University of Houston Law to host workshop on immigration policies and migrant protection laws amid the pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center will present the Joseph A. Vail Asylum workshop on January 29 addressing recent changes in legal immigration policies and migrant protection laws amid the coronavirus pandemic. “This year we are honored to have three panels and keynote speaker,” said Geoffrey Hoffman.
Read More about University of Houston Law to host workshop on immigration policies and migrant protection laws amid the pandemicUniversity of Kansas Law professor Najarian Peters to host Privacy Praxis Conference
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — A new conference explores privacy beyond abstract concepts. Najarian Peters, associate professor at the KU School of Law, said the inaugural Privacy Praxis Conference will explore the broad spectrum of privacy expertise. “Praxis” comes from the combination of theory and practice.
Read More about University of Kansas Law professor Najarian Peters to host Privacy Praxis ConferenceNortheastern Law professor Shalanda Baker appointed to US Department of Energy role
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Shalanda Baker ’05 has been appointed deputy director for energy justice in the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Energy. Professor Baker is a leading expert on environmental and energy law.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Shalanda Baker appointed to US Department of Energy roleNortheastern Law professor Shalanda Baker looks at the transition to renewable energy in new book
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In Revolutionary Power: An Activist’s Guide to the Energy Transition, Professor Shalanda Baker ’05 arms those made most vulnerable by our current energy system with the tools they need to remake the system in the service of their humanity.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Shalanda Baker looks at the transition to renewable energy in new bookNortheastern Law professor Claudia Haupt named Health Faculty Fellow
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Claudia Haupt has been named the law school’s Center for Health Policy and Law faculty fellow for the current academic year. Haupt’s research is situated at the intersection of the First Amendment, health law and torts in the context of professional speech.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Claudia Haupt named Health Faculty FellowNorthern Illinois Law dean Cassandra L. Hill honored by AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
NIU TODAY — Cassandra L. Hill, dean of NIU’s College of Law, received the 2021 Association of American Law Schools Section Award for the Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research during its annual meeting January 6, 2021. This prestigious award recognizes Dean Hill for her significant contributions to the field of legal writing and research.
Read More about Northern Illinois Law dean Cassandra L. Hill honored by AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and ResearchNorthwestern Law professor Paul Gowder elected to American Law Institute
NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Paul Gowder, professor of law, has been elected as a new member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent U.S. organization producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law. The elected membership of ALI consists of 41 highly respected law professionals.
Read More about Northwestern Law professor Paul Gowder elected to American Law InstitutePenn Law professor Elizabeth Pollman appointed as research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL –University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Professor of Law Elizabeth Pollman was recently appointed by the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) as one of its 50 new research members. Now Pollman becomes eligible to publish her scholarship.
Read More about Penn Law professor Elizabeth Pollman appointed as research member of the European Corporate Governance InstitutePenn Law professor Cary Coglianese publishes research on public accessibility of administrative guidelines
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In “Illuminating Regulatory Guidance,” Edward B. Shils Professor of Law Cary Coglianese stresses the importance of public accessibility to administrative agency guidance documents and offers practical guidance on how to enhance that public access.
Read More about Penn Law professor Cary Coglianese publishes research on public accessibility of administrative guidelinesUniversity of Toledo Law professor Eric Chaffee elected to American Law Institute
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO — Eric Chaffee, Distinguished University Professor at The University of Toledo College of Law, was recently elected as a new member of The American Law Institute, one of the highest honors available to the legal profession. The institute elects members who reflect the excellence and diversity of today’s legal profession.
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