UIC Law professor Teri McMurtry-Chubb makes book on DEI pedagogy available free for law faculty
UIC LAW — Prominent critical-race-and-gender scholar Professor Teri McMurtry-Chubb has published a new, comprehensive pedagogical how-to on diversity, equity and inclusion teaching methods. Strategies & Techniques for Integrating DEI into the Core Law Curriculum: A Comprehensive Guide to DEI Pedagogy, Course Planning, and Classroom Practice, published by Wolters Kluwer Legal Education, is now available to legal…
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UK ROSENBERG COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law will host its second daylong Breonna Taylor Symposium on Saturday, Oct. 16, beginning at 9 a.m. in the G. Chad Perry III Grand Courtroom in the law building. Law professors, criminal justice scholars, judges, attorneys, journalists and activists will discuss the…
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA NEWS & EVENTS — It was while working as a truck driver in his mid 20s—transporting everything from beer and seafood to gas and hazardous materials—that first-year law student Brandon Redmon experienced an incident of discrimination where he had to take legal action against his employer. “Going through that process was definitely challenging,” he…
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — In the past year, we’ve seen proliferating private space enterprises, new agreements on how states and private companies could use space resources, three different countries announcing plans to set up Moon colonies, and new data confirming that frozen water is present on the Moon. A basic framework for space law governing water…
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DAILY HERALD — A handful of lucky Brigham Young University law students are going to be the first to embark on overseas studies that will parallel internships in legal and financial institutions in Europe. On Wednesday, BYU announced two new programs focused on preparing the next generation of leaders in the legal practice. BYU will offer Law…
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UCLA LAW — When UCLA School of Law hosts a new tournament called the Verdict, starting on Oct. 16, it will be presenting a first-of-its kind law school jury-trial competition. While most trial advocacy competitions ask lawyers or judges to score students on their courtroom performances as a proxy for what lay jurors would find persuasive, the…
Read More about UCLA Law to host new jury-trial competitionUCLA Law professor Sharon Dolovich co-authors paper on COVID-19 and prisoners in the Journal of the American Medical Association
UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Sharon Dolovich co-wrote an article on rates of COVID-19 infection and death in U.S. prisons that has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the country’s leading medical journal. The research letter, “COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in Federal and State Prisons Compared With the US Population,…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — In 1990, just as Case Western Reserve University School of Law was establishing its Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Professor Lewis Katz approached then-Dean Peter Gerhart with a plan: a graduate legal studies program that would bring approximately 15 international students to Cleveland. In the three decades since its establishment, the…
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UCONN TODAY — The Connecticut Law Review will host a virtual symposium to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre and highlight the tragedy’s impact on the law today. The symposium, titled “The Tulsa Race Massacre: What’s the Law Got To Do With It?” will be held on Oct. 22, 2021. It will feature three panels of expert speakers and a…
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DUKE LAW — A $500,000 gift from alumnus James Farrin ’90 and his wife, Robin, will establish a new fellowship for Duke Law School students to do public interest legal work after graduation. The Farrin Fellowship will provide salary and benefits, including health insurance and paid time off, for a graduating student to work for a year…
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