University of Tennessee dean Melanie Wilson to step down in June 2020
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE NEWS — College of Law Dean Melanie Wilson has informed me of her decision to step down and join the faculty effective June 30, 2020. I support her decision and want to thank her for her service and commitment to the university and the college.
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LAW — The University of Tennessee College of Law Legal Clinic has been awarded $100,000 from the Tennessee Bar Foundation to fund a project that will offer civil legal assistance to rural East Tennesseeans.
Read More about University of Tennessee Law clinic receives state bar foundation grant to advance expungement effortsSouth Texas College of Law Houston receives grant from Texas Bar Foundation to fund legal services program for the elderly
STCL HOUSTON — The Texas Bar Foundation recently awarded South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) a $5,000 grant to enhance the delivery of legal services to the elderly. The grant will fund a new program — the Aging and Elder Abuse Initiative — in the law school’s Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston receives grant from Texas Bar Foundation to fund legal services program for the elderlySeton Hall Law professor David White reflects on mentorship
LAW.COM — David White is director of the Seton Hall University School of Law Conflict Management Program and professor of legal practice at the school.
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PR NEWSWIRE — The University of San Francisco (USF) has named Susan Freiwaldthe 19th dean of the School of Law, after nearly a year leading the school as interim dean. Freiwald will be the school’s first female dean since its founding in 1912. Her appointment is effective July 1.
Read More about University of San Francisco Law names Susan Freiwald deanQuinnipiac Law holds summit on addressing the opioid crisis
NORTH HAVEN NEWS — Recommendations from law enforcement, counselors, city and town officials, medical professionals, criminal justice representatives and others will be reported during the day-long event.
Read More about Quinnipiac Law holds summit on addressing the opioid crisisQuinnipiac Law student participates in residence program with senior citizens
ABC NEWS — A unique program links college students with senior citizens.
Read More about Quinnipiac Law student participates in residence program with senior citizensHighlights from Nell Jessup Newton’s tenure as Notre Dame Law dean
INDIANA LAWYER — As a Berkeley dropout, Nell Jessup Newton was introduced to the legal profession through a legal aid office in San Francisco, where she was first hired to be the receptionist before being promoted to a paralegal.
Read More about Highlights from Nell Jessup Newton’s tenure as Notre Dame Law deanUniversity of Mississippi Law student Mariel Spencer first to finish undergraduate studies in ‘3+3’ accelerated law program
OLE MISS LAW — Mariel Spencer, of Seattle, Washington, recently made history when she completed her bachelor’s degree in general business at the University of Mississippi. What made her degree unique is that it included coursework in torts, civil procedure, legal research and writing, and constitutional law.
Read More about University of Mississippi Law student Mariel Spencer first to finish undergraduate studies in ‘3+3’ accelerated law programMichigan State Law student Maurisa Bell honored by Native American Law Students Association
LEGAL NEWS — Michigan State University College of Law student Maurisa Bell grew up a member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe from the Wind River Reservation in Riverton, Wyoming. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a working lawyer in Washington, DC, despite growing up around very few lawyers.
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