Finance Law

Thirty-one years had passed since the last time I slipped into a graduation gown. Last Saturday afternoon, when I participated in the commencement exercises for the Brandeis School of Law’s Class of 2013, I marveled at how much things had changed since my own law class of 1982 graduated. My role was to introduce the [...]

April 24, 2013 Width)] –> Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, will deliver the commencement address for the 2013 graduating class of the University of California, Davis, School of Law. Pelosi will speak to a gathering of law degree candidates, faculty, [...]

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The University of Tulsa College of Law and Concord Law School of Kaplan University recently established an online Master of Jurisprudence in Energy Law (MJEL) degree program. The program was designed to meet the expressed desire of energy professionals to gain a sophisticated knowledge of the laws and regulations that govern the energy [...]

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 10, 2013– The University of Tulsa College of Law and Concord Law School of Kaplan University recently established an online Master of Jurisprudence in Energy Law (MJEL) degree program. The program was designed to meet the expressed desire of energy professionals to gain a sophisticated knowledge of the laws and regulations that [...]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Board of Trustees has approved a plan to change operation of the two Dickinson School of Law campuses, one in Carlisle and the other in University Park, into two separately accredited, but collaborative, law campuses. Each campus will offer curricula and opportunities that reflect the respective strengths of each [...]

PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 2013 The Earle Mack School of Law’s fifth commencement will take place at the Kimmel Center, May 17 The Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University will celebrate the Class of 2013 at its fifth commencement ceremony, which will take place at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (Broad and [...]

New dean joins university July 1 HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (March 22, 2013) — Jeffrey A. Standen has been named dean of the Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, effective July 1. Jeffrey A. Standen Standen is Van Winkle Melton Professor of Law and associate dean for faculty at Willamette University College of Law in [...]

Press release issued 21 March 2013 Wendy Larner, Professor of Human Geography and Sociology at the University of Bristol has been chosen to succeed Professor Judith Squires as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law from 01 August 2013. Professor Larner is currently Research Director for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law. [...]

  Andrew Klein is the new dean at Indiana University School of Law. Klein is currently a professor at the law school, located in Indianapolis, IN   Klein will start his dean post at the law school on July 1, 2013. The law school is known in Indiana as the Robert McKinney School of Law. [...]

One day after a lawmaker accused University of Texas System regents of engaging in a “witch hunt” aimed at University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, the board voted Wednesday during a tense meeting to seek an external review of the university’s relationship with the University of Texas Law School Foundation. The arrangement has [...]