George Washington Law names University of Virginia professor Dayna Bowen Matthew as law dean

February 25, 2020

GW TODAY — Dayna Bowen Matthew, a lawyer and legal scholar with three decades of industry and academic experience and a nationally recognized expert in health equity and public health policy, has been named the next dean of GW Law. She begins her role on July 1, and she will be the first woman to lead…

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University of Houston Law hosts Careers in International Law Day

February 25, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — To aid University of Houston Law Center students that are considering work as lawyers who deal with legal issues beyond the United States, several organizations hosted Careers in International Law Day last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room. The Law Center’s Career Development Office, Global & Graduate Programs Office, the Houston…

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University of Houston Law professor Geoffrey Hoffman appointed as attorney advisor for Mexican Consulate in Houston

February 25, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Clinical Professor Geoffrey Hoffman was appointed today as an “attorney advisor” for the Mexican Consulate in Houston where he will serve as a consultant on immigration matters. His five-year appointment to the position was marked by a ceremony at the Mexican Consulate where Hoffman received a…

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University of Houston Law professors Jim Hawkins and Jessica L. Roberts publish article in Science on health data privacy

February 25, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — In an article published today in Science magazine, University of Houston Law Center Professors Jim Hawkins and Jessica L. Roberts call for stronger consumer safeguards to protect the privacy of personal information collected online by health-related companies. The authors write that most users of health-related apps and online sites do not…

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University of Miami Law professor Mary Anne Franks discusses work advocating for victims of online exploitation

February 25, 2020

GEEKWIRE — Launched six years ago, the CCRLP receives 1,000 requests a year from people desperate to erase their sexual images. About 50 K&L Gates attorneys are helping with the project, which has assisted 5,500 victims. “It’s real-time support for victims who might not have anywhere else to turn,” said Mary Anne Franks, a law professor at…

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Mitchell Hamline Law names Golden Gate Law professor Anthony Niedwiecki as president and dean

February 25, 2020

TWIN CITIES BUSINESS — Mitchell Hamline School of Law on Tuesday announced that Anthony Niedwiecki has been appointed president and dean. He’ll start the new job July 1. The news comes after Mark Gordon stepped down from the job at the end of June last year, with Peter Knapp serving as the interim dean in the…

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University of New Mexico Law professor Maryam Aharanjani honored by Education Law Association

February 25, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Embracing that charge means attracting expert faculty who have dedicated their scholarship to the advancement of child wellbeing.  One of those illustrious scholars is Maryam Ahranjani, the Don L. & Mabel F. Dickason Professor and Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law.

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University of New Mexico Law hosts Law and Medicine Day

February 25, 2020

UNM NEWSROOM — The University of New Mexico’s Schools of Law and Medicine host Law & Medicine Day on Friday, March 6 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Domenici NW 3740 on UNM’s North Campus. Law & Medicine Day will bring together small groups of law and medical students, as well as medical residents and…

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North Carolina Central Law names CSU Cleveland-Marshall Law professor Browne C. Lewis as dean

February 25, 2020

NC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY — Browne C. Lewis, Esq., has been named dean of the School of Law at North Carolina Central University. She will begin in her new role on July 1, 2020. Currently, Lewis serves as the Leon M. and Gloria Plevin Professor of Law and the founding director of the Center for Health Law and Policy at…

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Northern Kentucky University Law professor Jack Harrison selected as chair of the AALS Section on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues

February 25, 2020

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Jack Harrison bridges academia and jurisprudence with his writing on gender identity and protections – and adds his expansive perspective to his new role as chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues.

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