Month: December 2016

There is little doubt that many university campuses would benefit from increased awareness of antisemitism.  Recent years have seen more expressions of anti-Jewish prejudice – often but not always in ...

There's some exciting news today out of my old home in West Philly.  Dan Filler has been named the next dean at Drexel Law School.  Cribbing now from Drexel president…

This just in: Call for Chapters – Edited Book (“Yet to be determined UK Publisher”)Working title: Russia and the Global World: A Systemic Understanding of International Law (edited by P. ...

Howard Katz has just written with the sad news that Michael Rich of Elon Law School has passed away.  There will be a memorial service tomorrow at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church…

I was saddened to learn that long-time Northeastern University law professor Hope Lewis passed away earlier this week.  Hope was educated at Harvard College and Harvard Law School and taught…

The Public Image is a new book by my Northwestern colleague Robert Hariman (and his coauthor John Louis Lucaites). Of interest to lawyers and law professors is the discussion of the reliability…

Saint Louis University School of Law has named Professor William Johnson as its new dean.  Johnson, who holds his JD from Michigan, joined SLU from the University of North Dakota…

The much-anticipated report of Yale's Committee to Establish Principles on Renaming has just been released.  It's a very thoughtful assessment of the factors to consider in renaming -- and also the…

I'm pleased to announce that Professor Shontavia Johnson of Drake Law School is stepping into the faculty lounge to sit with us for a spell.  She holds the Kern Family Chair…

In a prior post I pointed to a press release announcing the University Professorship at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. The official job posting, which includes details and…