UC Irvine Law faculty prepare for fall semester with workshops on online teaching
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Although there is a possibility that first-year students will be able to take one or two of their fall courses with an in-person component, the public health situation means that class sessions will otherwise be online.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Professors across institutions increasingly wave red flags about the private and public health implications of default face-to-face instruction come fall, along with a lack of shared decision making in staffing and teaching decisions.
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ABA JOURNAL — As various states cancel in-person July bar exams because of COVID-19 concerns, others appear undecided or even committed to keeping things as is—even in places experiencing significant infection increases.
Read More about Some states keep in-person July bar exam despite COVID-19 risksPenn Law professor David Abrams helps build national database on crime and COVID-19
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — David Abrams, Professor of Law, Business Economics, and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, has amassed a trove of valuable empirical data on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on crime in the United States at citycrimestats.com.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor and Dean Emeritus Claudia Grossman has been awarded the 2020 Goler T. Butcher Medal by the American Society of International Law (ASIL). The Medal was presented by ASIL President Catherine Amirfar in recognition of Grossman’s outstanding contributions to the development and effective realization of international human rights law. The Medal was…
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Herbert Morris, a preeminent member of the faculty at UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Philosophy Department, has received the 2019-20 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award….
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CAPITAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Following a nationwide search, Capital University is pleased to announce the appointment of Reynaldo Anaya Valencia as dean of the Law School. Since June 2015, he has served as associate dean for Finance and Administration, and as professor of Law at University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.
Read More about Capital Law names Reynaldo Anaya Valencia as deanCase Western Reserve Law professor Brian Gran receives grant from National Science Foundation to study COVID-19 and human rights
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Brian Gran, a professor in both the law school and the Department of Sociology, was recently awarded a RAPID grant from the Law and Science Program of the National Science Foundation.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law professor Brian Gran receives grant from National Science Foundation to study COVID-19 and human rightsElon Law dean emeritus George R. Johnson Jr. named 2020 Legal Legend of Color by North Carolina Bar Association
ELON UNIVERSITY — Elon Law Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law George R. Johnson Jr. is one of five recipients of an annual honor bestowed by the North Carolina Bar Association’s Minorities in the Profession Committee.
Read More about Elon Law dean emeritus George R. Johnson Jr. named 2020 Legal Legend of Color by North Carolina Bar AssociationFordham Law adjunct professor Jordana Confino publishes article on student wellness in Journal of Legal Education
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Jordana Confino, director of professionalism and special projects and adjunct professor, wrote an article, published in the Journal of Legal Education, titled “Where Are We on the Path to Law Student Well-Being?: Report on the ABA CoLAP Law Student Assistance Committee Law School Wellness Survey.” Confino examines how the well-being of law students…
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