University of Texas Law Dean Ward Farnsworth discusses the evolution of legal education
LAWDRAGON — In an age of law school malaise, Ward Farnsworth stands out. He would stand out in any crowd for a dazzling mind that has produced delightfully subversive books on topics including chess tactics; civil liability; classical English rhetoric and metaphor; and, most recently, stoicism, in his book “The Practicing Stoic.”
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STANFORD NEWS — The American Law Institute (ALI) will honor law Professor Michelle Wilde Anderson with its Early Career Scholars Medal. The medal recognizes outstanding law professors whose work is relevant to public policy
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USD NEWS — It’s talked about a lot at the University of San Diego — it’s a Changemaker campus. Back in 2011, the university was the Ashoka organization’s first West Coast and California-based Ashoka U Changemaker Campus. It’s part of the fabric that weaves throughout the campus for every Torero
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UNC- CHAPEL HILL — The Prosecutors and Politics Project is designed to study the democratic checks that our criminal justice system places on prosecutors. In particular, the project uses empirical study and careful analysis to increase our understanding of the relationship between prosecutors and politics.
Read More about University of North Carolina Law launches Prosecutors and Politics ProjectUniversity of Mississippi Law Professor Michelle Hanlon addresses U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
OLE MISS LAW — Michelle Hanlon, associate director for the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law, and instructor at the UM School of Law, addressed the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space on Feb. 14 in Vienna.
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OLE MISS LAW — Students participating this semester in the University of Mississippi School of Law‘s tax practicum clinical program are gaining real-world experience while assisting members of the Oxford community with their taxes.
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OLE MISS LAW — Three University of Mississippi School of Law faculty members will serve in leadership positions this year with the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).
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GRAND FORKS HERALD — After an unsuccessful external search, UND has named a professor as the new dean for the law school, the university announced via its UND Today blog Tuesday. Michael McGinniss, associate professor of law at UND, has been named dean of the School of Law
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MIAMI LAW — The world of competitive gaming has grown to rival traditional stick and ball games, two of the titans of esports told students in the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law LL.M. program in a recent workshop, “Overview of the Esports Ecosystems” at Miami Law.
Read More about Miami Law hosts workshop on esports industryJustice Clarence Thomas to give keynote address at Mercer Law Courtroom dedication
MERCER NEWS — Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Clarence Thomas will provide the keynote address as Mercer University School of Law dedicates its first-floor courtroom in honor of noted alumni Griffin Bell, ’48, and Frank Jones, ’50, on Monday, March 11.
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