Seton Hall Law dean Kathleen Boozang to step down in January
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — After more than seven years as dean of Seton Hall University School of Law, Kathleen Boozang plans to step down, effective Jan. 1, to return to the faculty, according to a letter from the Office of the Provost of Seton Hall University. For the remainder of the semester,…
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — A timely symposium organized by the Southern California Law Review, Vol. 95 around the work of the late environmental scholar and USC Gould School of Law Professor Christopher D. Stone was honored as Law Student Program of the Year by the American Bar Association Section of…
Read More about USC Gould Law Southern California Law Review recognized by ABA as student program of the yearFormer Southwestern Law dean Susan Prager recognized for contributions to the legal landscape
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Southwestern Law School Dean Emerita Susan Westerberg Prager recently received the Bernard E. Witkin Medal, awarded annually by the California Lawyers Association to a legal community member who has helped shape the legal landscape through an extraordinary body of work. A legal education trailblazer, Prager served as Southwestern’s first female and…
Read More about Former Southwestern Law dean Susan Prager recognized for contributions to the legal landscapeFlorida Supreme Court hears breach of contract case after COVID-19 campus shutdown
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Florida state Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would hear a lawsuitagainst the University of South Florida over campus shutdowns and remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Florida Supreme Court hears breach of contract case after COVID-19 campus shutdownGift to Stanford Law helps launch rule of law center
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School has announced the launch of a new rule of law center, thanks to a “significant gift” from former ABA President William “Bill” Neukom and his wife, Sally Neukom. The Sally B. and William H. Neukom Center for the Rule of Law will support faculty and student work on…
Read More about Gift to Stanford Law helps launch rule of law centerA look at the connection between diversity and legal technology
ARTIFICIAL LAWYER — There is no shortage of empirical evidence highlighting how a diverse workforce has an outsized, positive impact on a team, company and/or industry. There is likewise a similar body of research drawing a causal nexus between successful technology adoption and a company or industry’s performance
Read More about A look at the connection between diversity and legal technologyTulane Law honors faculty for research, scholarship, and achievements during awards ceremony
TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Tulane Law faculty were honored recently as part of the university’s Research, Scholarship, and Artistic Achievement Awards. Law Professors Maybell Romero and Stacy Seicshnaydre received awards, alongside law-affiliated faculty Professors Dennis Kehoe and Walter Isaacson. They joined a total of 30 members of university faculty who were honored for their…
Read More about Tulane Law honors faculty for research, scholarship, and achievements during awards ceremonyUniversity of Utah Law hosts symposium on consumer protection law
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Utah Law recently hosted a symposium focused on antitrust and consumer protection law, with the keynote address given by Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan. The Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium, held at the S.J. Quinney College of Law on October 21st, was titled…
Read More about University of Utah Law hosts symposium on consumer protection lawUniversity of Utah Law professor Amos Guiora featured on National Center for Victims of Crime podcast
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Amos Guiora, who is working on legislation around the world to criminalize bystanders and enablers, was featured on the Parallel Justice podcast from the National Center for Victims of Crime. The podcast episode, titled “Hidden Consequences: Liability for enablers and bystanders in institutional abuse cases,”…
Read More about University of Utah Law professor Amos Guiora featured on National Center for Victims of Crime podcastWashington and Lee Law students Sica Matsuda and Brian Warren argue case before US Court of Appeals
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Two third year law students at Washington and Lee University School of Law argued a case this month before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Sica Matsuda ‘23L and Brian Warren ‘23L were assigned the case as part of their work with the school’s…
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