UC Berkeley Law to implement race and the law course requirement
BERKLEY LAW — Starting with the entering J.D. class in August 2023, Berkeley Law students will be required to take at least one course on race and the law in order to graduate. Recent faculty approval of the Curriculum Committee’s proposal was welcome news to many across the school community. “I am delighted that the faculty…
Read More about UC Berkeley Law to implement race and the law course requirementUC Irvine Law community programs executive director Estuardo R. Ponciano honored for commitment to diversity
UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine School (UCI Law) is delighted to announce Estuardo R. Ponciano, executive director of community programs for UCI Law has been awarded the California LAW Diversity Champion Award for 2022 by the board of directors of Cal Leadership-Access-Workforce (Cal LAW). The award is shared with Brenda Cortez-Martin of USC…
Read More about UC Irvine Law community programs executive director Estuardo R. Ponciano honored for commitment to diversityUC Irvine Law to host US Treasury Department counselor Rebecca Kysar for keynote address at tax symposium
UCI LAW — The Graduate Tax Program at the University of California, Irvine School of Law will host the fourth annual UCI Law / A. Lavar Taylor Tax Symposium March 21, 2022. Sponsored by the Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, the theme of this year’s symposium is The Global Tax Deal and the Changing International…
Read More about UC Irvine Law to host US Treasury Department counselor Rebecca Kysar for keynote address at tax symposiumUC Irvine Law clinic students co-author Orange County domestic violence fatality review team report
UCI LAW — Orange County Domestic Violence Death Review Team (DVDRT) released a decade long study highlighting fatality trends and recommendations for prevention and intervention. The task force is co-chaired by University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professor Jane Stoever, director of UCI Law Domestic Violence Clinic and UCI Initiative to End Family…
Read More about UC Irvine Law clinic students co-author Orange County domestic violence fatality review team reportUC Irvine Law professor David Kaye testifies before Indian Supreme Court committee
UCI LAW — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professor and Director of the International Justice Clinic, David Kaye, provided expert testimony before a committee established by the Supreme Court of India to investigate the Indian government’s use of the intrusive Pegasus spyware. Prof. Kaye’s testimony concerned the alleged purchase and misuse of Pegasus…
Read More about UC Irvine Law professor David Kaye testifies before Indian Supreme Court committeeUniversity of Chicago Law professor Aziz Huq discusses research on Constitutional law and qualified immunity
THE CHICAGO MAROON — In a virtual event hosted by the Seminary Co-Op on Wednesday, February 9, Colleen Connell, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois, met with Aziz Huq, the Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law at the UChicago Law School, to discuss Huq’s latest book, The Collapse…
Read More about University of Chicago Law professor Aziz Huq discusses research on Constitutional law and qualified immunityPodcast: University of Cincinnati Law dean Verna L Williams discusses the importance of clinics
ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing explosive applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will explore the opinions of legal education leaders regarding…
Read More about Podcast: University of Cincinnati Law dean Verna L Williams discusses the importance of clinicsUniversity of Cincinnati Law student Travis Hardee discusses the representation gap in the legal profession
UCINCINNATI — Travis Hardee is a first-year UC Law student from South Carolina pursuing both his JD and MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as part of UC’s dual degree program. He spoke with us about why closing the representation gap in the legal field—one of the least diverse industries—is important to him, and…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law student Travis Hardee discusses the representation gap in the legal professionCUNY Law selects Sudha Setty as new dean
QUEENS DAILY EAGLE — After a long search, CUNY School of Law has a new woman at the helm. Sudha Setty was recently named the dean of the Queens law school. When she takes office later this year, she will become the first person of South Asian descent to lead a CUNY school. Firsts are not unfamiliar to…
Read More about CUNY Law selects Sudha Setty as new deanPodcast: Creighton Law dean Joshua P. Fershee discusses concentrations and offerings at the school
ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing explosive applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will explore the opinions of legal education leaders regarding…
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