Wayne Law hosts Georgia State Law professor for talk on diversity and inclusion in higher education
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — Georgia State University Law professor Tanya Washington will speak on April 16 at Wayne State University on “Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Bridging the Gap to Strengthen a Positive Campus Climate.”
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THE COLUMNS — Luisa Hernandez, who came to the U.S. at age 13 from Venezuela, has wanted to be a lawyer since she was five years old. The Washington & Lee 3L law student’s dream became reality this year when she argued a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Virginia School of Law students won the International and European Tax Moot Court in Belgium last week, becoming the first U.S team to earn that honor in the competition’s almost 15-year history.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in the Prosecution and Criminal Defense clinics at the UVA School of Law have the opportunity to be active participants in the criminal justice system — seeing and seeking justice from both sides of the law.
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UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO — Mark Fadel, a student in the College of Law pursuing the joint doctor of medicine/juris doctor, won first place in both the American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) and the Epstein Becker Green Health Law writing competitions. Fadel was named the Hirsh Award winner in the ACLM Student Writing Competition.
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TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY — Ieshia Champs has come a long way since she dropped out of high school and had her first child at age 19. The 33-year-old Texas woman will be graduating magna cum laude from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law in May.
Read More about Texas Southern University Law student’s family graduation photo gains national attentionSMU Dedman Law’s Criminal Justice Reform Center creates project on prosecutorial charging practices
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at SMU Dedman School of Law is partnering with some of the nation’s leading criminal justice researchers to conduct the Prosecutorial Charging Practices Project, the Center’s first data-driven criminal justice research project.
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE — A symposium hosted by the SIU School of Law will explore the Second Amendment a decade after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upheld a person’s right to possess firearms. The law school’s Law Journal Symposium “Exploring the Second Amendment 10 Years After DC vs. Heller” is April 19.
Read More about Southern Illinois University Law symposium examines landmark Second Amendment Supreme Court caseCity of Mountain View, Calif. approves pilot program for Santa Clara Law clinic to review human rights impact of city projects
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On April 3, the City of Mountain View voted to approve a pilot program to conduct a human rights impact assessment of city projects, based on materials and support provided by Santa Clara Law’s International Human Rights Clinic.
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Students from Santa Clara University School of Law have been teaching Latino College Preparatory Academy students material that focuses on law, peace and conflict resolution and restorative justice practices.
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