St. Louis University Law professor Afonso Seixas-Nunes participates in international war crimes conference
THE UNIVERSITY NEWS — On March 4th, the prestigious London-based policy institute Chatham House held a virtual conference attended by many leading academic and diplomatic figures. The goal of the conference was to explore the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute war crimes committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
Read More about St. Louis University Law professor Afonso Seixas-Nunes participates in international war crimes conferenceUniversity of Utah Law professor Leslie Culver recognized by university’s Black Cultural Center
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Leslie Culver recently received the Marcus Garvey Black Star Excellence Award from the University of Utah’s Black Cultural Center. In collaboration with the Black Faculty and Staff Association, the Black Cultural Center honors Black faculty and staff for their work on campus and in the community with the Black Faculty…
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S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — With an undergraduate degree in engineering and four years working as a civil engineer under her belt, shifting to the book-heavy world of law school was a bit of a challenge for Jessi Maupin. But her STEM background gave her some big advantages—how to think analytically and problem-solve, and…
Read More about University of Utah Law student Jessi Maupin discusses plans to work in intellectual property lawUniversity of Virginia Law softball tournament raises money for local charity
NBC 29 — Colleges from all over the country came to Charlottesville to benefit ReadyKids. The University of Virginia School of Law held its annual softball invitational for the organization. Schools flew to the Commonwealth to help the cause. Together they helped raise $25,000 for child services.
Read More about University of Virginia Law softball tournament raises money for local charityUniversity of Virginia Law students take prizes in international tax moot court competition
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A team of students from the University of Virginia School of Law placed second in this year’s International and European Tax Moot Court competition, which culminated April 1. This year’s team members are Timothy Blauch ’22, James Collins ’22, Natalie Mauch ’23 and Hunter Shaw ’23, with Bolton Smith ’22,…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A student at the University of Virginia School of Law has played a pivotal role in making a historic change to the University’s 180-year-old honor system. UVA students voted on March 4 to approve an amendment to the Honor Committee’s constitution, replacing the single sanction, through which students were expelled…
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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — Fifteen law schools from across the country participated Friday, March 25 in the 2022 Jaffe Transactional Law Invitational. This year, the invitational hosted two divisions, a virtual division and an in-person division at the Southfield offices of the firm sponsor for the competition, Jaffe Raitt Heuer and Weiss.
Read More about Wayne Law hosts national transactional law competitionWest Virginia University Law to host Notre Dame Law’s Michael K. Addo for lecture on international human rights
WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE OF LAW — A specialist in international human rights law and business policy is delivering the annual Archibald McDougall Lecture at the West Virginia University College of Law. Michael K. Addo will speak at noon on April 7 in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom. He will address the United Nation’s guiding principles on business…
Read More about West Virginia University Law to host Notre Dame Law’s Michael K. Addo for lecture on international human rightsWomen’s rights advocate Reshma Saujani to deliver Yale Law Class Day address
YALE DAILY NEWS — Reshma Saujani LAW ’02, Girls Who Code founder and lauded advocate of women’s economic and academic empowerment, will be this year’s Class Day speaker, the University announced on Monday. Saujani, who has spent most of her career as a women’s rights advocate, will speak at the annual event on May 22 at 2…
Read More about Women’s rights advocate Reshma Saujani to deliver Yale Law Class Day addressWhite House to extend federal student loan payment pause to the end of August
ABC NEWS –President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an extension of the payment pause on federal student loans through Aug. 31. The moratorium on student loan payments was previously set to expire on May 1. “I know folks were hit hard by this pandemic. And we’ve come a long way in the last year. We’re still recovering…
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