University of Georgia Law announces return of former U.S. Senator to faculty as political scholar

August 22, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA – The University of Georgia School of Law will again offer its students the opportunity to learn from former U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who is returning to the law school as its Sanders Political Leadership Scholar.

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John Marshall Law School names new director of diversity and inclusion for faculty

August 22, 2016

YAHOO! FINANCE – The John Marshall Law School in Chicago has named Associate Professor Arthur Acevedo as the new Director of Diversity & Inclusion for Faculty.

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Stetson Law professor named associate dean for faculty and strategic initiatives

August 22, 2016

STETSON UNIVERSITY – Attorneys’ Title Fund Professor of Law Darryl C. Wilson has been named associate dean for faculty and strategic initiatives at Stetson University College of Law.

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Colorado Law’s Andrew Schwartz named Fulbright Scholar

August 19, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL – Andrew Schwartz, associate professor of law at the University of Colorado Law School, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to New Zealand from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

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University of Florida Law professor, alumni named to state Steering Committee on Families and Children in Court

August 15, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW – Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga has appointed a UF Levin College of Law professor and six other law alumni to the Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court.

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University of Virginia faculty and alumni give advice to incoming law students

August 15, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – As the University of Virginia School of Law prepares to welcome the Class of 2019 later this month, faculty offer their best tips on how to succeed in law school.

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Suffolk Law Dean Andrew Perlman discusses ABA’s new technology-based legal services center

August 15, 2016

LAW.COM – Law.com spoke with Suffolk University Law School Dean Andrew Perlman, who is chairman of the innovation center’s governing board, about the new initiative. His answers have been edited for length and clarity.

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Deans from HBCU law schools argue proposed tougher bar-pass standards will hurt diversity efforts

August 8, 2016

WALL STREET JOURNAL – A number of law school deans and the largest nationwide black law student association are objecting to the proposed standard, expressing concern about its potential impact on schools with larger minority student populations.

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