Washburn Law Dean Thomas J. Romig announces he will step down in 2018

September 5, 2017

WASHBURN REVIEW – Thomas J. Romig, dean of the Washburn School of Law, announced that he will step down from his position after the conclusion of the 2018 spring semester.

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University of Mississippi Law professor Ronald Rychlak named president-elect of regional legal education organization

September 5, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW – Ronald Rychlak, the Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government at the University of Mississippi, is the new president-elect of the SEALS.

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Study looks at diversity and race-neutral factors in law schools admissions

August 29, 2017

WTOP (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – As a professor of law and scholar dedicated to ensuring equal educational opportunities for students of color, I believe now is an important time to earnestly consider other methods for diversifying student bodies.

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Outgoing Pitt Law Dean William Carter reflects on his tenure as dean ahead of his final year

August 29, 2017

PITT NEWS – Law dean William Carter will step down after this year, which will be his sixth leading the law school.

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Oregon Law Dean Marcilynn Burke shares goals for law school

August 29, 2017

DAILY EMERALD – An exciting place incorporates everyone according to Burke, UO’s first Black woman to be dean of the law school, she said the law school will be just that.

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Harvard Law’s David Wilkins named to ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Education

August 29, 2017

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – David Wilkins ’80, the Lester Kissel Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, has been named to the American Bar Association’s Commission on the Future of Legal Education.

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University of Virginia Law Dean Risa Goluboff to chair group assessing UVA’s response to Charlottesville incidents

August 29, 2017

WVIR (NBC CHARLOTTESVILLE) – The University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan has put together a working group to lead the university’s efforts to recover and heal from the incidents from the Unite the Right rally.

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Villanova Law professor receives recognition for paper on corporate crime

August 29, 2017

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CHARLES WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAW – A recent article by Prof. Josephine Sandler Nelson has been recognized with two top awards.

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Boston College Law School professors launches e-book on constitutional law around the world

August 29, 2017

BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE – Two BC Law professors have been party to a collaboration on a new e-book, the Global Review of Constitutional Law.

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Wisconsin Law professor wins award for patient-centered cancer care

August 29, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL – Martha (Meg) Gaines, a distinguished clinical professor at UW Law School, has won the 2017 Ellen Stovall Award for Patient-Centered Cancer Care.

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