honored by Crain’s Cleveland Business

November 5, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW —  Considered a rising star of the legal community by the Crain’s editorial team, Maya Simek, the director of the Human Trafficking Project at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was recently selected to the Crain’s Cleveland Business “40 Under Forty.”

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University of Colorado Law Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson publishes book on constitutional privacy law

November 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — In a new book, Privacy at the Margins, Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson explores how limited legal protections for privacy lead directly to concrete, material harms for many marginalized communities, including discrimination, harassment, and violence.

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Fordham Law professor Nestor Davidson discusses the value of law school specialty courses in property and sustainability

November 4, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professor Nestor Davidson explained to LLM Guide why specialty courses in property and sustainability are more important than ever due to the pandemic. “Sustainability is an important aspect of both the core real estate curriculum as well as the broader educational ecosystem at Fordham,” says Davidson.

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