NYU Law professor John Sexton publishes book on colleges and political discourse
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — A new book from NYU’s President Emeritus argues that higher ed is the best hope for restoring reason and intellectual rigor to our political discourse.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL — The Center on Professionalism (COP) at Penn Law oversees the Fellowship. After receiving a generous donation from Penn alumnus David Silk L’88, COP was able to create a sustained mechanism to support first gen law scholars. It was initially intended to support two students each year for the next…
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PEPPERDINE — Business innovator, civic leader, and philanthropist Rick J. Caruso (JD ’83) and his wife, Tina, have made a generous $50 million commitment to the Pepperdine School of Law, which will be named the Rick J. Caruso School of Law in recognition of the historic gift. Rick will partner with the School of Law to…
Read More about Pepperdine Law receives naming gift to support scholarships and student loan repaymentUniversity of Richmond Law student Matthew Pangle wins Virginia State Bar intellectual property writing competition
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — The fields of comedy and the law don’t often have opportunity to converge – or, as Matthew Pangle, L’20, puts it, “usually, when someone steals a joke, you don’t go to court over it.” The exception to that rule is the subject of Pangle’s recent scholarship on the intersection of copyright law…
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — Two newly posted faculty positions at the University of Richmond School of Law are aimed at helping students adapt to a changing legal profession. The school plans to hire a Director of Legal Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Director of Professional Identity Formation starting with the 2020-2021 school year. The programs will include…
Read More about University of Richmond Law announces new programs in professional identity and legal innovationSanta Clara Law to host intellectual property colloquium
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The High Tech Law Institute invites you to participate in the 17th annual Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium (WIPIP), February 7-8, 2020, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California. The colloquium provides intellectual property scholars with a forum to present their academic works-in-progress and receive early feedback…
Read More about Santa Clara Law to host intellectual property colloquiumSanta Clara Law sponsors hackathon on criminal justice reform
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The hackathon brings together the diverse members of our campus and local community to not just SUPPORT organizations that are working on the front lines to IMPROVE our criminal justice system but also to tap into the community’s EMPATHY for these complex problems. Across the country, dozens of states have…
Read More about Santa Clara Law sponsors hackathon on criminal justice reformSeton Hall Law to accept GRE for admission
KLKN-TV — Seton Hall University School of Law is pleased to announce that it is now accepting the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in addition to or in place of the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) for J.D. admissions. The GRE is an accepted standardized test for admission into many fields, including business, computer science, and engineering.…
Read More about Seton Hall Law to accept GRE for admissionUniversity of South Carolina Law dean Rob Wilcox to retire in July 2020
THE POST AND COURIER — Rob Wilcox announced Tuesday he is leaving the University of South Carolina at the end of May after leading the state’s only public college law school since 2011. He oversaw construction of the $80 million law school building, one of the most expensive projects ever on the Columbia campus. Wilcox considered retiring…
Read More about University of South Carolina Law dean Rob Wilcox to retire in July 2020South Texas College of Law Houston provides advice on managing stress in law school
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston — along with co-sponsors, the Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program (TLAP) and Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) — this week hosted a mental wellness forum for law students to celebrate World Mental Health Day, officially recognized Oct. 10. Encouraged by the American Bar Association (ABA),…
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