Florida International University Law professor Sarah Slinger to present at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting

November 7, 2023

FIU LAW — The Association of American Law Schools has selected FIU Law’s Sarah Slinger to present her forthcoming paper, “Much Ado About Credentials: The Perceived Role of Academic Credentials in Professional Law Librarian Status, Success, & Diversity,” to a panel of academic law librarian colleagues from other law schools.

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University of St. Thomas Law professor Uyen Campbell elected to AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education

June 12, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS LAW — Uyen Campbell, director of the School of Law’s Mentor Externship Program, has been elected co-director of The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Externship Committee. The news was announced April 29 at the AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education in San Francisco, California.

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Yale Law honors professor J.L. Pottenger Jr. with posthumous award

June 12, 2023

YALE LAW — J.L. Pottenger Jr. was posthumously awarded the 2023 William Pincus Award from the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). The Pincus Award, the most prestigious honor in the field of clinical legal education, recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions as reflected in scholarship, service, program design and implementation, and other activities. Pottenger’s

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USC Gould Law professor Erin Miller receives award from AALS Section on Jurisprudence

February 28, 2023

USC GOULD LAW — Professor Erin Miller is a co-winner of the 2023 Future Promise Award from the Association of American Law Schools Section on Jurisprudence. The award was presented at the AALS annual meeting in January in San Diego, Calif.

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American Law Institute members honored with AALS section awards

January 31, 2023

THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — At the 2023 Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) Annual Meeting, 14 ALI members were honored with section awards for excellence in legal education.

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Duke Law professors Darrell A. H. Miller and Joseph Blocher serve as first co-chairs of AALS Section on Firearms Law

January 27, 2023

DUKE LAW — Two Duke Law School faculty members are leading a new Association of American Law Schools (AALS) section devoted to the study of the Second Amendment and firearms law. Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law Darrell A. H. Miller and Lanty L. Smith Professor of Law Joseph Blocher, who co-direct the Duke Center

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George Washington Law professor Sophia Sim and late professor Dmitry Karshtedt honored at 2023 AALS Annual Meeting

January 27, 2023

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW — At the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in San Diego, GW Law’s Sophia Sim, Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, serves as Vice-Chair and Chair-Elect, with the Executive Board. Dean Sim’s section was honored with Section of the Year, Pre-Law and Admissions to Law School. This

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University of Texas Law professors Elizabeth Bangs and Douglas Laycock honored for excellence in legal education

January 27, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN LAW — Two members of the Texas Law community were recognized by the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) with national awards on Jan. 5, 2023: Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Elizabeth Bangs and the Alice McKean Young Regents Chair Emeritus Douglas Laycock.

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Brooklyn Law professors Stacy Caplow and Danielle Sorken named to AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll

January 19, 2023

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) has bestowed honors on two faculty members who have played pivotal leadership roles in developing and expanding Brooklyn Law School’s robust pro bono legal programs. Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Professor of Law Stacy Caplow and Public Service Office Director and Adjunct Professor of

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US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor interviewed by AALS President Erwin Chemerinsky at 2023 Annual Meeting

January 18, 2023

On January 4, 2023, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined AALS President Erwin Chemerinsky in conversation about her life, career, and thoughts about how law schools can make a difference. Justice Sotomayor appeared via live video conference and took audience questions as selected and moderated by President Chemerinsky.

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