Penn State Dickinson Law adds ‘Race and the Equal Protection of the Laws’ course to its first-year curriculum
PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — After the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, Penn State Dickinson Law faculty unanimously passed a resolution condemning violence against people of color. These were not just words on paper. This resolution marked a new beginning introducing changes at Dickinson Law.
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SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY — In recognition of the value and critical importance of having a faculty body that is diverse, including specifically with respect to racial and ethnic diversity, the Saint Louis University School of Law faculty and Dean William P. Johnson have adopted a five-point plan for achieving a diverse faculty body.
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DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — The resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the violent death of George Floyd and the global protests that ensued have triggered a reckoning in many institutional spaces. Law professors and deans have examined their curricula to address issues of racism and bias.
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — Morgan Schweighoefer, a December 2020 graduate from The University of Akron’s School of Law saw her article, “Employment Protection for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,” co-authored with former Akron Law Visiting Professor Rick Bales, published in the latest issue of the Ohio State Bar Association newsletter.
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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST — Angela Onwauchi-Willig, dean and professor of law at the Boston University School of Law, will deliver the annual Dean Alfange, Jr. Lecture in American Constitutionalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Thursday, April 29 at 4 p.m. The online Zoom lecture is free and open to the public.
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CHURCH NEWS — President Dallin H. Oaks’ recently published biography captures a “groundbreaking” moment that both personifies the vibrant Church leader/jurist — and also the very structure that he was helping to build. It was May 1, 1973, and then-Brigham Young University President Oaks was participating in the ceremonial groundbreaking.
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law is delighted to announce that Mónica Ramírez Almadani has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and holder of the Helen & Morgan Chu CEO Distinguished Chair, of Public Counsel, the nation’s largest pro bono law firm.
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law is proud to announce that Erik Jimenez Rodriguez received a UCI 2021 Latino Excellence and Achievement Award, which recognizes key leaders who support and champion student success and research excellence in the Latinx community at UCI.
Read More about UC Irvine Law student Erik Jimenez Rodriguez receives Latino Excellence and Achievement AwardUC Irvine Law professor Rachel Croskery-Roberts re-elected to Association of Legal Writing Directors board
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law is delighted to announce that Rachel Croskery-Roberts, Professor and Associate Dean for Lawyering Skills, has been re-elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association of Legal Writing Directors.
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy, Michele Goodwin, is the new Chair-elect of The Hastings Center Fellow’s Council. She will be serving for the next two years as an ex officio member.
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