American University Washington College of Law to hold annual day of service for incoming students, faculty, and staff

August 14, 2017

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW – AUWCL is holding its annual In My Back Yard day of service devoted to getting involved with public service in the local Washington, D.C. neighborhoods.

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Charlotte School of Law misses deadlines set by state regulators, requests extension to stay open

August 14, 2017

INSIDE HIGHER ED – The embattled Charlotte School of a Law missed deadlines that state regulators had imposed in order for the for-profit to stay open.

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Stetson Law’s Veterans Law Institute director confirmed for federal judgeship

August 14, 2017

STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – The U.S. Senate confirmed Stetson University College of Law Veterans Law Institute director and Professor of Law Michael P. Allen as a federal judge.

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Profile on UC Davis Law professor Holly Cooper and her work in the immigration law clinic

August 14, 2017

SACRAMENTO BEE – Holly Cooper has fought for the rights of immigrants and refugees for more than 20 years, and she has never been busier than these last six months.

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University of Houston Law professor conducts national city council compensation study

August 14, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER – The article, “Compensating City Council,” is to be published by the Stanford Law Review in 2018.

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University of Wisconsin Law professor Greg Wiercioch wins competency review for death row client

August 14, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL – Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti has a new chance to prove that he’s ineligible for execution, thanks to the work of attorney and law professor Greg Wiercioch.

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UNLV Law professor receives inaugural lifetime achievement award for legal writing which bears her name

August 14, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW – At the recent national biennial conference of the Association of Legal Writing Directors, Professor Linda Berger received the Linda Berger Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Legal Writing Scholarship.

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Two Houston-area law school deans weigh-in on how a law degree can be beneficial for a variety of careers

August 14, 2017

HOUSTON CHRONICLE – The skills of analytic thinking, research, negotiating and legal guidance can all come into play when utilizing a law school education.

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UVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff wins award for book

August 14, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – Risa Goluboff has been named a recipient of the 2017 Lillian Smith Book Award for “Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change and the Making of the 1960s.”

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Western New England Law professor named co-president of SALT

August 14, 2017

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY – Western New England University Law Professor Matthew Charity was recently selected as Co-President Elect of the Society of American Law Teachers.

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