University of Richmond Law will host Yale Law professor James Forman for discussion of race, crime, and punishment

June 4, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWS — The University of Richmond School of Law will be one of three law schools to host the 2019 Order of the Coif Distinguished Visitor, Professor James Forman of Yale Law School.

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Pepperdine Law celebrates commencement

June 4, 2019

PEPPERDINE LAW — On Friday, May 17, the May Gray weather made way for a spectacular celebration of the Pepperdine Law Class of 2019 at Alumni Park. Nearly 300 students from the juris doctor, Straus Institute, and online Master of Legal Studies programs gathered among friends, family to commemorate this milestone in their lives.

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University of Oklahoma Law Dean Joseph Harroz appointed interim president of university

June 4, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NEWS — The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents Friday named Joseph Harroz Jr., dean of OU College of Law, as interim president effective immediately. Harroz will assume all duties and responsibilities associated with the Office of the President for 15 months, until a permanent president is selected.

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Ohio Northern Law names Charles Rose as dean

June 4, 2019

OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY NEWS — Following a national search, Charles H. Rose III has been named dean of the Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University, effective July 1

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A look at the University of Maine Law’s financial challenges with university leadership

June 4, 2019

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD — Dean Danielle Conway is leaving after four years, and a committee is studying the school’s direction as part of the public university system in Maine.

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Lewis & Clark Law celebrates graduation

June 4, 2019

LEWIS & CLARK LAW — On May 18, 2019, over 150 graduates received their Juris Doctor degrees, with eight graduates receiving a Master of Studies in Law, and seventeen earning a Masters of Law degree in Animal Law or Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Law

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University of Hawaii Law freezes tuition for four years

June 4, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LAW — UH Law School tuition levels for the current year – 2018-19 – will be unchanged next year, and for the three years following that: 2019-20 through 2022-23.

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Georgetown Law Professor Dori Bernstein to step down as director of Supreme Court Institute

June 4, 2019

LAW.COM — Dori Bernstein, director of the influential Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown University Law Center, is stepping aside after nine years of organizing and participating in hundreds of moot courts for veteran and neophyte high court advocates alike.

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New York Solicitor General delivers commencement address at Georgetown Law

June 4, 2019

THE HOYA — New York Solicitor General Barbara Underwood (LAW ’69) challenged graduates to empower new and diverse perspectives in moving along their career paths at the Georgetown University Law Center commencement

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Opinion: Rename Florida State University Law for former university president

June 4, 2019

TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT — Pursuant to Florida law, the power to name university buildings rests with the Florida Legislature, and it should act on FSU’s clear directive that it wants B.K. Roberts’ name — and the racial divisiveness that comes with it — off the law school.

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