LSU Law professor honored with university’s distinguished professor award

April 21, 2017

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER – LSU Law Professor Chris Tyson has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 LSU Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award.

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Illinois Law Dean Vikram Amar and Northwestern Law Dean Daniel B. Rodriguez co-teach course as part of school partnership

April 17, 2017

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN – Deans of two Illinois law schools would like to see more partnerships exist between schools, which is why they’ve decided to team up in working together themselves.

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New SUNY Buffalo Law Dean Aviva Abramovsky seeks to align legal education with real-world experience

April 17, 2017

BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST – Aviva Abramovsky envisions a modern law school that bridges into the community, informing its curriculum and creating scholars with real-world experience.

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UNM Law professor chairs planning committee for AALS Clinical Legal Education Conference

April 17, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – The UNM School of Law is taking a leading role in the AALS 40th Annual Conference on Clinical Legal Education in Denver, May 5-9, 2017.

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Catholic Law professor wins unanimous victory in Supreme Court

April 17, 2017

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA – The case, McCullen v. Coakley, was argued before the Justices on January 15 by Catholic University law school Professor Mark Rienzi as lead counsel for the plaintiffs.

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President of Arizona Summit Law responds to ABA sanctions

April 17, 2017

SLATE – Lively said Arizona Summit will work on coming into compliance with ABA standards and already has made steps in that direction by eliminating an alternative admissions program.

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Charlotte School of Law’s interim dean resigns

April 17, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – The interim dean of Charlotte School of Law abruptly resigned on Thursday after he worked in the position less than a month.

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Harvard Law adds former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. to faculty

April 17, 2017

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – Samantha Power, who served as the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 until 2017, has been named to a joint faculty appointment.

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UNLV Law adds former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid as first distinguished fellow in law and policy

April 17, 2017

LAS VEGAS SUN – Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid will be joining the UNLV Boyd School of Law as its first distinguished fellow in law and policy.

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NYU Law adds former WV secretary of state as manager of state advocacy for Democracy Program

April 17, 2017

WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS – Natalie Tennant, the former secretary of state of West Virginia, will soon be the manager of state advocacy at The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law’s Democracy Program.

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