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Spring 2012 FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS Professor Robert Lancaster was appointed to serve on the Nominating Committee for the American Association of Law Schools Section on Clinical Legal Education. The AALS is a non-profit educational association of 176 law schools representing over 10,000 law faculty in the United States with the purpose of “improvement of the legal profession through legal education.” Professors Robert Lancaster and Kenneth Mayeaux presented at the Southern Clinical Conference sponsored by the University of Tennessee Law School on March 17, 2012. Professor Lancaster gave a presentation entitled “Metaphor as Heuristic in Family Mediation: Teaching the Importance of Language in Transforming Perspective.” Professor Mayeaux presented with Laila Hlass from Loyola New Orleans College of Law on “Teaching Multi-faceted, Social Justice Lawyering in a Clinic Setting: The Importance and Impotence of Community Education and Advocacy Initiatives.” The University of Pennsylvania Law Review has published an essay by Professor Edward Richards that analyzes the Hurricane Katrina Levee Breech litigation. Professor William Corbett, along with his co-authors, is pleased to announce the second edition of The Global Workplace: International and Comparative Employment Law Cases and Materials. Continue Reading |
The LSU Law Center will hold Commencement Exercises on Friday, May 25, 2012, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU Campus. The Honorable J. Bennett Johnston, former U.S. Senator from Louisiana and distinguished LSU Law alum, will serve as Commencement speaker.
Chancellor Jack M. Weiss has announced two key administrative appointments at the LSU Law Center: N. Gregory Smith, the Professional Ethics Professor of Law, will serve as Vice Chancellor for Finance/Business Affairs and Raymond T. Diamond, the Jules F. and Francis T. Landry Distinguished Professor of Law, will serve in the newly created position of Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development and Institutional Assessment.
Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to integrate New Orleans public schools, spoke to the LSU Law Center community on April 5, 2012. The lecture was sponsored by the George W. and Jean H. Pugh Institute for Justice.
Graduates from the classes of 2007, 2002, 1992, 1982 and 1972 celebrated their respective class reunions on Friday, March 30. The day began in the McKernan Auditorium with a great panel discussion on Practical Legal Education: What is it, and how much of it do we want? The reunion day culminated with a buffet dinner and reception at the LSU Faculty Club.
Over 45 admitted applicants attended Visiting Day for Admitted Students on March 17 at the LSU Law Center in the McKernan Auditorium. These admitted applicants represented 10 states and over 20 undergraduate institutions with majors such as engineering, biology, education, journalism and philosophy.
LSU Law Center Chancellor Jack M. Weiss has announced that former U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston has been selected as the commencement speaker for the 2012 graduation exercises. The commencement ceremonies will be held Friday, May 25, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the LSU campus.
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