Stanford Law honors students and faculty with awards
STANFORD LAW — During the 2022-23 academic year, Stanford Law School (SLS) faculty and students garnered an array of awards and fellowships honoring their books, articles, academic excellence, teaching, mentorship and other achievements.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Tyler Adams, a U.S. Army veteran and third-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been named a 2023 Tillman Scholar. The Pat Tillman Foundation says its scholarship recipients are military service members, veterans and spouses with “a high potential for impact as demonstrated through a proven…
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GW LAW — We talked to Open Doors Scholar, Precious Diamond Thompson, Class of 2025, about her experiences at GW Law and plans for the summer. Read more about her experiences below.
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UC BERKELEY LAW — The annual Student Summer Series presents first-person reflections from a few Berkeley Law students who are engaged in intriguing summer work across a wide swath of practice areas. While only a sampling of the valuable job experience and skill development students gain all over the legal landscape, the series provides a…
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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW — When the phone call came to let Margaret Hassel know she had been selected as editor in chief of the Columbia Law Review, it was 11:30 p.m. on a Saturday, and she was on the Q train rumbling through Brooklyn. She had just enough time to say “thank you” and “I…
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UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA LAW — Meridian Wappett’s love for the river guided her toward the sciences early in her childhood. Her high school teachers encouraged her to volunteer with state environmental organizations, where Wappett got a taste for what’s required to organize rallies, draft and pass climate change legislation, and spend days testifying at the…
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USC GOULD LAW — Public service has always been part of Katherine Sims’ life. At Gould, her dedication to legal advocacy and a career in government found a home as she was selected to be a Public Interest Scholar. And now, the JD Class of 2023 graduate is ready to begin the next phase of…
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — In her eight years working as a special education teacher and administrator before law school, Alexis Ballinger saw firsthand how the law affected her students’ lives, including those whose parents were imprisoned for offenses such as drug possession.
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CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — As the first openly autistic law professor to publish a law review article, Brandon Stump has broken his fair share of norms. A professor at Cleveland State University’s College of Law, Stump, who is queer, hopes that being open about his identity will open doors for those like him.
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USC GOULD LAW — This spring, USC Gould School of Law Caven Hamilton took a trip to Washington, D.C. Not for an ordinary sightseeing visit, rather to be inducted as a Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student from the Ninth Circuit fellows of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is the first Gould student to be selected,…
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