Fordham Law faculty discuss inspiration for their work in “Big Idea” video series
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Eight members of the Fordham Law faculty recently spoke about the big ideas that drive their work—from frontline workers’ rights to changing power dynamic between cities and states to privacy and crime control—as part of a limited video series. “Our nation is at a crossroads as we grapple with fundamental questions covering a…
Read More about Fordham Law faculty discuss inspiration for their work in “Big Idea” video seriesGeorgetown Law professor Kristin Hennings publishes book on the policing of black youth
KAXE — Drawing upon twenty-five years of experience representing Black youth in Washington, D.C.’s juvenile courts, Kristin Henning confronts America’s irrational, manufactured fears of these young people and makes a powerfully compelling case that the crisis in racist American policing begins with its relationship to Black children. Kris was the lead attorney for the Juvenile Unit…
Read More about Georgetown Law professor Kristin Hennings publishes book on the policing of black youthHarvard Law celebrates the return of the Torty Awards film contest
HARVARD LAW TODAY — The Torty Awards — part film festival, part award ceremony, part Harvard, and part Hollywood — returned to the Ames Courtroom this year. The Oscars-style event gives students in Professor Jon Hanson’s 1L torts class the opportunity to showcase their research on how tort law interacts with traditional questions of justice through…
Read More about Harvard Law celebrates the return of the Torty Awards film contestHarvard Law collaborates on program introducing underrepresented high school students to careers in law
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Eja Richardson is a first-year student at Howard University from Orlando, Florida. Michaell Santos is a high school senior in the Bronx, New York. While they come from different backgrounds and areas of the country, both have an interest in law, but say that the lack of resources and opportunities in their…
Read More about Harvard Law collaborates on program introducing underrepresented high school students to careers in lawWVU Law dean Amelia Reinhart discusses technology transfer at University of Houston Law Center lecture
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law’s 2021 fall lecture featured a robust discussion on navigating multiplexed technology transfer based on the research of noted intellectual property scholar Amelia Rinehart. Rinehart––William J. Maier, Jr. Dean and Professor of Law at West Virginia University College of Law––teaches and writes in the…
Read More about WVU Law dean Amelia Reinhart discusses technology transfer at University of Houston Law Center lectureUIC Law partners on new joint JD and graduate public health degree
UIC LAW — A new interdisciplinary JD/Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Administration at the University of Illinois Chicago offers aspiring attorneys and public health administrators the tools and competencies to address our nation’s current and emerging law and policy issues in population health. Over the past two years, the global COVID-19 pandemic has focused…
Read More about UIC Law partners on new joint JD and graduate public health degreeUIC Law introduces three new JD concentrations
UIC LAW — Students at UIC Law have three additional JD concentrations to choose from as they prepare to pursue justice on behalf of their clients and communities. The new concentrations in Criminal Law & Procedure; Critical Race & Gender Studies; and Health Equity, Law & Policy aim to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills and…
Read More about UIC Law introduces three new JD concentrationsPodcast: UIC Law associate dean Teri A. McMurty-Chubb discusses the school’s new race and gender JD concentration
ANCHOR BY SPOTIFY — 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: UIC Law associate dean Teri A. McMurty-Chubb discusses the school’s new race and gender JD concentrationIndiana University Maurer Law sees increase in applicants
INDIANA DAILY STUDENT — Law schools across the country expect the upcoming admissions cycle to be extremely competitive, according to a prediction by global educational services company Kaplan. Kaplan released the results Nov. 8 of a survey conducted from August to September of 2021 of 90 American Bar Association-accredited law schools. According to the results, 78% of…
Read More about Indiana University Maurer Law sees increase in applicantsUniversity of Iowa Law students represent veterans in court
THE DAILY IOWAN — Since 2018, UI law professor Amy Kretkowski has offered students who have successfully completed her course in Veterans Benefits Law a chance to represent U.S. veterans. University of Iowa College of Law students are representing veterans in their cases to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Amy Kretkowski, a UI law professor and practicing…
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