Law student Alden Fletcher receives social justice scholarship from the Georgetown Law Journal
THE HOYA — The Georgetown Law Journal has named the first recipient of the Breonna Taylor Prize, a new award aimed at acknowledging student writing related to social justice issues. Alden Fletcher (LAW ’20) was named the inaugural recipient of the prize for his student note publication.
Read More about Law student Alden Fletcher receives social justice scholarship from the Georgetown Law JournalUniversity of Miami Law international law moot court team wins awards at competition
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s international moot court team was declared winner of the fifth annual AIAC Pre-Moot achieving the best overall score out of nearly 100 schools from around the world. Noozyara Eshaba was also recognized as Best Oralist after earning the most points for her performance.
Read More about University of Miami Law international law moot court team wins awards at competitionUniversity of Miami Law student Rebecca Ramirez receives Public Interest Environmental Law Fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The Environmental Law Institute has selected third-year law student Rebecca Ramirez to receive a Public Interest Environmental Law Fellowship, set to begin after Ramirez graduates in May. The institute is a well-known and respected authority on environmental law located in Washington, D.C.
Read More about University of Miami Law student Rebecca Ramirez receives Public Interest Environmental Law FellowshipUniversity of Minnesota Law student launches organization to advocate for gender-neutral language in state constitution
THE MINNESOTA DAILY — In 2017, Kristin Trapp sat in the offices of the Minnesota State Senate as a legislative assistant to Sen. Sandra Pappas, DFL-St. Paul. Pappas, the Minnesota Supreme Court’s chief justice, and the state’s U.S. senators who were elected in the following months, are all women.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law student launches organization to advocate for gender-neutral language in state constitutionNew York Law School student Jessica Rouf named Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — This fall, Jessica Rouf (née Cornejo Mercado) 3L will become one of 28 Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows nationwide. The prestigious two-year fellowship places recent law graduates in host organizations dedicated to supporting immigrants’ rights and representing those in need.
Read More about New York Law School student Jessica Rouf named Immigrant Justice Corps FellowGift from Quinnipiac Law dean Jennifer Brown supports students during the pandemic
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — In a year dominated by a global health crisis and economic hardship, faculty and staff at Quinnipiac School of Law were infused with the spirit of philanthropy to make gifts beyond their annual donations to support the legal education of their students. One professor described his gift as the largest of his career.
Read More about Gift from Quinnipiac Law dean Jennifer Brown supports students during the pandemicQuinnipiac Law students propose anti-trafficking legislation in Connecticut
PATCH CONNECTICUT — Members of the Quinnipiac University School of Law’s Civil Justice Clinic and Human Trafficking Prevention Project have proposed anti-trafficking legislation that was debated at a public hearing of the state Legislature’s judiciary committee at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 24.
Read More about Quinnipiac Law students propose anti-trafficking legislation in ConnecticutStudents reflect on college experience during the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Trying to get a pulse on students’ satisfaction this academic year to better support them has been like dreaming an impossible dream. As college and university leaders have reopened campuses, following meticulous plans with 100-page summaries, student feedback has been positive, negative and in between.
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THE WASHINGTON POST — Tahir Duckett, a 2017 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, is a civil rights attorney at the firm Relman Colfax. Just over a month after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin, I walked into my first day. I was the only Black student in my section.
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ABA JOURNAL — Stephen M. Rich was asked in January to teach the first required course on race, racism and the law at University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, and he happily accepted the task. He recognizes that the student makeup of the course may be different than it would be for an elective.
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