Podcast: Rutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson and UC Berkeley dean Erwin Chemerinsky discuss affirmative action and the US Supreme Court

January 24, 2023

RUTGERS LAW — Co-Dean Kimberly Mutcherson is joined by Erwin Chemerinsky, President of the AALS and Dean of Berkeley Law, who shares his thoughts and perspectives on the Supreme Court and the future of affirmative action at American universities and law schools.

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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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UC Berkeley Law reflects on their biggest stories of 2022

January 19, 2023

UC BERKELEY LAW — Erwin Chemerinsky didn’t ease in slowly when his year-long term as the American Association of American Law Schools president began in January. The Berkeley Law dean’s opening address pointedly urged legal education to confront society’s increasingly vexing problems head-on. The theme for his presidency — how law schools can make a

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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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An interview with 2023 AALS President and Villanova Law dean Mark Alexander

January 18, 2023

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY — Over the weekend, Mark C. Alexander, The Arthur J. Kania Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, began his tenure as President of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

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Washington and Lee Law dean Melanie Wilson named AALS President-elect

January 18, 2023

THE COLUMNS — Melanie Wilson, Dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law, was chosen to serve as President-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) during the AALS annual meeting on January 7, 2023. She will succeed Mark Alexander, Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, who began his

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AALS survey: Law school class of 2022 contributed more than $80 million worth of pro bono services

January 18, 2023

THE INDIANA LAWYER — The law school Class of 2022 contributed more than $80 million worth of pro bono services as part of their legal education, new data show, including contributions from each of Indiana’s three law schools.

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American University Law professors present at the 2023 AALS Annual Meeting

January 18, 2023

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Washington College of Law professors made a strong showing as presenters for at least 10 sessions at the Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) annual meeting. 

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Brooklyn Law professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour wins AALS Criminal Law Section’s Junior Scholars Paper Competition

January 18, 2023

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, co-director of the Center for Criminal Justice, was named a runner-up in the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Criminal Law Section’s Junior Scholars Paper Competition, for her article, forthcoming in the NYU Law Review, White is Right: The Racial Construction of Effective Assistance of Counsel.

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Brooklyn Law professor Heidi Brown honored by AALS Section on Balance and Well-Being in Legal Education

January 18, 2023

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Director of Legal Writing and Professor Heidi K. Brown, who recently released The Flourishing Lawyer, her third book dedicated to well-being for attorneys, received the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Well-Being in Legal Education from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

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