Penn Law student Mariel Mussack selected for Skadden Fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 3L Mariel Mussack is one of 28 Skadden Fellows who will devote the next two years of their careers to working in public interest. In the Skadden Fellowship Foundation’s 40-year history, 29 Penn Law students have been named Fellows. As the daughter of immigrant parents, Mussack…
Read More about Penn Law student Mariel Mussack selected for Skadden FellowshipPenn Law professor Jean Galbraith elected to American Law Institute
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Professor Jean Galbraith was one of the 45 lawyers, judges, and law professors recently elected to the American Law Institute (ALI). Galbraith’s research focuses on international legal institution structures, especially treaty regimes, and the intersection between these institutions and U.S. domestic law. The ALI is an independent organization that produces scholarly work to clarify,…
Read More about Penn Law professor Jean Galbraith elected to American Law InstituteSaint John’s Law Center for Dispute Resolution hosts course on negotiating for first-year law students
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY — Judge DiFiore’s enthusiasm for Presumptive ADR—and for her larger plan to enhance the quality of justice in New York—was palpable as she addressed St. John’s 1Ls on the first day of their January intersession Lawyering course, which teaches negotiation and other key dispute resolution skills. Praising the week-long course, and complementary offerings…
Read More about Saint John’s Law Center for Dispute Resolution hosts course on negotiating for first-year law studentsUniversity of South Carolina Law students work with Catawba Tribe to draft legal code
DARLINGTON NEWS & PRESS — It came as she was researching law schools and discovered professor Marcia Zug and her work with indigenous peoples — particularly her comparative law research into the treatment of indigenous tribes in the United States and Australia. While saddled with the unassuming title of “Special Topics in Legislative Drafting,” the groundbreaking class…
Read More about University of South Carolina Law students work with Catawba Tribe to draft legal codeWayne Law professor Tishia Browning selected as Detroit Bar Association fellow
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Tishia Browning, director of employer development at Wayne State University Law School, was named a Detroit Bar Association (DBA) fellow. In order to qualify as a DBA Fellow, attorneys must have demonstrated a lifetime of achievement or exceptional service to other lawyers and to the community, including support for the DBA’s…
Read More about Wayne Law professor Tishia Browning selected as Detroit Bar Association fellowWayne Law student Erin Gianopoulo selected as Michigan Political Leadership Program fellow
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — Wayne State University Law School student Erin Gianopoulos was recently named to Michigan State University’s newest class of Michigan Political Leadership Program fellows. As a fellow, Gianopoulos will spend 10 months learning about how to govern, lead in public service and run for elected office.
Read More about Wayne Law student Erin Gianopoulo selected as Michigan Political Leadership Program fellowUniversity of Wisconsin Law student Alex Knorr named Stearns-Shaw Scholar for LGBTQ advocacy
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON LAW SCHOOL — Chicagoan Alex Knorr is the latest University of Wisconsin Law School student to be named a Stearns-Shaw Scholar. Knorr, who earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at American University in Washington, D.C., received the award for her commitment to defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. At the…
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law student Alex Knorr named Stearns-Shaw Scholar for LGBTQ advocacyYale Law Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic announces Local News Initiative
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic at Yale Law School has announced a new program, the Local News Initiative. The Local News Initiative is being launched to address an unmet need. “While society today increasingly obtains its news and information online, journalists working locally and for online publishers often have limited access to…
Read More about Yale Law Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic announces Local News InitiativePodcast: A look at the first issue of the MIT Computational Law Report
ABA JOURNAL — In spring 2019, MIT announced the MIT Computational Law Report, which according to its website, “is an agile, new media online publication that explores the ways that law and legal processes can be re-imagined and engineered as computational systems.” Of course, MIT does not have a law school. However, according to Bryan Wilson, editor-in-chief…
Read More about Podcast: A look at the first issue of the MIT Computational Law ReportInternational MBA programs see growth during drop in U.S. MBA enrollment
BLOOMSBURG BUSINESSWEEK — At a glance the MBA might appear to be in trouble. Applications worldwide to advanced business programs dropped 6.9% this year, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which administers the GMAT test, a key benchmark for prospective students. But the world outside America tells a very different story. Bloomberg Businessweek spoke with deans…
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