Northeastern Law hosts hearing on domestic abuse in Boston
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY LAW — In partnership with Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell and Councilor Ed Flynn, Northeastern University School of Law’s Domestic Violence Institute and Center for Health Policy and Law will host a hearing on domestic violence and sexual assault in the City of Boston on Monday, October 28. The hearing, which will be held during the final week…
Read More about Northeastern Law hosts hearing on domestic abuse in BostonNortheastern Law highlights the work of professor Patricia Williams in contract law
NORTHEASTERN — Williams is a lawyer who has authored several books on critical race theory and gender theory, and has a long-running monthly column in the political and cultural magazine The Nation. She’s working on two more books about our unique global, political moment (and hosting a conversation at Northeastern about it Thursday).
Read More about Northeastern Law highlights the work of professor Patricia Williams in contract lawPenn Law professor Elizabeth Pollman explores governance of start-up companies in new research
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW — As venture-backed startup companies comprise an increasingly important segment of the American business landscape, an article by Elizabeth Pollman closely examines the unique challenges involved in governing such companies within the framework of existing corporate law. The article provides an in-depth analysis of the governance problems in venture-backed startups throughout the companies’…
Read More about Penn Law professor Elizabeth Pollman explores governance of start-up companies in new researchPenn Law launches new initiative to position students and alumni in the modern legal profession
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW — Penn Law is launching the Future of the Profession Initiative. The Initiative will “Teach, Lead, and Transform” by examining new ways law schools can adopt a holistic vision for the formation of lawyers – both during law school and throughout their careers to create true Lifelong Learning for Penn Law lawyers.…
Read More about Penn Law launches new initiative to position students and alumni in the modern legal professionIndependent study paper by Penn State Law student Amber Morris published in Montana Law Review
PENN STATE — At Penn State Law, independent study is open to students looking for a way to explore their passions. The main project of the independent study is to write a paper; every 10, single-spaced pages is worth one course credit. The student selects the professor that is the best fit for their interest and…
Read More about Independent study paper by Penn State Law student Amber Morris published in Montana Law ReviewNew Penn State Law course to explore intersection of legal system and medical profession
PENN STATE — Dr. Joseph Wiedemer, director of the Penn State Health Family and Community Medicine residency at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania, wondered how he could introduce young physicians to the legal system and help them understand how it might enhance their practice of medicine. Wiedemer pitched the idea of an interdisciplinary…
Read More about New Penn State Law course to explore intersection of legal system and medical professionPenn State Dickinson Law to host Council on Legal Education Opportunity Pre-Law Summer Institute
CLEOINC. — CLEO, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc., the longest-serving national organization committed to diversity in the legal profession, has chosen The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to host its 52nd annual Pre-Law Summer Institute, June 15 to July 12, 2020. The Pre-Law Summer Institute is CLEO’s core program and has…
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law to host Council on Legal Education Opportunity Pre-Law Summer InstituteRoger Williams Law Marine Affairs Institute receives research grant for policy initiative
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY LAW — The Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams University School of Law and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program, housed at the law school, has been included in a $1.2 million award to promote the growth of Southern New England shellfish aquaculture, as part of a major National Sea Grant initiative. The funding…
Read More about Roger Williams Law Marine Affairs Institute receives research grant for policy initiativeSanta Clara Law professor David Sloss acknowledged with honor society book award
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY LAW — David Sloss is a winner of the fortieth annual Alpha Sigma Nu Book Awards for his book, The Death of Treaty Supremacy: An Invisible Constitutional Change. This year’s category was Professional Studies, and Professor Sloss’s book won in the category of the law. He is the fifth winner from Santa Clara…
Read More about Santa Clara Law professor David Sloss acknowledged with honor society book awardSanta Clara Law hosts symposium on criminal justice risk assessment tools
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY LAW — The effects of the risk assessment tools utilized across the criminal justice system will be discussed by expert panelists at a free, all-day symposium on October 14 at Santa Clara University School of Law. The panels will examine the effects and implications of using risk assessment tools—such as predictive policing; artificial…
Read More about Santa Clara Law hosts symposium on criminal justice risk assessment tools