UCLA Law Professor Beth Colgan honored by school for excellence in teaching

May 1, 2019

UCLA LAW — Professor Beth Colgan became the 42nd winner of UCLA School of Law’s highest faculty honor, the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, at a ceremony on April 22.

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UCLA Law Professor Blake Emerson discusses new book on the history of administrative law

May 1, 2019

UCLA LAW — UCLA Law Assistant Professor Blake Emerson is the author of The Public’s Law: Origins and Architecture of Progressive Democracy (Oxford University Press, 2018). A theory and history of democracy in the American administrative state

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UC Irvine Law Latino excellence and achievement event honors faculty, staff, and alumni

May 1, 2019

UCI LAW — UCI hosted the 2nd Annual Latino Excellence and Achievement Dinner (LEAD) on April 4, 2019, recognizing faculty, staff and alumni who have accomplished academic and professional achievements in the UCI Latino community.

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UC Irvine Law Domestic Violence Clinic wins appellate victory

May 1, 2019

UCI LAW — After a UCI Law Domestic Violence (DV) Clinic client was wrongly denied a restraining order after trial, the DV Clinic was concerned about the court’s erroneous ruling and our client’s need for protection from abuse, and co-counseled an appeal with the Family Violence Appellate Project

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Research from University at Buffalo Law Professor Christine Bartholomew informed state legislation to protect children from abuse

May 1, 2019

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW — Protections for at-risk children in New York would be strengthened, and guidelines for clergy members made clearer, under newly proposed legislation that grew in part from research by Associate Professor Christine Pedigo Bartholomew.

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Boston University Law program for first generation students offers mentoring and support

May 1, 2019

ABA JOURNAL — First Generation Professionals, a law school group founded in 2017, which focuses on both mentoring and the “sometimes arcane rules of decorum,” according to the news release.

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Baylor Law holds fourth annual Business Boot Camp for students

May 1, 2019

BAYLOR LAW — In a unanimous final-round decision, the Baylor Law team of Kyle Gardner, Haley Mowdy and Kyle Stone won the 2019 National Championship of the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC), the largest moot court competition in the nation.

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Appalachian Law names Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth McClanahan next dean

May 1, 2019

ROANOKE TIMES — Former Abingdon attorney and current Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth McClanahan has been named the next dean of the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy.

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American University Washington College of Law hosts conference on African-Americans and the Law

May 1, 2019

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — On Saturday, March 30, the American University Washington College of Law’s (AUWCL) Office of Diversity and Inclusion sponsored the 23rd Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law.

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American University Washington College of Law honors students and alumni with public interest awards

May 1, 2019

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — Three members of the American University Washington College of Law community have been named recipients of the 2019 Peter M. Cicchino Awards for Outstanding Advocacy in the Public Interest.

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