University of Miami Law student team wins Foreign Direct Investment Moot Competition
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s team — comprised of Mackenzie Garrity, 3L; Ana Sarmento, LL.M.; and Ibrahim Amir, J.D./LL.M. — was more than up for the task for the 2020 Foreign Direct Investment Moot Competition. The team placed fifth out of 77 teams and received the second highest oralist scores.
Read More about University of Miami Law student team wins Foreign Direct Investment Moot CompetitionPenn Law student Ryan Baldwin shares experience attending law school as a Navy veteran
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Ryan Baldwin L’22 joins this tradition of bringing a diverse array of experiences to the Law School community, arriving after earning a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and serving eight years in the U.S. Navy.
Read More about Penn Law student Ryan Baldwin shares experience attending law school as a Navy veteranFordham Law faculty reflect on racial justice efforts
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The national movement for racial justice has touched every corner of the Fordham Law community, opening a frank conversation about bias, institutional racism, and what it takes to move forward.
Read More about Fordham Law faculty reflect on racial justice effortsGeorgia State University Law students and faculty participate in pandemic relief and social justice efforts
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — With the advent of COVID-19 and the global rise of Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the Georgia State Law community spent the summer leading the way toward justice. Here’s a look at how some of our faculty, students and alumni are making a difference when people need it most.
Read More about Georgia State University Law students and faculty participate in pandemic relief and social justice effortsCollege students report modest improvements in online classes during spring semester
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Undergraduates who are studying online this fall rate their learning experience as modestly better than what they encountered last spring — with greater levels of satisfaction among students who see their instructors taking steps to understand and engage them, according to a new survey of 3,400 undergraduates.
Read More about College students report modest improvements in online classes during spring semesterStudents raise privacy concerns over online exam software using facial recognition
REUTERS — As COVID-19 restrictions force students to take remote exams, universities around the world are relying on proctoring software like Examplify. But many students are wary of the technology, including mass data collection and bias in facial recognition.
Read More about Students raise privacy concerns over online exam software using facial recognitionUCLA Law students and faculty participate in inaugural Public Service Challenge
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Hundreds of members of the UCLA School of Law community participated in the law school’s inaugural Public Service Challenge, which took place over five days, from Oct. 30 through Nov. 3, and served a great number of voters, charitable groups and others in Southern California.
Read More about UCLA Law students and faculty participate in inaugural Public Service ChallengeUCLA Law students win Tournament of Champions trial competition
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law’s top-ranked A. Barry Cappello Trial Team has completed the best weekend in its history, including strong finishes in multiple national competitions and the team’s first-ever victory in the Tournament of Champions, the nation’s premier invitational trial competition.
Read More about UCLA Law students win Tournament of Champions trial competitionGeorgia State University Law Immigration Clinic wins green card for client
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Students in Georgia State Law’s new Immigration Clinic won its first merits hearing for their client at the Atlanta Immigration Court. The student team of Cruz Espitia (J.D. ’21) and Haley Solomon (J.D. ’22) represented a young woman who arrived in the U.S. from Guatemala at the age of 15.
Read More about Georgia State University Law Immigration Clinic wins green card for clientPenn State Dickinson Law student Anthony Fanucci awarded scholarship from the American Society for Pharmacy Law
PENN STATE NEWS — Third-year Penn State Dickinson Law student Anthony Fanucci was named the recipient of the 2020 Fink Family Scholarship by the American Society for Pharmacy Law. The Fink Family Scholarship supports a pharmacist attending law school who demonstrates academic, professional or service-related achievement.
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