Harvard Law staff and faculty honored for contributions to the law school community
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Ten Harvard Law School staff members — seven individuals and one three-person team — received the 2024 Dean’s Award for Excellence on May 15 for their workplace contributions that embody the spirit of excellence within the Harvard Law School community.
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SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD — University of Houston Law Center student Deborah Billy Gillis-Harry (J.D. candidate ‘25) recently received approval for her EB-2 National Interest Waiver under the Exceptional Ability category.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Samantha Medlin, a University of Houston Law Center 2024 graduate and Criminal Law Association President for the ’23-’24 academic year, was awarded the school’s Mark Vela Endowed Scholarship for her criminal law paper titled “Coty: A presumption of Falsity.”
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center student Deborah Billy Gillis-Harry (J.D. candidate ‘25) recently received approval for her EB-2 National Interest Waiver under the Exceptional Ability category.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center commencement speaker Lola Lin encouraged the Class of 2024, which included 262 J.D. graduates and 47 LL.M. graduates, to embrace possibilities, navigate challenges with sound judgment, and demonstrate empathy during Saturday’s ceremony at the Fertitta Center.
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ST. VINCENT TIMES — U.S. President Joseph R. Biden has appointed Howard Law Professor and Founder of the Garvey-Nkrumah Development Incubator, John Woods, Jr., to the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators.
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UIC LAW — Since the 2022 ruling (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization) stating that there is no constitutional right to an abortion and overruling previous court decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, many not-for-profit organizations have come together to aid pregnant people in the 21 states that have adopted abortion…
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON — The Law and Society Association will honor an Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor this week at its 2024 Annual Meeting in Denver from June 6-9.
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — Justin Rempe from University of Iowa College of Law has been awarded a Peggy Browning Fund fellowship in workplace justice advocacy.
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KU NEWS — Ten University of Kansas School of Law students received awards during the spring 2024 semester for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community.
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