Several colleges announce shorter fall 2020 semester
THE NEW YORK TIMES – As colleges make plans to bring students back to campus, alongside discussions of mask requirements and half-empty classrooms, one common strategy is emerging: Forgoing fall break and getting students home before Thanksgiving. The University of South Carolina, Notre Dame, Rice and Creighton are among the schools that have said they…
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THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS – An updated list of articles and memorandum regarding remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about News and resources on remote instruction compiled by AALSRecent books by law faculty
THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS – The Association of American Law Schools maintains a list of scholarly books published by law school faculty on this page. To submit your book for consideration for this list, please submit the form on the following page.
Read More about Recent books by law facultyFewer women submit research articles amid pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED – Another analysis documents productivity declines among women during COVID-19. This one, published in Nature Index, looks at submissions to 11 preprint repositories (indicative of overall research activity) and three platforms for registered reports (indicative of new projects). Over all, the authors found that women submitted fewer articles in March and April 2020…
Read More about Fewer women submit research articles amid pandemicRobert Dinerstein named acting dean of American University Washington College of Law
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW – American University Provost Dan Myers announced today that he has appointed Professor Robert Dinerstein to serve as Acting Dean of American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) beginning August 1, 2020. Dinerstein will take over for Dean Camille Nelson, whose last day as dean will be July 31, 2020.
Read More about Robert Dinerstein named acting dean of American University Washington College of LawLewis & Clark Law professor Delcianna Winders publishes article on meat-processing regulations
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL – Delcianna Winders, Director of the Animal Law Litigation Clinic, published an op-ed in New York Daily News on April 28, 2020, regarding the Trump administration’s use of the coronavirus as an excuse to loosen meat-processing rules.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law professor Delcianna Winders publishes article on meat-processing regulationsNortheastern Law Center for Law, Innovation, and Creativity receives grant to support interdisciplinary research
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – The Center for Law, Innovation and Creativity (CLIC) at Northeastern University School of Law is part of a team that recently received a Northeastern University TIER 1 Award, which provides support for interdisciplinary research, seeking to stimulate exciting and innovative directions and increase the competitiveness of external proposals. The team’s project, Advancing Racial and…
Read More about Northeastern Law Center for Law, Innovation, and Creativity receives grant to support interdisciplinary researchPenn Law faculty honored for excellence in teaching
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL – Six members of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School have received teaching awards for the 2019–20 academic year. They are: Jean Galbraith (Harvey Levin Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence), William Ewald (LLM Teaching Award), Wendell Pritchett (A. Leo Levin Award for Excellence in an Introductory Course), Leo Katz…
Read More about Penn Law faculty honored for excellence in teachingUniversity of Tennessee Law professor Valorie Vojdik appointed to state civil rights committee
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE COLLEGE OF LAW – Professor Valorie Vojdik has been appointed to serve a second four-year term on the Tennessee Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. In her position working with other Tennessee officials and leaders, Vojdik will conduct reviews and produce reports and recommendations concerning state and local civil rights…
Read More about University of Tennessee Law professor Valorie Vojdik appointed to state civil rights committeeTexas A&M Law launches health care IP and trade law blog and website
TEXAS A&M SCHOOL OF LAW – Texas A&M University School of Law is launching a new blog and associated website www.TradeRxReport.com, which explores questions of access to affordable medicines and health care that arise at the intersection of intellectual property law and international trade. The hope, as such, is for TradeRxReport.com to become a global forum for…
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