University of South Carolina Law clinic supports low-income veterans and their families with grant from Boeing
GREENVILLE JOURNAL — The University of South Carolina announced its Veterans Legal Clinic, which provides free services to low-income veterans living in the state, received a $225,000 grant from The Boeing Co. The clinic, which was established in 2018 with grants from Boeing and the South Carolina Bar Foundation, assists veterans who are facing issues such as:…
Read More about University of South Carolina Law clinic supports low-income veterans and their families with grant from BoeingSouthwestern Law professors Catherine Carpenter and Meera E. Deo honored as legacy chairs
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Southwestern Law School has honored two outstanding law professors with chairs. Catherine Carpenter is now the inaugural Honorable Arleigh M. and William T. Woods Chair, and Meera E. Deo is the inaugural Honorable Vaino Spencer Chair. “Both professors are remarkable leaders in the legal academy. It is only fitting that they hold positions…
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SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — The Kenneth & Harle Montgomery Foundation joins Southwestern Law School to establish awards honoring and supporting outstanding faculty members producing high-quality research and legal scholarship. Six faculty members were honored as the inaugural recipients of Southwestern’s Montgomery Foundation awards for the current academic year.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY NEWS — On Tuesday, Nov. 9, at noon, the Syracuse University College of Law and members of the greater Syracuse legal community will gather in Dineen Hall’s Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom to celebrate the College of Law’s fourth annual Veterans Day Ceremony. The ceremony honors and celebrates those who uphold and defend the Constitution, including…
Read More about Syracuse Law community honors veterans during Veterans Day ceremonyTexas A&M University to construct new facility for the law school
NBCDFW — Texas A&M announced Wednesday it will build a top-tier research campus on land it already owns next to its law school in downtown Fort Worth. The law school also will get a new building. “When we first looked at it, we just went, ‘Wow, that’s it,’” Texas A&M University Chancellor John Sharp said. “We’re already in…
Read More about Texas A&M University to construct new facility for the law schoolTulane Law professor Martin Davies receives doctor of civil law degree from Oxford Law
TULANE UNIVERSITY — Tulane Law Professor Martin Davies, director of the Maritime Law Center, will be awarded a Doctor of Civil Law degree by Oxford University, law Dean David Meyer announced. The Doctor of Civil Law degree is considered to be a “higher doctorate” degree at Oxford and is awarded to scholars of rare eminence who have…
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — Talley Ransil, like most incoming law students, felt a lot of stress as she began her time at the S.J. Quinney College of Law. She relied on an older student, Lauren Boone, to help navigate the ins and outs of law school.“I got a lot of beneficial resources and connections from her…
Read More about University of Utah Law women’s law caucus launches new mentorship programVanderbilt Law professor Gautam Hans to compete in Jeopardy! tournament
FOX 17 — A law professor at Vanderbilt University is set to compete in Jeopardy’s first-ever “Professors Tournament.”Gautam Hans is an associate clinical professor of law at Vanderbilt. He’ll take the stage on Dec. 6 to face Hester Blum, an English professor at Penn State University and Gary Hollis, a chemistry professor at Roanoke College. “I…
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VANDERBILT HUSTLER — Justin Ishbia (JD ‘04), a Board of Trustee, managing partner of Shore Capital Partners and an entrepreneur on the Forbes Billionaires List, granted Vanderbilt University Law School (VULS) a $10 million gift on Oct. 6. Vanderbilt changed his professional life. He said he wrote his business plan for Shore Capital Partners during his time…
Read More about Large gift to Vanderbilt Law to support student scholarships and interdisciplinary programsUniversity of Virginia Law class explores investigation into Russian election interference with Robert Mueller
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — It seemed that everyone had an opinion about the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Despite the largely unprecedented nature of the work, armchair quarterbacks from left, right and center gave their take. The investigation resulted in almost three dozen people being indicted or…
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