In Memoriam: Issac C. Hunt, Jr.

November 6, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – Known to his friends and family as “Ike,” Hunt was UVA Law’s second black graduate.

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Texas Southern University Law interim dean steps down

November 6, 2017

HOUSTON CHRONICLE – Texas Southern University’s interim law school dean is leaving his position two weeks after the university’s new president shut down an event.

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Group of University of North Carolina Law professors call for removal of pro-confederacy statue

November 6, 2017

HERALD SUN – The call to immediately remove the Silent Sam statue from the UNC Chapel Hill campus grew stronger this week when law school faculty added their voices in a statement.

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University of Arizona Law Dean Marc Miller and professor Christopher Robertson pen op-ed on law school entrance exams

October 30, 2017

THE HILL – “From the standpoint of law schools, the GRE radically diversifies and expands the pool of people who can be encouraged to consider law school.”

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John Marshall Law Dean Darby Dickerson honored by AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research

October 30, 2017

GLOBE NEWSWIRE – Created in 1995, the award, sometimes described as “a lifetime achievement award in legal writing education,” will be presented on January 4 at the AALS Annual Meeting in San Diego.

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Indiana Maurer Law dean and delegation visit Saudi Arabia

October 30, 2017

INDIANA DAILY STUDENT – A delegation from the Maurer School of Law recently completed a trip to Saudi Arabia, where it met with Saudi royalty and visited law departments of major universities.

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Wake Forest Law dean emeritus and professor receives award from the American Inns of Court

October 30, 2017

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Wake Forest University School of Law Dean Emeritus and Professor Bob Walsh received the 2017 A. Sherman Christensen Award.

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Boston University Law Dean Maureen O’Rourke to step down in June 2018

October 30, 2017

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Professor Maureen O’Rourke has announced that she plans to step down from her administrative role in June 2018 and return to the faculty.

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University of Arkansas Law Dean Stacy Leeds to step down in June 2018

October 30, 2017

ARKANSAS ONLINE – Stacy Leeds, dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville since 2011, is stepping down next year.

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University of Wisconsin Law professor receives award for advancing patient-centered cancer care

October 30, 2017

NATIONAL COALITION FOR CANCER SURVIVORSHIP – A distinguished selection committee chose this year’s winners, including Meg Gaines, JD, of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

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