News Stories

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Grodsky Prize Recognizes Exceptional Environmental Law Scholarship

June 16, 2021
Laura Cahier, LLM ’21, and Aaron Aber, JD ’20, have been awarded the Jamie Grodsky Prize for Environmental Law Scholarship for their innovative research and scholarship. The 2020 and 2021 Grodsky Prize winners were both celebrated this year at a virtual ceremony in April.
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Celorio Chosen for American Society of International Law Leadership Role

June 08, 2021
Rosa Celorio, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Legal Studies and Burnett Family Professorial Lecturer in International and Comparative Law and Policy, is appointed to serve as Chair of ASIL's Membership Committee and Next Generation Initiative.
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GW Law Names New Senior Associate Dean

June 01, 2021
Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew announces the appointment of Professor Michael B. Abramowicz as Jeffrey and Martha Kohn Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, effective June 1, 2021.
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Rising 3L Makes GW Law History

May 24, 2021
For the first time in GW Law history, The George Washington Law Review will be led by an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) student. Soohyun Stephanie Hahn, the first AAPI to hold the position, will serve as Editor-in-Chief for Volume 90.
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"Students for Students"

May 21, 2021
Ethan Shuchart, 1L, is profiled by "ABA for Law Students" for helping dozens of his fellow students find substantial employment opportunities by connecting them with parents looking for childcare options while they work remotely during the pandemic.
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GW Law Celebrates Commencement 2021

May 17, 2021
The 154th Commencement of the George Washington University Law School was held on Sunday, May 16, 2021.
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"The Future of Criminal Justice Reform"

May 04, 2021
In a special bicentennial issue of GW Magazine, Professor Kate Weisburd writes that in order to truly reform criminal justice, we need to rely less on incarceration and punishment and instead redirect our resources toward meeting people's basic needs.
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"Q & A: The Implications of the Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial"

April 27, 2021
Professor Cynthia Lee discusses with GW Today the potential impact on policing and law enforcement prosecutions following the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.
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GW Law Names 2021 Diploma Ceremony Speaker

April 20, 2021
Michael Hausfeld, JD '69, a groundbreaking human rights lawyer and one of the top civil litigators in the United States, will deliver the keynote address at GW Law’s Diploma Ceremony on Sunday, May 16, 2021.
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Professor Bearer-Friend Receives Fulbright Award

April 16, 2021
Professor Jeremy Bearer-Friend is the recipient of a Fulbright Award to the United Kingdom, where he will research poll taxes at the National Library of Scotland in the spring of 2022.
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Professor Fairfax Named Dean of American University Washington College of Law

April 14, 2021
Professor Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. has been named the next dean of American University Washington College of Law. He will begin his term as dean July 1.
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SBA Resolution Denounces Anti-AAPI Violence

April 08, 2021
The GW Law Student Bar Association issues a joint resolution condemning all forms of violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the United States.
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Professor Kohn Selected to Lead Clinics

April 07, 2021
Laurie S. Kohn, Associate Professor of Clinical Law and Director of the Family Justice Litigation Clinic, is appointed as the Jacob Burns Foundation Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs.
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A Conversation with U.S. Rep. Susan Wild

March 22, 2021
In a celebration of Women's History Month, U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, JD '82, PA-07, joined by her son Clay Wild, JD '20, spoke with Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew about women in leadership, her advocacy for mental health, and the January 6 Capitol Hill attack.
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Dean Matthew Interviews First Black ACLU President

March 05, 2021
In a celebration of Black History Month, ACLU President Deborah N. Archer spoke with Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew about how the law can be used to build a foundation toward equality and announced the organization’s renewed vision for fighting racial injustice.

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