Chicago-Kent Law faculty win Illinois Tech Team Excellence Award
CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW — Three members of the Chicago-Kent College of Law staff won an Illinois Institute of Technology 2019 Team Excellence Award in December for “Innovative Contribution to Support Excellence in Teaching and Research.”
Read More about Chicago-Kent Law faculty win Illinois Tech Team Excellence AwardChicago-Kent Law students Joey Carrillo and Ada Sandobal selected for Public Interest Law Initiative Fellowships
CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW — Chicago-Kent College of Law students Joey Carrillo ’21 and Ada Sandoval ’20 have been selected for Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) internships for spring 2020. PILI interns receive a stipend and work at Illinois nonprofits under the supervision of experienced attorneys.
Read More about Chicago-Kent Law students Joey Carrillo and Ada Sandobal selected for Public Interest Law Initiative FellowshipsUniversity of Richmond Law student Chase Wittaker leads education non-profit in Zambia
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWSROOM — “This guy” was Chase Whittaker, a fellow 1L student hailing from San Diego. After a 2017 trip to Livingstone, Zambia as an undergraduate student majoring in public policy at San Diego State University, Whittaker returned to the states knowing that his work in Zambia wasn’t done. After researching internal revenue code,…
Read More about University of Richmond Law student Chase Wittaker leads education non-profit in ZambiaA look at University of Akron Law programs for international students
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — “They also contribute to a richer, more worldly, law school experience for all our students,” Akron Law dean Christopher J. (C.J.) Peters said. “Right now we have a dozen international students among our J.D. (Juris Doctor) enrollment of about 420,” Peters continued. “Although we anticipate that the program will continue to grow, we take…
Read More about A look at University of Akron Law programs for international studentsPenn Law student Mariel Mussack selected for Skadden Fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 3L Mariel Mussack is one of 28 Skadden Fellows who will devote the next two years of their careers to working in public interest. In the Skadden Fellowship Foundation’s 40-year history, 29 Penn Law students have been named Fellows. As the daughter of immigrant parents, Mussack…
Read More about Penn Law student Mariel Mussack selected for Skadden FellowshipWayne Law student Erin Gianopoulo selected as Michigan Political Leadership Program fellow
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — Wayne State University Law School student Erin Gianopoulos was recently named to Michigan State University’s newest class of Michigan Political Leadership Program fellows. As a fellow, Gianopoulos will spend 10 months learning about how to govern, lead in public service and run for elected office.
Read More about Wayne Law student Erin Gianopoulo selected as Michigan Political Leadership Program fellowUniversity of Wisconsin Law student Alex Knorr named Stearns-Shaw Scholar for LGBTQ advocacy
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON LAW SCHOOL — Chicagoan Alex Knorr is the latest University of Wisconsin Law School student to be named a Stearns-Shaw Scholar. Knorr, who earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at American University in Washington, D.C., received the award for her commitment to defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. At the…
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law student Alex Knorr named Stearns-Shaw Scholar for LGBTQ advocacyYale Law students Sam Marullo and Patrick Hulin secure funding for Connecticut opioid treatment programs in prison
YALE LAW SCHOOL — When Sam Marullo ’20 and Patrick Hulin ’20 first arrived at Yale Law School, they spent their 1L year advocating for funding for Connecticut opioid treatment programs in prison through the Law School’s Legislative Advocacy Clinic. Marullo, the former policy director for Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo ’98, had successfully worked on similar legislation in Rhode Island and was hoping…
Read More about Yale Law students Sam Marullo and Patrick Hulin secure funding for Connecticut opioid treatment programs in prisonNew England Law student Sujin Han shares advice for part-time law
NEW ENGLAND LAW BOSTON — Sujin Han ’20 will be the first one to tell you: she was not one of those people who always knew they wanted to become lawyer. Today, Han, a member of New England Law | Boston’s evening JD program, draws upon her past to provide a better future for others. This is…
Read More about New England Law student Sujin Han shares advice for part-time lawRecord number of Hispanic students are attending colleges nationwide
USA TODAY — The USA TODAY Network launched a series on the Latino community in the U.S. called Hecho en USA, or made in America. Roughly 80% of all Latinos living in the U.S. are American citizens. But media coverage of Hispanics tends to focus on immigration and crime, instead of how Latino families live, work…
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