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Women's History Month Wrongful Convictions Club event
The Wrongful Convictions Club will host a discussion with Amy Sailor, wife of exoneree Ru-El Sailor, and Chareale Miller, daughter of exoneree Chris Miller. As integral figures in the lives of exonerees, they will share their unique perspectives and experiences within the wrongful conviction realm. ...
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Social Justice Institute's R & R: “Youth in Transition: From Juvenile Courts to Adult Systems”
The Social Justice Institute's R & R (Research and Refreshment) lecture series will return to explore what it means to engage in social justice-related research. These talks feature campus and community leaders discussing how social justice is central to their work. The next installment will be tod...
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Third-Year Law Students Work for Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone
3Ls Elizabeth Broderick and Harper Fox are spending their final semester of law school working for the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL) as their Capstone project. In the summer of 2023, Fox and 3L Jessica Chapman worked for the RSCSL. The Chief Prosecutor of the Residual Special Cour...
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Second Chance Reentry Clinic Goes to Trial
On Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Second Chance Reentry Clinic went to trial in the Juvenile Division of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Student interns Nathan Bly and Michaella Guyot-Polverini (pictured) defended one of the clinic’s clients who had been accused of violating a court order regardin...
CWRU Law Alum Philip Hadji becomes Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
On March 15, 2024, Co-Dean Michael Scharf spoke at the Investiture for alum Philip Hadji (LAW ‘09), who was recently unanimously confirmed by the Senate as the newest judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. The 16 member court, whose members are appointed for 15-year terms, sits in a h...
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“Once Lost, Painfully Present: Maya Angelou’s Blacks, Blues, Black! (1968)”
Maya Angelou’s Blacks, Blues, Black! was a triumph of Civil Rights-era public affairs television, produced and aired amid nationwide uprisings in the immediate wake of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968. Blacks, Blues, Black! promoted Black unity, education, liberation and culture. Howev...
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CWRU Entrepreneurship Skills Lab Series: Intellectual property workshop
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to a CWRU Entrepreneurship Skills Lab Series workshop on intellectual property Wednesday, March 27, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Sears think[box] second-floor presentation area. Maria Ianiro and Matthew Rossman, at the CWRU Intel...
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Hack the Future
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to attend the Hack the Future event March 21–22 at the School of Law. Part of a series organized by SeedAI, this event encourages participants to explore the equitable adoption of artificial intelligence and its potential to remedy...
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Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine and Entrepreneurship: “Opportunities Beyond the Lab”
Considering applying for the ӰƵ Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine and Entrepreneurship program? Join representatives from CWRU's School of Medicine, School of Law and Weatherhead School of Management for a virtual information session titled “Opportunities Beyond...
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School of Law forges thirteenth strategic partnership — with Howard University
In 2020, in an ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, ӰƵ School of Law began to pursue strategic partnerships with select Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Designed to encourage a greater number of under-represented minority students to attend...