Fordham Law dean Matthew Diller updates community on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As we conclude Black History Month, in which we celebrated the tremendous contributions by Black Fordham Law students, faculty, and alumni over many decades, I wanted to share with you an update on the work we are doing now to build a learning environment and legal profession that is supportive and free from bias.
Read More about Fordham Law dean Matthew Diller updates community on diversity, equity, and inclusion effortsNew York Law School Impact Center for Public Interest Law honors civil rights pioneers
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — NYLS’s Impact Center for Public Interest Law has published a series of tributes to 18th- and 19th-Century civil rights pioneers in honor of Black History Month. These accounts “demonstrate the power of human agency to make change, and inform our continued efforts to challenge racial injustice,” the Center’s leaders noted.
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THE HUNTINGTON NEWS — Northeastern University School of Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice project, or CRRJ, is seeking to correct the false narrative surrounding the lynching of a Black man nearly 75 years ago through a documentary made in collaboration with the university’s School of Journalism.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In the past year, the challenges of the pandemic have been exacerbated by our country’s reckoning with racial injustice, including the disturbing and intolerable resurgence of discrimination and violence against Asian and Asian American individuals.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — At the second annual Black Law Students Association Black History Month Ceremony, held virtually, Dean Craig M. Boise announced the creation of the Sandra L. Townes L’76 Diversity and Inclusion Student Resource Center. The Resource Center will be housed in the Law Library annex.
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — Through high school, four years of college at The University of Akron (UA), and his first 10 years in law enforcement with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office and now the UA Police Department, Darrell Claytor never gave law school more than a passing thought.
Read More about University of Akron Law student Darrell Claytor details path from police officer to law schoolAlbany Law hosts webinar exploring the legal framework behind blockchain and digital currency
COINGEEK — On February 25, Bitcoin Association Founding President Jimmy Nguyen joined a virtual panel for Albany Law School’s “Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: The Legal Framework and Future Trends” webinar. The panel was moderated by Will Trevor, Albany Law School’s Assistant Dean and Director of Online Programs.
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Eric Stern, a professor at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) at the University at Albany and Ray Brescia, a professor of law at Albany Law School, formed a cross-disciplinary partnership to better understand this emerging and complex field.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — American University Washington College of Law’s Human Rights Brief hosted a four-day symposium entitled “Police Brutality at Home & Abroad,” featuring leading experts discussing issues of race, digital surveillance, immigration, and the role of religion in policing across the world.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law Human Rights Brief hosts symposium on police violence in the US and abroadAmerican University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law marks 30 years
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — For the past 30 years, the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law (Center) has worked with students, faculty, and the international legal community to provide support for human rights initiatives in the U.S. and around the world through teaching, scholarship, and service.
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