Kathryn Powers and Judd Sneirson join Mercer School of Law for the 2020-21 academic year

May 10, 2021

MERCER UNIVERSITY — Mercer School of Law welcomed two new visiting faculty, Kathryn (Katie) Powers, ’09, and Judd Sneirson, for the 2020-21 academic year. Their combined expertise and practice reinforces Mercer Law’s nationally-recognized reputation of providing quality legal education, advocacy and practice.

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Akron Law appoints Emily Michiko Morris as associate professor and Brennan Chair

May 10, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — Emily Michiko Morris will join the faculty at The University of Akron School of Law in August 2021 as associate professor and David L. Brennan Endowed Chair in Law. She is currently a visiting associate professor of law and director of International and Non-J.D. Programs at Penn State Dickinson Law in Carlisle, Pa.

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James E. Rogers College of Law hosts José Francisco “Pancho” Calí Tzay as United Nations’ Special Rapporteur

May 10, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — The Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program at the James E. Rogers College of Law is hosting the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples José Francisco “Pancho” Calí Tzay.

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Lewis & Clark Law School welcomes Ethan Snyder as Director of Academic Resources and Diversity

May 10, 2021

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School welcomes back alum Ethan Snyder ’20 to serve as director of Academic Resources and Diversity. Snyder is a first-generation college student and graduated with a double major from Portland State University in Political Science and Law and Legal Studies.

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Michael Karanicolas appointed as Law and Policy Executive Director at UCLA School of Law Institute for Technology

May 10, 2021

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Michael Karanicolas, a noted public policy authority with more than a decade leading efforts devoted to better understanding freedom of expression, transparency, and digital rights, has joined UCLA School of Law as the inaugural executive director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy.

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UCI Law names three professors as new faculty members

May 10, 2021

UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law is delighted to introduce three new faculty members beginning July 2021: Aziza Ahmed, Jamelia Morgan and Ji Seon Song. These new faculty members are brilliant scholars, and are all accomplished leaders in their areas of expertise.

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University of Colorado Law selects SMU Dedman Law professor Lolita Buckner Innis as dean

May 3, 2021

CU BOULDER TODAY — University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell Moore today named Lolita Buckner Inniss dean of the University of Colorado Law School, effective July 1, 2021. Inniss will become Colorado Law’s first African American dean and second female to lead the school.

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Georgia State University Law names Syracuse professor LaVonda N. Reed as dean

May 3, 2021

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — LaVonda N. Reed, associate provost for faculty affairs at Syracuse University, has been named dean of the College of Law at Georgia State University.

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Appalachian Law selects Liberty Law dean Keith Faulkner as president and dean

April 30, 2021

BLUEFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH — The Appalachian School of Law in Buchanan County, Va. announced Wednesday that a new president and dean had been selected for the school.

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LMU Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt appointed White House Senior Policy Advisor for Democracy and Voting Rights

April 30, 2021

MYLANEWS.COM — LMU Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt, a nationally recognized scholar of constitutional law and the law of democracy, has been appointed White House Senior Policy Advisor for Democracy and Voting Rights.

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