Elon Law welcomes second cohort of student diversity fellows
TODAY AT ELON — Elon University School of Law welcomed a second cohort of Student Diversity Fellows in 2023-2024 following a successful inaugural year that featured new programs and resources for the law school community.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — After seeing that community service and civil rights organizations could not meet the legal needs of their South Asian clients, Shivani Parikh ’24 was inspired to start her community’s own legal defense fund.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — While externing at a legal helpline this spring, Arianna Hopkins ’25 often found herself consoling New Yorkers who were in tears—fearful of losing their homes and becoming homeless or seeking to escape domestic violence.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Among the 683 graduates at this year’s Fordham Law Diploma Ceremony are the first cohort of REAL Scholars—graduates of a leadership development program launched in 2021 to give support and opportunity to students who have encountered barriers on their path to law school.
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THE GW HATCHET — GW Law alum Ema Klugman seeks to represent Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics in three-day eventing, an equestrian competition.
Read More about Recent George Washington Law graduate Ema Klugman competes for spot in Pairs OlympicsGeorge Washington Law students awarded fellowships for workplace justice advocacy
GW LAW — Brad Bainum, Rachel Khoury, Ted Parker, and Zan Weng from GW Law have been awarded Peggy Browning Fund (PBF) fellowships in workplace justice advocacy.
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KU NEWS — Forty-five University of Kansas School of Law students provided more than 1,580 hours of free legal services during the 2023-2024 academic year, with 26 of them earning a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Crestencia Pihlaja, a 2L at the School of Law, earned second place for Best Oral Argument at the Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court Competition in Seattle in March.
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 166th Regular Session in Barbados last month, following an invitation from the Government of Barbados. During the Session, the Court held its Public Hearing on “The Climate Emergency and Human Rights,” an Advisory Opinion Request submitted by the Republics of Colombia and…
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Hana Palazzo entered the recent Writing Workshop held by Penn State Dickinson Law’s Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) uncertain about what the ADI was and why it mattered. She left with a new mission and sense of belonging.
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