George Washington Law names University of Virginia professor Dayna Bowen Matthew as law dean
GW TODAY — Dayna Bowen Matthew, a lawyer and legal scholar with three decades of industry and academic experience and a nationally recognized expert in health equity and public health policy, has been named the next dean of GW Law. She begins her role on July 1, and she will be the first woman to lead…
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WGAU — The University of Georgia Law School is celebrating a first-place finish in the latest moot court competition: the 70th annual National Moot Court Competition was held in New York City. The winning team members are third-year UGA law students Jonathan Kaufman, John Kenerly IV, and Joseph Stuhrenberg.
Read More about University of Georgia Law students win national moot court competitionGeorgia State Law launches public policy fellowship program
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Georgia State University’s College of Law has partnered with the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation to offer a prestigious public policy fellowship to law students with an interest in public service. The College of Law joins the University of Cincinnati College of Law as the latest additions to the fellowship program, which includes 18 U.S. law…
Read More about Georgia State Law launches public policy fellowship programUniversity of Houston Law students win international moot court competition
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — For the second consecutive year, University of Houston Law Center students have won the Guadalajara Vis Pre-Moot. The contest was held on Feb. 7 at the Universidad Panamericana. The team will travel to Austria in April to participate in the Vis Moot Court Competition in Vienna.
Read More about University of Houston Law students win international moot court competitionUniversity of Houston Law hosts Careers in International Law Day
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — To aid University of Houston Law Center students that are considering work as lawyers who deal with legal issues beyond the United States, several organizations hosted Careers in International Law Day last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room. The Law Center’s Career Development Office, Global & Graduate Programs Office, the Houston…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Clinical Professor Geoffrey Hoffman was appointed today as an “attorney advisor” for the Mexican Consulate in Houston where he will serve as a consultant on immigration matters. His five-year appointment to the position was marked by a ceremony at the Mexican Consulate where Hoffman received a…
Read More about University of Houston Law professor Geoffrey Hoffman appointed as attorney advisor for Mexican Consulate in HoustonUniversity of Houston Law professors Jim Hawkins and Jessica L. Roberts publish article in Science on health data privacy
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — In an article published today in Science magazine, University of Houston Law Center Professors Jim Hawkins and Jessica L. Roberts call for stronger consumer safeguards to protect the privacy of personal information collected online by health-related companies. The authors write that most users of health-related apps and online sites do not…
Read More about University of Houston Law professors Jim Hawkins and Jessica L. Roberts publish article in Science on health data privacyUniversity of Idaho Law to begin dean search in the spring
THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO ARGONAUT — The University of Idaho formed search committees to find the next deans for the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences (CLASS), College of Natural Resources (CNR) and College of Art & Architecture (CAA). Each college is at different stages in the process, with the College of Law soon to be…
Read More about University of Idaho Law to begin dean search in the springUniversity of Kansas students provide free tax assistance to local residents
KU TODAY — Each spring, law students from the University of Kansas provide free federal and state tax preparation services to those who qualify through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This year’s program runs from Feb. 20 through April 15. Legal Services for Students (LSS) is also offering free tax assistance through a VITA grant…
Read More about University of Kansas students provide free tax assistance to local residentsUniversity of Kansas Law to host symposium on the impact of technology on the legal profession
KU TODAY — Legal scholars, academics, practitioners and policy experts will gather in Lawrence to discuss how changes to the work environment impact the legal landscape at the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy’s annual symposium. The symposium, “The Future of Work,” will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 28 at the University…
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