University of Cincinnati Law professor Yolanda Vázquez named fellow at European University Institute Migration Policy Centre
UCINCINNATI — Yolanda Vázquez, Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, has been named a Visiting Fellow at the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. The fellowship began in January 2022 and she will hold the position through mid-August 2022. In the role of Visiting Fellow, Vázquez…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law professor Yolanda Vázquez named fellow at European University Institute Migration Policy CentreGift to Columbia Law to support Human Rights Clinic
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — “Law school is where you learn to think like a lawyer,” Brad Smith ’84, president and vice chair of Microsoft, said at a 2015 conference celebrating Columbia Law School clinics. “But it’s clinical education that really teaches you to act like a lawyer.” Smith and his wife, Kathy Surace-Smith ’84, understand that firsthand.…
Read More about Gift to Columbia Law to support Human Rights ClinicColumbia Law student Damonta D. Morgan discusses his path to the law
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Damonta Morgan TC ’19, LAW ’22 grew up in a small town in Mississippi; success stories, he says, were few and far between, but it often meant you either became a doctor or a lawyer. After graduating from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in history and political science, he moved to New…
Read More about Columbia Law student Damonta D. Morgan discusses his path to the lawUniversity of Connecticut Law dean Eboni S. Nelson named fellow by Connecticut Bar Association
UCONN TODAY — The Connecticut Bar Foundation has named UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson a James W. Cooper Fellow. Five UConn Law alumni are also among the program’s Class of 2022. They are Kathryn Bissonnette ’11 and Edward J. Bryan ’10, both partners at Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP; Carla Nascimento Zahner ’04, a judge of…
Read More about University of Connecticut Law dean Eboni S. Nelson named fellow by Connecticut Bar AssociationFordham Law hosts Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones for lecture on the legacy of slavery in America
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times Magazine’s “1619 Project,” a collection of articles that examines the legacies and consequences of slavery in America, graced the stage at Fordham Law School to speak with more than 500 members from the Fordham community in a hybrid event held in-person and broadcast online.…
Read More about Fordham Law hosts Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones for lecture on the legacy of slavery in AmericaFordham Law orientation program focuses on the well-being of students
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School’s third annual spring orientation expanded this year into a two-day format, taking place on Jan. 18 and 19 for day division students. The theme for this year’s orientation was “Starting the second semester strong: Strengthening the individual, strengthening the community.” For the third year, the program focused on diversity and…
Read More about Fordham Law orientation program focuses on the well-being of studentsFordham Law professor John D. Feerick awarded lifetime achievement award from New York Bar Foundation
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — After learning he would receive the New York Bar Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Dean Emeritus and Norris Professor of Law John D. Feerick ’61 admitted to being overcome by emotion. “It humbled me to be chosen by the Foundation, a premier part of the legal profession’s mission and commitment to access to justice…
Read More about Fordham Law professor John D. Feerick awarded lifetime achievement award from New York Bar FoundationFordham Law announces events for Black History Month
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This February, Fordham Law School will celebrate Black History Month through both virtual and in-person events. In recent years, we have honored the lives and work of alumni such as Reginald Brewster ’50, Eunice Carter ’32, and the Honorable Lawrence W. Pierce ’51 and celebrated the achievements made by our faculty, students,…
Read More about Fordham Law announces events for Black History MonthGeorge Washington University Law professor F. Scott Kieff publishes books on intellectual property and trade lessons
GW LAW — Hon. Prof. F. Scott Kieff, Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor of Law, and C-LEAF Director of Planning and Publications, recently published “Lessons for Today’s Fields of Intellectual Property and Trade from Epstein’s Insights about Private Law and History,” in The Journal of Legal Studies from the University of Chicago Press. He joined the faculty…
Read More about George Washington University Law professor F. Scott Kieff publishes books on intellectual property and trade lessonsGeorgia State University Law recognized by White House for response to the eviction crisis
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — The White House and the Department of Justice recognized Georgia State University College of Law as one of 99 law schools that responded to the Attorney General’s Call to Action to address the housing and eviction crisis in the U.S. College of Law Dean LaVonda Reed, along with law deans nationwide, signed…
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