2023 AALS President and Villanova Law dean Mark Alexander reflects on the past year

January 22, 2024

LAW.COM — Reflecting on his year as president, Alexander said his theme for the past year has been “defending democracy,” saying that “law schools have a critical role to play in the future of our democracy.”

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LSAC President Kellye Testy to become AALS Executive Director and CEO on July 1 

January 22, 2024

REUTERS — Law School Admission Council President Kellye Testy will step down this summer to become the executive director of the Association of American Law Schools, the AALS said on Thursday.

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Washington & Lee Law dean Melanie Wilson becomes AALS President

January 19, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Melanie D. Wilson, Dean and Roy L. Steinheimer, Jr., Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been named to the National Jurist’s 2024 list of the 20 Most Influential People in Legal Education. Wilson is number 14.

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University of Virginia Law dean Risa Goluboff joins AALS Executive Committee

January 19, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean Risa Goluboff of the University of Virginia School of Law has been elected to the Association of American Law Schools Executive Committee and named a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation trustee. 

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BYU Law professor J. Clifton Fleming honored by AALS Section on Taxation

January 19, 2024

PR NEWSWIRE — BYU Law is pleased to announce longtime Professor J. Clifton Fleming, Jr., is one of two recipients of The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Taxation Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Brooklyn Law faculty present at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting

January 19, 2024

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Brooklyn Law faculty continued to lead peers in discussions of thought-provoking topics at AALS this week, including today when a trio of our legal writing professors are speaking at a session on the upcoming “NextGen Bar Exam,” which is set to make its debut in July 2026. 

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Brooklyn Law highlights faculty honored with awards at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting

January 19, 2024

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Brooklyn Law School stood out at the 2024 annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in Washington, D.C., today as two faculty members, Assistant Professor Sarah Lorr and Professor of Law Emerita Janet Sinder, received awards for their legal education work before an audience of peers from around the country.  

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University of Connecticut Law professors Jessica de Perio Wittman and Anna VanCleave honored at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting

January 19, 2024

UCONN TODAY — The American Association of Law Schools will honor two UConn Law faculty members, associate professors Jessica de Perio Wittman and Anna VanCleave, with separate awards at the organization’s annual meeting this week.

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Fordham Law faculty present at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting

January 19, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Two Fordham Law professors will be honored and 11 faculty members will speak at the 2024 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, held from January 3 to 6 in Washington, D.C. 

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