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Recent News

Law’s Jessup International Law Moot Court Team progresses to international rounds of competition
The School of Law’s Jessup International Law Moot Court Team recently celebrated a victory at regionals in Chicago for the seventh time in 10 years. Team members Tyler Kimberly, Betsy Krupar, Noah Goldberg, Stephen Perrott, and Eric Connon, and their coach, Conor McLauglin, an alum and associate at...
School of Law to host conference on ”The Digital Border” between United States, Canada
The School of Law will host the annual Canada-United States Law Institute Conference Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, this year on the topic “The Digital Border,” on “The Digital Border” is a topic of increasing importance. This conference will bring together law and policy experts from bo...
Online course "Representing the Professional Athlete" to launch today
Today, sports and law combine once more when Peter A. Carfagna, adjunct professor in the School of Law and Distinguished Visiting Practitioner, resumes “Representing the Professional Athlete.” This is the second offering of Carfagna’s massive open online course (MOOC), which is produced in partnersh...
”U.S. News” releases graduate, professional school rankings
Thanks to significant improvements in admissions selectivity and other factors, ӰƵ’s School of Law posted a five-point gain in this spring’s U.S. News & World Report rankings, to No. 59—the largest increase of any of the university programs assessed in 2015. “Credit for this progr...
Law's Jessie Hill to discuss reproductive rights at Power of Diversity Lecture March 17
The Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity will host a Power of Diversity lecture featuring Jessie Hill, associate dean of faculty development, research professor of law and the Laura Chisolm Distinguished Research Scholar. Hill will present "Reproductive Rights or Reproductive Justic...
Law Professor Cassandra Burke Robertson chairing American Bar Association subcommittee
Cassandra Burke Robertson, professor of law and director of the Center for Professional Ethics, now serves as chair of the Appellate Litigation Subcommittee for the American Bar Association. The subcommittee is part of the Civil Rights Litigation Committee within the ABA’s Section of Litigation....
Law’s Andrew Pollis appointed to Ohio Supreme Court commission
Andrew Pollis, associate professor of law, was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure. His term began Jan. 1....
Law Professor Laura McNally-Levine named secretary of Clinical Legal Education Association
Laura McNally-Levine, professor of law and co-director of the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center, recently was elected to the executive committee of the Clinical Legal Education Association. She serves as secretary of the association, which exists to advocate for clinical legal education as fundamen...
School of Law interim dean to discuss immigration reform on radio show tonight
In the next broadcast of Talking Foreign Policy, Michael Scharf, interim dean at ӰƵ School of Law, and a panel of experts examine immigration reform in light of President Barack Obama’s recently announced executive actions to take effect this year. Talking Foreign Polic...
Second Gender, Youth and Social Justice event to feature author Elaine Richardson
Author Elaine Richardson will present “From PHD to Ph.D.,” at the second Gender, Youth and Social Justice Event: A Journey through Juvenile Justice, Policy and Education on Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center, Senior Classroom. Her presentation will illustrate ...