West Virginia University Law students participate in state court improvement externship program
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS — Rachael Mullins has a teaching degree from Marshall University and spent two years in the English department at a Logan County high school before realizing she loved the students but not teaching. “I really couldn’t make the difference I wanted to with my teaching degree. I needed a law degree,” says…
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON LAW SCHOOL — “If we want to preserve and improve state democracy, we have to first understand it,” said Associate Professor of Law Miriam Seifter in a recent podcast interview. The Law School’s newly launched State Democracy Research Initiative, which Seifter co-directs with Associate Professor of Law Robert Yablon, is an effort…
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NEW HAVEN REGISTER — Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday and testified before a Senate committee Tuesday, will speak on a Yale Law School panel Thursday. The online panel, “The Facebook Files: What’s Next?,” is based on a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal reporting on how executives were aware…
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INSIDER HIGHER ED — The University of Northern Iowa removed Steve O’Kane from the classroom last week and made him ineligible for merit pay for the rest of the academic year. Previously, the longtime tenured professor of biology had been in good standing at UNI. Now, his dean says his performance “needs improvement,” and he’s required to…
Read More about University of Northern Iowa professor removed from classroom for requiring masksIn Memoriam: Leigh Middleditch
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Leigh Middleditch Jr., a University of Virginia-educated lawyer who worked behind the scenes to end partisan divides in Virginia, including in gerrymandering, while also improving his alma mater and the Charlottesville community, died Monday at 92. Middleditch graduated from UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences in 1951 and from the…
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EIN PRESSWIRE — UNH Franklin Pierce School of Lawwelcomes nine new faculty members to its ranks (five full-time and four adjuncts), including an associate dean for academic affairs and an associate dean for administration and enrollment. These faculty joined UNH Franklin Pierce to support its mission to provide students with the best legal education possible, with…
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UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO SCHOOL — Our two new faculty members bring experience from different corners of our world —one is originally from Africa, the other from Utah. But as colleagues they share a common goal: to bring their hard-won knowledge to the classrooms of O’Brian Hall, and to move their students along the path to becoming…
Read More about University at Buffalo Law welcomes professors Mekonnen Ayano and Robert Stark to the facultyUniversity of Wisconsin Law names Michael States as Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL — The University of Wisconsin Law School is pleased to announce that Michael States will serve as the inaugural Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In this newly created role, Dean States will lead the Law School’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, with an emphasis on racial and social…
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON LAW SCHOOL — The University of Wisconsin Law School has strengthened its law faculty with two new hires, who join in a long tradition of excellence in research and teaching. Nate Atkinson and Stephanie Holmes Didwania joined the faculty this summer.“We’re thrilled to welcome Nate and Stephanie to the University of Wisconsin…
Read More about Two scholars join University of Wisconsin Law facultyDavid Hricik named associate dean at Mercer Law
THE DEN MERCER UNIVERSITY — Karen J. Sneddon, interim dean of Mercer University School of Law, appointed David Hricik as the new associate dean for faculty research and development, effective Oct. 5. The associate dean for faculty research and development supports faculty efforts in teaching, research and scholarship.“Professor Hricik is a committed scholar, teacher and leader,”…
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