Quinnipiac Law student Brian Conaster continues studies while serving in the US Navy in Qatar
QUINNIPAC UNIVERSITY — For one Quinnipiac law student, learning doesn’t stop when duty calls. Navy Lieutenant Commander Brian Conatser, JD ‘21 balances his studies with military service as he performs active duty in Qatar, where he’s been stationed since mid-June.
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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF LAW — Nestled away in the mountains, the village Khost in the Baghlan Province of Afghanistan is where Zamira Saidi (LLM ‘19, JD ‘22) began her education journey. Her family fled to Khost during the Taliban uprising in the 1990s, along with other families trying to escape Taliban rule. At…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law student Zamira Saidi draws upon experiences in Afghanistan to focus on gender equalityHarvard Law environmental law clinic helps Massachusetts towns convert to clean energy
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Helping key players across the state, including the City of Boston and environmental nonprofits, hit the net zero goal is a focus for the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School. For the past several years, students and staff attorneys in the clinic have worked on a number of…
Read More about Harvard Law environmental law clinic helps Massachusetts towns convert to clean energyPace Law Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies participates in IUCN World Conservation Congress
PACE UNIVERSITY — The Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies (GCELS) at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University successfully submitted and advocated for the adoption of groundbreaking motions to strengthen human rights and environmental protections at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, which took place in Marseille, France from September 3 to September 11,…
Read More about Pace Law Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies participates in IUCN World Conservation CongressUC Irvine Law supports Afghan academics through Scholars at Risk
DAILY PILOT — As Afghans flee their native country in search of safe harbor, following the recent takeover of capital city Kabul by Taliban forces, universities are engaging in a rescue mission to bring scholars and their families to California college campuses.
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NEWS@NORTHWESTERN — Alexandra (Xander) Meise was driving from Philadelphia to Boston en route to her new job as an associate teaching professor at Northeastern’s School of Law. The buzzing of her phone reminded her of more arduous journeys that were being attempted on the other side of the world. People she had never met were trying…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — The Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law is thrilled to announce the release of its 2020-2021 Annual Report. The past year was a year of gratitude and transition as the Center celebrated its 30thAnniversary, saw transitions in its team, and worked with AUWCL leadership to prepare for…
Read More about American University Washington College of Law human rights center releases annual reportUniversity of Arizona Law professor Boris Kozolchyk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for work on global economic justice
JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law congratulates Evo DeConcini Professor of Law Emeritus Boris Kozolchyk on his recent Nobel Peace Prize nomination. Kozolchyk was nominated by the University of Rio de la Plata and the Argentine Comparative Law Association for his work addressing issues of economic justice between countries as well as within each country, advancing…
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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE — Brigham Young University law students soon will have a new way to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — from within the Middle East itself. BYU Law’s Jerusalem initiative will launch in late April and early May, the school announced Wednesday, in conjunction with the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.
Read More about BYU Law announces program on Israeli-Palestinian conflictUC Berkeley Law provides legal support for Afghan refugees
THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN — As terror in Afghanistan continues to sweep the streets and more Afghans seek refuge, UC Berkeley School of Law has established a legal support system aiming to help the rising humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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