University of Virginia Law professor Cale Jaffe wins excellence in public service award

May 30, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — When Cale Jaffe ’01 first started working with community partners to help preserve a historic Black schoolhouse in Cumberland, Virginia, he didn’t realize one of the biggest public services he would be performing would be the simple act of listening.

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Podcast: University of Virginia Law professor Craig Konnoth and Penn Carey Law professor Karen Tani discuss civil rights law

May 30, 2024

COMMON LAW — Two professors look at why advocates are using the language of medicine to frame and address civil rights concerns on the new episode of “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law.

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University of Virginia Law professor Richard Bonnie co-authors American Law Institute restatement on children and the law

May 30, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Members of the University of Virginia School of Law community have recently been singled out for recognition of their achievements.

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University of Virginia Law professor Richard Schragger and librarian Sarah New author article on upzoning in Charlottesville, Va.

May 30, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Home prices keep rising and some blame restrictive zoning laws for limiting new housing supply. But zoning laws may not be the culprit, according to new research by Professor Richard Schragger and co-author Sarah New at the University of Virginia School of Law.

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University of Minnesota Law selects William McGeveran as dean

May 29, 2024

MINNESOTA LAWYER — The University of Minnesota Law School has announced that William McGeveran will become its new dean, effective June 17. 

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Anna Carpenter named dean of Oklahoma

May 29, 2024

OU DAILY — OU announced the new dean of the College of Law, pending Board of Regents approval, on Thursday.

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Boston College Law professor Aziz Rana publishes book about the Constitution

May 29, 2024

BC LAW — As part of the rollout for his new book, The Constitutional Bind, Professor Aziz Rana penned a New York Times op-ed calling for radical changes to our system of government, which the book calls “deeply undemocratic.”

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Columbia University Law professor Henry Paul Monaghan receives Faculty Mentoring Award

May 24, 2024

GLOBAL EDUCATION JOURNAL — Professor of Law Henry Paul Monaghan has been named one of two 2024 recipients of the Columbia University Faculty Mentoring Award, which honors senior faculty who demonstrate exceptional dedication to helping tenure-track and mid-career faculty in developing their careers.

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Columbia University Law professor Kendall Thomas receives Faculty Service Award

May 24, 2024

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Kendall Thomas, Nash Professor of Law, has been named one of four recipients of the 2024 Columbia University Faculty Service Award, which honors full-time faculty who engage in volunteer activities that impact students, faculty, or both in furthering the university’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

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Fordham Law Clinic files federal lawsuit over housing discrimination in New York City

May 24, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School’s Right to Housing and Civil Rights Litigation Clinic filed a class action lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) on behalf of low-income Black and Hispanic renters who were eligible for federal rental assistance during the pandemic

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