Campbell Law professors release book on navigating the first year of law school

August 8, 2016

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY – A trio of Campbell Law professors have collaborated to author a book on excelling in the first year of law school.

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UC Davis Law Dean discusses the importance of a diverse faculty

August 3, 2016

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – “The population of the United States will only grow more diverse. A positive, peaceful future for all of us requires that we, as educators, embrace that diversity and make it a powerful weapon for good.”

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Cornell Law School Dean Eduardo Peñalver honored with Hispanic National Bar Foundation award for leadership

August 3, 2016

CORNELL LAW SCHOOL – The Hispanic National Bar Foundation presented Eduardo M. Peñalver, Allen R. Tessler Dean and Professor of Law, with its Academic Leadership Award.

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UNLV Law professor and students work with homeless shelter to offer pro se boot camp

August 3, 2016

KNPR (NPR NEVADA) – Helping start the process of rebuilding these lives is a team led by Joe Regalia, an adjunct professor at UNLV’s Boyd School of Law.

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Pepperdine Law professor named President of the California Women Lawyers Association

August 3, 2016

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Professor Chris Goodman has been elected President of the California Women Lawyers Association, a Sacramento-based organization established in 1974 that now represents over 30,000 women attorneys.

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Two Harvard Law professors elected to American Law Institute

August 3, 2016

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – The American Law Institute has elected HLS Professors Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Jonathan Zittrain ’95 as members.

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Tennessee Law names first director of Academic Success Program

August 3, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW – The University of Tennessee College of Law has named Renee Allen the first director of its Academic Success Program, which helps students excel throughout law school and prepare for the bar exam.

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Akron Law Dean Matthew Wilson becomes interim president of university

August 3, 2016

AKRON BEACON JOURNAL – University of Akron interim President Matthew Wilson has a reputation of engaging students and fellow law professors as dean of UA’s School of Law. That contrasts with former President Scott Scarborough.

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Mississippi law school deans discuss the modern legal profession

July 25, 2016

THE CLARION-LEDGER – “[T]he need for legal representation, especially among the state’s poor and working class, is still high, says Scott. And others point out that a law degree, perhaps not as lucrative as it once was, remains a path to success in other fields.”

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Podcast: Former AALS President and Stanford Law professor Deborah Rhode discusses the need for innovation in legal education

July 25, 2016

ABA JOURNAL – “Stanford Law School professor Deborah Rhode is the enemy of complacency. This Legal Rebels Trailblazer is one of the most cited scholars in legal ethics, though she wears many more hats.”

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