Columbia Law professor Maeve Glass honored with Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching

May 10, 2021

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Students laud Glass for her captivating lectures and praise her as a teacher who inspires, encourages, and values their active participation in classes. Glass will receive the honor, which is awarded annually by the graduating class, and speak at graduation on April 29.

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Columbia Law dean Gillian Lester and professor Kimberlé Crenshaw elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

May 10, 2021

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law School Dean Gillian Lester and Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a leading center for independent policy research and one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.

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Columbia Law honors the legacy of first Chinese graduate Hong Yen Chang

May 10, 2021

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — At an Alumni of Color event honoring the life and legacy of the Law School’s first Chinese graduate, participants underscored the need to support Asian and Asian American law students.

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Columbia Law celebrates class of 2021

May 10, 2021

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law celebrated the graduation of the 2021 cohort of J.D., LL.M., and Executive LL.M. students with a virtual ceremony, featuring keynote speaker U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ’88, on April 29, 2021.

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Duke Law professor Arti Rai appointed to US Department of Commerce senior advisor post

May 10, 2021

DUKE LAW — Professor Arti K. Rai is the second member of the Duke Law School faculty to be asked to serve in the administration of President Joe Biden.

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Duke Law professor Theresa Newman to speak at school’s convocation

May 10, 2021

DUKE LAW — Charles S. Rhyne Clinical Professor of Law Theresa A. Newman ’88, co-founder and co-director of the Wrongful Convictions Clinic and a leader in the national innocence movement, will address the Class of 2021 at their Convocation ceremony on May 15.

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Duke Law student Andrew Lindsay selected as Next Generation Leader by the American Constitution Society

May 10, 2021

DUKE LAW — Andrew Lindsay ’21 has been selected by the American Constitution Society as one of its 2021 cohort of Next Generation Leaders. Lindsay is one of 28 law students nationwide chosen for the program…

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Harvard Law reflects on the history of the Harvard Law Record student newspaper

May 10, 2021

HARVARD CRIMSON — The Harvard Law Record — an independent, student-run, nonpartisan newspaper — is a different sort of publication. Previous and present leadership of the Record said its unique legacy lies in its ability to forgo the tedious pleasantries of traditional legal scholarship and foster open, often controversial conversations that are at the forefront of…

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UIC John Marshall Law launches Social Equity Cannabis Initiative

May 10, 2021

GLOBAL NEWSWIRE — Attorney S.L. Owens has joined the Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic at UIC John Marshall Law School as its newest staff attorney.

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Lewis & Clark Law student Jessie Gittemeier to serve as Planning and Sustainability Commission Youth Commissioner in Portland, Oregon

May 10, 2021

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Law student Jessie Gittemeier ’22 was appointed to serve a two-year term as Portland’s Planning and Sustainability Commission’s Youth Commissioner.

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