UN former Special Representative Radhika Coomaraswamy to co-teach class on women, peace, and security at Penn Law
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — This past fall, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School hosted the UN’s former Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy, author of the UN’s 2015 Global Study on the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, to co- teach a course on the Women, Peace, and…
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ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY — Judge DiFiore’s enthusiasm for Presumptive ADR—and for her larger plan to enhance the quality of justice in New York—was palpable as she addressed St. John’s 1Ls on the first day of their January intersession Lawyering course, which teaches negotiation and other key dispute resolution skills. Praising the week-long course, and complementary offerings…
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DARLINGTON NEWS & PRESS — It came as she was researching law schools and discovered professor Marcia Zug and her work with indigenous peoples — particularly her comparative law research into the treatment of indigenous tribes in the United States and Australia. While saddled with the unassuming title of “Special Topics in Legislative Drafting,” the groundbreaking class…
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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — Wayne State University Law School student Erin Gianopoulos was recently named to Michigan State University’s newest class of Michigan Political Leadership Program fellows. As a fellow, Gianopoulos will spend 10 months learning about how to govern, lead in public service and run for elected office.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON LAW SCHOOL — Chicagoan Alex Knorr is the latest University of Wisconsin Law School student to be named a Stearns-Shaw Scholar. Knorr, who earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at American University in Washington, D.C., received the award for her commitment to defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. At the…
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VOX — A group of Harvard Law School students on Wednesday shouted down speakers and stalled a campus recruitment dinner hosted by a major law firm that represents fossil fuel interests in climate change lawsuits. But the firm also represents Exxon, the world’s largest investor-owned oil company, in a number of climate lawsuits filed by city…
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DAILY JOURNAL CALIFORNIA LAWYER — Legal profession surveys consistently show a persistent, systemic inclusivity problem: at 70% male and 88% white it is one of the least racially and gender-diverse professions in the U.S. Over 80% of all federal judicial clerkships are secured by white applicants. At large U.S. firms, women are only 20% of…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Thursday, Jan. 23, American University Washington College of Law hosted its annual Spring Externship Fair. The law school’s Externship Program organized over 160 employers into Claudio Grossman Hall for the event, which has routinely been the largest legal externship fair in the nation and attracts students from all…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Students, faculty and staff gathered Tuesday, Jan. 21 for American University Washington College of Law’s 21st annual MLK Celebration in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event—presented by the Office of Diversity, Inclusions, and Affinity Relations—included a community reading, with 21 participating attendees…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — American University Washington College of Law students gave each other the gift of encouragement during “Duck Day” on Monday, Jan. 13. The event brought light to “Duck Syndrome,” a term coined by psychologists for students that may seem to be “floating along” fine, but under the surface are struggling to…
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