Penn State Law student Megan Dougherty gains experience in labor law during summer fellowship
PENN STATE LAW — Megan Dougherty, J.D. candidate for the Class of 2023 at Penn State Law in University Park, received a summer fellowship through the Peggy Browning Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps future labor lawyers through fellowship opportunities, an annual workers’ rights conference, and regional workshops. Dougherty’s fellowship gave her the opportunity to…
Read More about Penn State Law student Megan Dougherty gains experience in labor law during summer fellowshipPenn State Dickinson Law receives MacArthur Foundation Grant for Antiracist Development Institute
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Penn State Dickinson Law’s Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) has been awarded $500,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support a book series and development workshops to foster equity and antiracism in law and legal education.
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law receives MacArthur Foundation Grant for Antiracist Development InstituteQuinnipiac Law to host Connecticut law fair
PATCH — Representatives from more than 40 law schools from around the country will gather at the Quinnipiac University School of Law, 370 Bassett Road, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, for the Connecticut Law Fair.
Read More about Quinnipiac Law to host Connecticut law fairSt. John’s Law launches In-House Defense and Advocacy Clinic
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY — In August, St. John’s Law will launch the Defense and Advocacy Clinic under the direction of Professor Martin J. LaFalce, a former public defender. Offering an unrivaled opportunity for students to learn the law and build practical skills hands on, the clinic will operate from a well-appointed office suite that is…
Read More about St. John’s Law launches In-House Defense and Advocacy ClinicSt. John’s Law Center for Law and Religion co-hosts conference on religious exemptions and hate speech
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY — On July 8, 2022, the Center for Law and Religion and frequent partner LUMSA University co-hosted an academic conference on Liberalism’s Limits: Religious Exemptions and Hate Speech. Organized by the Center’s co-directors, Professors Marc DeGirolami and Mark Movsesian, and LUMSA Professor Monica Lugato, the one-day event took place on LUMSA’s campus…
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ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY — Last month, by a 4–1 margin, the Carlsbad City Council voted to establish a commission to improve police-community relations. It was a watershed moment for Keyrollos Ibrahim. The Carlsbad Equality Coalition, a grassroots nonprofit he co-founded in his hometown on Southern California’s coastline, had been working on the pivotal reform initiative…
Read More about St. John’s Law student Keyrollos Ibrahim cofounds Carlsbad Equality CoalitionUniversity of South Carolina Law welcomes Class of 2025
SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of South Carolina School of Law welcomed 206 first-year students into its Class of 2025 on August 10. The class is one of South Carolina Law’s most academically talented, meeting or exceeding its all-time metrics in one of the most volatile law school admissions cycles in recent memory.
Read More about University of South Carolina Law welcomes Class of 2025Southern Illinois University Law launches Metro East Criminal Justice Clinic
SIU CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University School of Law just expanded to the Metro East. Beginning this month, third-year law school students will participate in the inaugural Metro East Criminal Justice Clinic at the Southwestern Illinois Justice and Workforce Development Campus in Belleville, the former Lindenwood University campus. Students will live and take classes on the campus…
Read More about Southern Illinois University Law launches Metro East Criminal Justice ClinicStetson Law hosts local high school students for Youth Civic Engagement Program
STETSON UNIVERSITY — Over the course of a week in July, high school students from in and around St. Petersburg got an up-close look at how government works at all levels – and how to use their voices to advocate for change.
Read More about Stetson Law hosts local high school students for Youth Civic Engagement ProgramStetson Law Joins International Sea Turtle Agreement
STETSON UNIVERSITY — Stepping up its efforts to help protect vulnerable sea turtle populations in the Western Hemisphere, Stetson Law’s Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy officially entered into an agreement with the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC) on June 17.
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