University of Richmond Law professor Marissa Jackson Sow receives grant from the Institute of International Education 

May 24, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWSROOM — University of Richmond law professor Marissa Jackson Sow has received $27,000 from the Institute of International Education to support her research on Black and Indigenous legal issues.

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Southern Illinois University Law dean Camille M. Davidson receives Women of Distinction Award

May 21, 2024

THE SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN — In her four years on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus, Simmons Law School Dean Camille M. Davidson has led efforts that have resulted in a historic $10 million gift to the law school, a six-figure gift to rename the courtroom, increased applications while maintaining high standards, and improvements in the

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Southern University Law Center professor Deleso A. Alford invited to University of New Mexico as HSC Distinguished Diversity Visiting Scholar

May 21, 2024

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER — SULC Professor, Deleso Alford, was invited to the University of New Mexico as the 2024 UNM HSC Distinguished Diversity Visiting Scholar because of her research and work with “HER-stories”- the unique and particularized lived experiences of black women intersecting with health care and research.

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University of Utah Law Pro Bono Initiative director Caisa Royer discusses work in the community

May 21, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Dr. Caisa Royer, director of the Pro Bono Initiative, was recently interviewed on the U Rising podcast about the Pro Bono Initiative’s (PBI) 13 legal advice sites throughout the Salt Lake valley and how students and alumni can get involved.

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Washington University in St. Louis Law professor Karen Tokarz honored by AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education

May 21, 2024

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS — Karen Tokarz, the Charles Nagel Professor of Public Interest Law & Policy at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, received the William Pincus Award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) during the AALS conference on clinical legal education May 3.

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William & Mary Law appoints four faculty members to research professorships

May 21, 2024

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Professors Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl, James Dwyer, Myrisha Lewis, and Timothy Zick have been appointed to named research professorships, William & Mary Law School announced today.

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Columbia Law dean Gillian Lester defends graduates after some conservative judges say they will not hire them as clerks

May 16, 2024

REUTERS — The head of Columbia Law School backed its graduates on Tuesday, saying they were “consistently sought out” as it responded to an announcement by 13 conservative federal judges that they would not hire students from the Ivy League university.

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Law professors in Utah file amicus brief in support of Great Salt Lake lawsuit

May 16, 2024

EARTHJUSTICE — The state of Utah has violated its fundamental legal duty to protect the Great Salt Lake against impairment due to dwindling water inflows, 36 law professors told a state court on Friday.

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New Boston College Law website documents the history of the Black faculty and students at the school

May 16, 2024

BC NEWS — A renowned scholar, a cherished mentor to generations of students, and an influential member of the greater Boston legal community, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe J.D. ’74 arrived at Boston College Law School in 1970 as one of its very few female African American students. 

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Boston University Law professor Nancy Moore to be honored by New York State Bar Association

May 16, 2024

NYSBA — Boston University School of Law Professor Nancy Moore will be honored with the Sanford D. Levy Professional Ethics Award from the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Professional Ethics for her lifetime of work.

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