Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty participate in AALS Annual Meeting
PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty gathered with fellow law school faculty members, deans, and scholars at the 2020 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2020 Annual Meeting that took place on January 2-5 in Washington, DC. Dean Paul Caron and Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty members participated in panels and presentations over…
Read More about Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty participate in AALS Annual MeetingAmerican Law Institute elects 45 new members
THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — The American Law Institute has elected 45 new members who will bring their expertise to ALI’s work of clarifying the law through Restatements, Principles, and Model Codes. Election of these new members raises ALI’s total number of elected members to 2,816. Visit the Newly Elected Members Page to view biographical sketches of the new members.
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FUTURE LAW PODCAST — Dan Hunter chats with University of Manchester students, Cian Heeley, Mandeep Hayer and Wunmi Akanji who were lucky enough to spend two weeks working with the geniuses at DWF on a legal design/innovation project with a very well-known sporting club in Manchester. Inspiring insights into the way that this sort of program changes…
Read More about Podcast: A look at legal innovation through design thinkingOpinion: Academic integrity violations at colleges are underreported
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — If you’ve taught in higher education, you no doubt have discovered plagiarism on a written assignment or cheating on an exam. It’s also likely that your college or university requires you to report every one of those incidents — or maybe on your campus, that’s a request rather than a…
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — As criminal justice reform is gaining support across the political spectrum, students in a BU Law seminar are developing a deep understanding of the US criminal system: how it developed, how it functions at local and federal levels, and what might be done to improve it. The seminar covers various components…
Read More about Boston University Law professor Gerald Leonard pairs externships with seminar to explore U.S. criminal systemUCLA Law will offer Master of Legal Studies degree starting in August 2020
DAILY BRUIN — The MLS program allows non-lawyer professionals the opportunity to obtain an advanced degree that will complement their field of work by taking courses designed specifically for the Legal Studies degree. The program may take between one and four years to complete depending on if students are studying full or part-time. The School of Law…
Read More about UCLA Law will offer Master of Legal Studies degree starting in August 2020California Western Law appoints Sean Megan Scott as next president and dean
ASSOCIATED PRESS — California Western School of Law has appointed Sean Megan Scott to serve as its next president and dean, effective August 1, 2020. As California Western prepares to celebrate its centennial in 2024, Scott will use her deep expertise in legal education to build on the school’s strong commitment to innovation, diversity and academic…
Read More about California Western Law appoints Sean Megan Scott as next president and deanQ&A with Capital Law assistant dean Marcelius Braxton
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Marcelius Braxton, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, was born in Baltimore, MD and grew up in Hanover, PA. Dean Braxton also has a passion for teaching, and he has taught classes related to the First Year Experience, African American Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, and Leadership and Organization Administration. He cares deeply about…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On December 9, CWRU Law Professor Anat Alon-Beck (left) joined Hester Peirce (right), a Commissioner of the US Security and Exchange Commission, in a fire-side chat at the second Blockland Solutions Conference at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law professor Anat Alon-Beck participates in discussion with SEC Commissioner Hester PeirceUniversity of Chicago Law professor Sharon Fairley publishes study on expanding police oversight agencies across the U.S.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE LAW SCHOOL — Amid growing public outcry over police use of force, new systems for police accountability and public oversight have taken root in cities across the country over the past five years. That’s the key finding of new research from the University of Chicago Law School Professor from Practice Sharon R. Fairley, who…
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