Rutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson receives AALS Impact Award for the creation of Antiracist Clearinghouse Project
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).
Read More about Rutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson receives AALS Impact Award for the creation of Antiracist Clearinghouse ProjectPitt Law IT director Kim Getz discusses technology support for faculty during the pandemic
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 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 — 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 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 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 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.
Read More about University of Colorado Law Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson publishes book on constitutional privacy lawFordham Law professor Nestor Davidson discusses the value of law school specialty courses in property and sustainability
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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EXCHANGE OF NOTES — Professor Melissa J. “MJ” Durkee, the Allen Post Professor of Law here at the University of Georgia School of Law, was among the scholars and practitioners who took part in a panel entitled “Business Engagement in Global Governance” during International Law Weekend, the 99th Annual Meeting of the ABILA.
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EXCHANGE OF NOTES — “Children and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda” is the subject of a talk delivered today by Professor Diane Marie Amann, holder of the Emily & Ernest Chair in International Law and Faculty Co-Director of our Dean Rusk International Law Center here at the University of Georgia School of Law.
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