UC Davis Law associate dean Afra Afsharipour participates in discussion on teaching race in business law
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Senior Associate Dean Afra Afsharipour participated in the Feb. 5 panel discussion “Insights on Teaching Race in Business Law.” The event was presented by the University of Chicago Center on Law and Finance and the University of Virginia John W. Glynn Jr. Law and Business Program.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The 2021 University of Miami Law Review Symposium will explore a range of socio-legal issues analyzing the current state of criminal justice and possible avenues through which we can cultivate a more equitable and forward-thinking justice system in its three-day virtual programming.
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PR NEWSWIRE — The Center for International Law and Policy at New England Law | Boston set a date for the inaugural panel of the Transitional Justice in the USA speaker series. The virtual event will take place Tuesday, February 23, 12:30–2:00pm EST, and is free and open to anyone interested in learning more.
Read More about New England Law Boston Center for International Law and Policy launches speaker series on racial injusticeUSC Gould Law adds Race, Racism, and the Law course in first-year curriculum
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Faculty, students and administrators joined together to take concrete anti-racist actions in the law school community. As a centerpiece of that effort, the USC Gould School has developed Race, Racism and the Law, a unique required course for JD students, starting next academic year, for the Class of 2024.
Read More about USC Gould Law adds Race, Racism, and the Law course in first-year curriculumAlbany Law clinic pairs students and alumni to help asylum seekers at US-Mexico border
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — While the pandemic has changed collaborations, Albany Law School students, faculty, staff, and alumni still found a way to work together to help asylum seekers in the largest refugee tent city on the US-Mexico Border this past fall. The teams assisted asylum seekers living in Matamoros, Mexico with asylum applications.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — Ezra Klein, founder and editor-at-large of Vox, author and policy analyst, will speak at the University of Arizona Law’s Pitt Family Foundation Speaker Series. Klein will talk about polarization in the political system with former Tucson mayor and Jonathan Rothschild.
Read More about Political Analyst Ezra Klein participates in University of Arizona Law speaker seriesBaylor Law People’s Law School program goes online
WACO TRIBUNE-HAROLD — With an ongoing pandemic, Baylor University Law School officials are trying to find the silver lining in the COVID-19 and wintry clouds by offering the annual People’s Law School this year in an all-virtual format. The event’s track record includes more than 250 sessions on legal rights and responsibilities.
Read More about Baylor Law People’s Law School program goes onlineA look at Boston College Law’s entrepreneurship and innovation programs
BOSTON COLLEGE LAW MAGAZINE — In addition to BC’s suite of offerings, BC Law is situated in Boston, a city with a bustling startup ecosystem rich with ideas and talent, flourishing tech and life-science sectors, and obtainable early-stage funding that has birthed such consequential companies as Moderna, Toast, and Biogen.
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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW MAGAZINE — Had it not been for a bold new endeavor at Boston College Law School called Project Entrepreneur, a course taught by BC Law adjunct professor Lawrence Gennari to help citizens returning from incarceration create their own entrepreneurial opportunities, Montes’s future may have been as bleak.
Read More about Boston College Law Project Entrepreneur provides opportunities for formerly incarcerated peopleLarge gift supports UC Berkeley Law Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Berkeley, announced a $10 million endowment gift from the Helen Diller Foundation that will ensure a lasting legacy for its Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies. The institute will now be known as the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies.
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