University of South Carolina Law professor Pam Robinson honored by AALS Section on Pro Bono and Public Service Opportunities
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — Pamela D. Robinson, director of the Pro Bono Program at the University of South Carolina School of Law, was awarded the 2021 Father Robert Drinan Award from the Association of American Law Schools during the organization’s annual meeting in January.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — Assistant Professor Lisa Martin, who leads the University of South Carolina School of Law’s domestic violence clinic, was named one of eight 2021-22 Bellow Scholars by AALS for her project exploring the intersection of two of South Carolina’s most intractable problems.
Read More about University of South Carolina Law professor Lisa Martin named Bellow Scholar by the AALS Section on Clinical Legal EducationSuffolk University Law professor Sharmila L. Murthy selected as Pace Law Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has selected Prof. Sharmila L. Murthy of Suffolk University Law School as the Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar for 2021. Prof. Murthy is an Associate Professor and Director of Faculty Scholarship and Research.
Read More about Suffolk University Law professor Sharmila L. Murthy selected as Pace Law Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior ScholarUniversity of Utah Law hosts conference on needed reforms to protect victims of sexual abuse in athletic programs
DESERET NEWS — One athlete buried trauma, while another was ostracized for telling others, they said at University of Utah legal conference. They are advocating for greater accountability in college sports programs and other powerful institutions nationwide — changes they say should include strict criminal penalties for employees who ignore abuse.
Read More about University of Utah Law hosts conference on needed reforms to protect victims of sexual abuse in athletic programsVermont Law interim dean Beth McCormack discusses her vision for the school
WCAX — The Vermont Law School has announced that Beth McCormack will serve as interim president and dean until they conduct a nationwide search later this summer. Céline McArthur spoke with McCormack about her new position and the challenges the school faces.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Nirajé Medley-Bacon, a second-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, is this year’s recipient of the Gregory H. Swanson Award, named in honor of UVA and the Law School’s first Black student. Medley-Bacon received the award as part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration.
Read More about University of Virginia Law student Nirajé Medley-Bacon honored for commitment to justice in communityLarge anonymous gift supports NAACP Legal Defense Fund scholarships for law students committed to careers in racial justice and civil rights law
ABC NEWS — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund launched a $40 million scholarship program on Monday to support a new generation of civil rights lawyers, dedicated to pursuing racial justice across the South. With that whopping gift from a single anonymous donor, the fund plans to put 50 students through law schools.
Read More about Large anonymous gift supports NAACP Legal Defense Fund scholarships for law students committed to careers in racial justice and civil rights lawFordham Law partners with Vance Center’s TotalLAW Prep program to provide LLM scholarships to underrepresented students
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law is honored to participate in the Vance Center’s TotalLAW Prep program. This program, designed to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, establishes a pipeline of highly talented Afro-Descendent and Indigenous lawyers from Latin America. “Fordham Law is delighted to play a role in this initiative.”
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — With the death of Houston native George Floyd as a backdrop, the University of Houston Law Center is introducing a class involving social justice and the law this upcoming semester. The special topics course, “George Floyd and the Aftermath: Equal Justice and the Law,” launches the Spring 2021 semester.
Read More about University of Houston Law to launch special topics course on racial justice protests and policy reformsNortheastern Law celebrates the legacy of the late Rep. John Lewis on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
NEWS@NORTHEASTERN — Lewis was the focal point of the university’s annual Martin Luther King commemoration, which comes at a time of high political and racial tumult, according to several speakers on the agenda. Lewis, who died at 80 from cancer, was an advocate of nonviolence who championed racial equality in the Jim Crow South.
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