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Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
MAY
30
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Citizens Plaza Rotunda
Philadelphia Area Law Alumni Reception
JUN
06
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Open House for Admitted Students
JUN
10
9:15 am - 1:30 pm
RWU Law, Ten Metacom Avenue, Bristol, RI 02809
Law Alumni Association Breakfast/School of Law 20th Anniversary Celebration Kick-off
JUN
13
7:45 am - 9:15 am
Rhode Island Convention Center, First Floor West Lobby, Providence
Bridging The Gap: Restart and Recharge Your Legal Career
JUN
20
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
RWU School of Law
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05/24/2013
RWU Law in the "Real World"
I often use this blog to talk about the amazing array of experiential learning opportunities that RWU Law is able to offer as the only law school in Rhode Island. But as we approach our 20th...
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  • May 18, 2013
    ProJo: Dees at RWU Law
    From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "Dees challenges grads on tough issues: Civil-rights lawyer says securing human rights close to home will advance us globally" by Katie Mulvaney, Journal Staff Writer BRISTOL, May 18, 2013: — Civil-rights lawyer Morris Dees gave the 164 graduates of Roger Williams University School of Law a lofty charge Friday. “You hold the keys to the gates of justice,” said Dees, cofounder and chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center. [...] He challenged them not...
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  • May 17, 2013
    RWU Law Celebrates Commencement 2013
    See latest photos on RWU Flickr! BRISTOL, R.I., May 17, 2013 – Under sunny blue skies, Morris Dees – a preeminent civil rights attorney and founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center – addressed the 164 graduates of the Class of 2013 during Commencement exercises Friday. “After 53 years of law practice, I can tell you that I am so proud to be a lawyer,” he told the graduates. “America is a nation of laws, and lawyers led the way long before we were a country. … We know that lawyers wrote...
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  • May 16, 2013
    Live Stream of Commencement!
    The School of Law’s Commencement will be available via UStream (live feed) during the ceremony using this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rwucommencement. Family and friends unable to be present at the ceremony will be able to tune in on that day.  Following the ceremony, the video will be archived and you will receive a link to access it at a later date. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Alumni, Programs & Events at 401-254-4659 or lawevents@rwu.edu
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  • May 16, 2013
    Commencement 2013!
    BRISTOL, R.I., May 1, 2013 – As Roger Williams University School of Law prepares to kick off its 20th Anniversary year,  Morris Dees – a preeminent civil rights attorney and founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center – will address the Class of 2013 and receive an honorary degree during Commencement exercises on Friday, May 17. The law school ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 17, on the University’s main athletic field. The School of Law will also present an honorary degree to...
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  • May 18, 2012
    Commencement 2012!
    RWU Law Celebrates Commencement 2012!   See photos here! (More to come soon!)   Bristol, R.I. May 18, 2012: Roger Williams University School of Law’s 17th Commencement took place Friday under clear blue skies, as 183 new law school graduates were awarded juris doctor degrees before a crowd of nearly 2,000. Some highlights of the day: •    Renowned jurist and judicial reformer, the Honorable Jack B. Weinstein, delivered the keynote and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of...
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