Former ACLU president and NYLS Law professor Nadine Strossen to deliver lecture at Quinnipiac Law on combating hate speech
QUINNIPIAC — New York Law School Professor Nadine Strossen, a former president of the American Civil Liberties Union, will discuss her new book, “Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship,” at noon on Tuesday, February 18, on our North Haven campus in SLE-318. This event, sponsored by the Federalist Society in…
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWSROOM — “This guy” was Chase Whittaker, a fellow 1L student hailing from San Diego. After a 2017 trip to Livingstone, Zambia as an undergraduate student majoring in public policy at San Diego State University, Whittaker returned to the states knowing that his work in Zambia wasn’t done. After researching internal revenue code,…
Read More about University of Richmond Law student Chase Wittaker leads education non-profit in ZambiaSanta Clara Law dean Lisa Kloppenberg named provost and vice president of academic affairs at Santa Clara University
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY — Lisa Kloppenberg, who served as dean of Santa Clara University School of Law and has been interim University provost since June 2019, was named provost and vice president for academic affairs at the 169-year-old institution.
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — The finals of the 2020 ABA Negotiation Competition featured a long-anticipated battle for regional supremacy: Northwestern versus Southwestern. In the end, the Southwestern Law School team of Vanessa Barnett and Tamar Chobanian emerged as the champions for 2020, besting the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law duo of Emilie Alexandra McConnachie and Conner Collins…
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ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY — The St. Mary’s University School of Law’s student-led publication, The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice, will host its 2020 Immigration Symposium on Friday, Feb. 28, at the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures. Embracing the theme of “The Many Faces of Immigration,” the event will feature Khizr Khan, father…
Read More about St. Mary’s Law hosts immigration symposiumUniversity of Tennessee Law announces candidates for dean
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is looking for a Dean of the College of Law who is an experienced, collegial, and energetic leader to serve as the college’s chief academic and administrative officer.
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UNIVERSITY OF TULSA — Over the weekend of January 30 to February 1, two teams from The University of Tulsa College of Law competed in the Region 11 heat of the Regional 2020 National Trial Competition (NTC). One of the TU Law teams – comprised of 3L students Caleb Beacham, Brian Deer and Tim Schaefer – emerged victorious.
Read More about University of Tulsa Law student teams win regional trial competitionWashington University Law professor Katie Herbert Meyer discusses approach to teaching immigration law
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS — Katie Herbert Meyer, director of the Immigration Clinic at Washington University’s School of Law, discusses teaching immigration law during an immigration crisis. Photo by Joe Angeles/Washington University.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The William & Mary Jefferson Chapter of BLSA (Black Law Students Association) kicked off Black History Month with its annual symposium on Saturday, February 1. The topic of this year’s event was “Social Activism and the Law,” and was moderated by Professor Timothy Zick, the John Marshall Professor of Government…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Third-year students in William & Mary Law School’s Appellate and Supreme Court Clinic love an argument, and have recently logged the miles to prove it.
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