University of Houston Law Professor Knake Jefferson’s book Shortlisted honored by The Green Bag Almanac & Reader
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Green Bag Almanac & Reader recently named a book co-authored by University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson as “Exemplary Legal Writing” among books published in 2020.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee has recently provided awards to two University of Houston Law Center students.
Read More about University of Houston Law students receive Association of International Petroleum Negotiators scholarshipsUIC Law Professor Allison Bethel named co-chair elect of AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education
UIC LAW — Clinical Professor Allison K. Bethel, director of John Marshall’s Fair Housing Legal Support Center & Clinic has become co-chair elect of The Association of American Law School’s Section of Clinical Legal Education. Her co-chair is UCLA Law Professor Scott L. Cummings.
Read More about UIC Law Professor Allison Bethel named co-chair elect of AALS Section on Clinical Legal EducationLewis & Clark Law Green Energy Institute Staff Attorney Amelia Reiver Schlusser appointed to Oregon environmental quality rulemaking advisory committee
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Green Energy Institute (GEI) Staff Attorney Amy Schlusser was appointed to theRulemaking Advisory Committee to advise the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on the development of the state’s forthcoming Climate Protection Program, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels and natural gas used in Oregon.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Green Energy Institute Staff Attorney Amelia Reiver Schlusser appointed to Oregon environmental quality rulemaking advisory committeeUMass Law Justice Bridge program receives grant from local bank
DARTMOUTH WEEK — The UMass Law Justice Bridge program received a $120,000 grant July 21 from Bristol County Savings Bank, through its Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation, to bolster the program’s mission of providing quality legal representation to economically disadvantaged clients.
Read More about UMass Law Justice Bridge program receives grant from local bankUMass Law student Emily Dillan named to ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence
UMASS DARTMOUTH NEWS — Second-year UMass Law student was recently chosen as the Law Student Division Liaison to the national American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence. For more than two decades, the Commission has worked to increase access to justice for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking by connecting them…
Read More about UMass Law student Emily Dillan named to ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual ViolenceMercer Law dean Cathy Cox named president of Georgia State and College University
THE MERCER LUSTER — Cathy Cox, former Georgia Secretary of State and the current dean of Mercer’s School of Law, has been named as the sole finalist to become president of Georgia State and College University by the University System of Georgia.
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THE DEN — Mercer Law School Associate Dean Karen Sneddon has been named interim dean of the school by Provost Dr. D. Scott Davis following current Dean Cathy Cox’s appointment by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents as president of Georgia College and State University.
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NEWS@THEU — As the University of Miami School of Law welcomed first-year students for orientation on Monday, President Julio Frenk announced the selection of the school’s interim dean. Nell Jessup Newton, a former Notre Dame Law School dean, will join the University as interim dean and visiting professor beginning this September.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s own legal affairs podcast, the Miami Law Explainer, returns on August 23 with season seven of experts diving into, drilling down, and sussing out the context and relevance of in-the-headlines issues.
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