In Memoriam: Kenneth Karst
UCLA NEWSROOM — Kenneth Karst, an influential constitutional law scholar, teacher and longtime faculty member who had a profound effect in shaping UCLA School of Law, died April 9. He was 89. A prolific and celebrated author in a wide range of fields, Karst was also a favorite of students, colleagues and peers. His efforts to…
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IU ROBERT H. MCKINNEY LAW — The IU McKinney School of Law mourns the loss of one of its greatest leaders and the longest-serving dean in the school’s history. Dean Emeritus Norman Lefstein passed away on August 29, 2019, at the age of 82.
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IU ROBERT H. MCKINNEY LAW — Professor Emerita Eleanor DeArman Kinney passed away on Friday, November 16 at the age of 71. Professor Kinney joined the law school faculty in 1984 and in 1986 founded the school’s internationally recognized Center for Law and Health (later named the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law…
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY — Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, Syracuse University professor emerita of law and an influential leader at Duke University, died Oct. 22. She was 72. A native of South Carolina, Reuben-Cooke was one of the first five African American undergraduate students at Duke University and was active in the civil rights movement.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Craig W. Christensen at his home in Ventura, CA, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s and COPD.
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NYU LAW — Judge William T. Allen, Nusbaum Professor of Law and Business and founding director of the Pollack Center for Law & Business at NYU, passed away on October 13, 2019, at the age of 75. Joining NYU Law in 1997, Allen taught Corporation Law, Corporate Governance, and Mergers and Acquisitions at both the Law School…
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NYU LAW — Life Trustee, Director of Law and Business Experiential Courses, and Adjunct Professor Stephanie Abramson ’69 passed away on May 3. Abramson earned her JD, with honors, from the Law School in 1969, after earning her BA, with honors, from Harvard University’s Radcliffe College.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — William E. Westerbeke joined the KU Law faculty in 1975. By the time he retired in 2016, he’d launched many legal careers, improved countless golf games, and received numerous teaching awards. A dedicated teacher known for his accessibility to students, he received the Dean Frederick J. Moreau Award for Student…
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — George Cameron Coggins came to KU Law in 1970 and taught for 40 years, making a name as a prolific scholar and an expert in the field of public natural resources law. He was named the Frank Edwards Tyler Distinguished Professor of Law in 1983 in recognition of his…
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — I know that you join me in mourning the recent loss of our dear friend and colleague, Professor Stephen J. Ellmann, who passed away on Friday, March 8. When I reflect on my friendship with Steve, I think of his beautiful writing and kindness. Steve wrote prolifically about human rights, South Africa…
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