Penn Law launches fellowship to advance and protect voting rights
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — With the support of a multi-year gift from Steve Cozen L’64 and his wife Sandy, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has launched the Cozen Family Voting Rights Fellowship. The fellowship will provide two years of funding for a graduate working to advance and protect voting rights.
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SIU NEWS — Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been long known for its global reach, including welcoming its first international student in 1947. Christopher Behan, a professor with the SIU School of Law, is continuing the relationship with his recent selection as a Fulbright Specialist
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Branson was among about a dozen UVA Law students who helped 19 Charlottesville High School students last fall with their college essays. All of the high schoolers were accepted to institutions of higher learning.
Read More about University of Virginia Law students help local high school students with college applicationsCalifornia Western Law pro bono program celebrates 30 years
CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW — This year’s Student Recognition Celebration marked a significant milestone for California Western. Not only did the virtual celebration recognize Cal Western’s students for their excellence in academics, competitions, leadership, pro bono, and public service, but it also marked the 30th anniversary.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s Human Rights Clinic worked alongside the global network of Indigenous women leaders, FIMI, and women’s rights advocacy organization, MADRE, on a submission to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Read More about University of Miami Law Human Rights Clinic files submission to UN on the rights of indigenous women and girlsYale Law Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic files discrimination suit against Industrial Pallet
YALE DAILY NEWS — On April 19, the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, or WIRAC, at the Yale Law School, alongside Justice at Work, a Boston-based legal nonprofit, filed a suit in federal court on behalf of 24 Latino workers against Industrial Pallet LLC alleging worker mistreatment and discrimination.
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WSIU NPR — Students and faculty at the SIU School of Law are working on a project examining race, slavery, history and the law. We spoke to one of the professors on the project about the significance of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Alabama School of Law boasts seven different legal clinics in which students, under the supervision of a practicing attorney, gain hands-on experience by providing free legal assistance to low-income individuals, business startups, and non-profit organizations.
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ASU NEWS — A first-generation American and the first in her family to attend college, Alejandra Curiel Molina has worked hard to provide minority and low-income students with opportunities to feel welcomed in higher education.
Read More about Arizona State University Law student Alejandra Curiel Molina helps fellow students through Chicano Latino Law Student AssociationBrooklyn Law to receive New York State Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Brooklyn Law School has been selected by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to receive the President’s Pro Bono Service Award in the law school category, bestowed each year on Law Day to individuals and entities who have rendered extraordinary pro bono service over the preceding year. The Law School will be recognized…
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