Drexel Law professor Wendy Greene speaks at the United Nations’ forum on people of African descent
DREXEL LAW — Wendy Greene, professor of law and director of the Center for Law, Policy, and Social Action at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, addressed the United Nations’ First Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent held December 5-8 in Geneva, Switzerland. Her message was simple but powerful: “Free the…
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DREXEL LAW — Jenn DeLongis, a 3L at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, was awarded the 2022 Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg “Pursuit of Justice” writing competition by the Philadelphia Bar Association. The award recognizes excellence in legal writing for students in Philadelphia-area law schools, on topics including rights, privileges and responsibilities under federal law.
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FLORIDA A&M LAW — Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law students Madison Flanagan, Alec Rose, and Sofie Barrett have been selected as Heirs’ Property Protection Legal Fellows working with Helping Everyone Live Prosperously (H.E.L.P.) Community Development Corporation and Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida to provide free legal services to families in Eatonville that are…
Read More about Florida A&M University Law fellows support local families with property issuesFordham Law Neuroscience and Law symposium to look at the issue of mass shootings
FORDHAM LAW — Guns are now the leading cause of death for individuals between the ages of 1 to 24, and active shooter incidents have skyrocketed over the last decade. In the wake of the tragedy at Uvalde and the other mass shooting incidents that occurred in 2022 alone, the Neuroscience and Law Center’s symposium…
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HARVARD LAW — The Harvard Law Review for the first time in its 136-year history will be headed by an Indian-American woman after the prestigious law journal named a student dedicated to investigating art and antiquities theft as its new president. Harvard Law School student Apsara Iyer in an interview on Tuesday described herself as…
Read More about Harvard Law Review selects Apsara Iyer as next presidentA look at University of Hawai’i Law’s innovator-in-residence program
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I — The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law has hired its inaugural Innovator in Residence as part of the Dean’s Innovation Fund, which will allow Dean Camille Nelson to bring the type of innovative approach that drives business into legal education. The Dean’s Innovation Fund was created…
Read More about A look at University of Hawai’i Law’s innovator-in-residence programHofstra Law professor Norman Silber publishes two books on the life of Yale Law professor Guido Calabresi
HOFSTRA LAW — Professor Norman I. Silber has published Outside In: The Oral History of Guido Calabresi (Oxford University Press 2023). The two-volume work, which chronicles the life of Guido Calabresi, was published on January 24, 2023. The book is the result of a project initiated at the invitation of Yale Law School.
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HOFSTRA LAW — Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, announced today that she will step down from her position as dean on June 30, 2023. Since being named Hofstra Law’s tenth dean in May 2017, Dean Prudenti has had a transformative impact on the Law…
Read More about Hofstra Law dean Gail Prudenti to step down at end of academic yearUniversity of Houston Law Center hosts men exonerated in Central Park case for discussion on wrongful convictions
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Dr. Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five shared his experience of being wrongfully convicted and ideas for improving the criminal justice system with attendees at the University of Houston’s 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 25. After Salaam’s keynote address, he engaged in…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center hosts men exonerated in Central Park case for discussion on wrongful convictionsUniversity of Houston Law Center Pre-Law Pipeline program highlights student’s success on admissions test
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Reem Hamaida, a two-time University of Houston Law Center Pre-Law Pipeline scholar, improved her score with a 27-point increase from low 140s on the initial diagnostic to high 160s on the official LSAT, a record first for the program that was established in 2016. She credited this accomplishment to…
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