Lehigh University apologizes for plagiarizing antiracist statement from another university
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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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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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 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 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 — 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 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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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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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Earthrise Law Center at Lewis & Clark Law School, on behalf of their client San Francisco Baykeeper, recently won an important case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to protect salt ponds in Redwood City, California. On October 5, 2020, Judge William Alsup reversed EPA’s determination.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — A Mexican family that narrowly escaped cartel members who shot and pursued them is “ecstatic” after overcoming the odds to win asylum in the United States with the help of Minnesota Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic. Winning an asylum case is no small feat, according to Professor Stephen Meili.
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