One of the pleasures of being the dean at RWU is that I get to go on the road and spend time with our successful alums across the country: in recent weeks it was NYC, Miami (actually Coral Gables)...
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...
Bristol, R.I., May 3, 2013 – In a year of milestone anniversary celebrations and an ever-expanding focus on serving individuals and communities across the State of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University and the Roger Williams University School of Law have signed on to sponsor a full lighting of WaterFire Providence on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 28.
WaterFire Providence – artist Barnaby Evans’s unique flame-inspired cultural installation, which has attracted more than 10 million visitors...
From Narragansett Bay Journal: "Climate Change Adaptation: Efforts on the Ground. What Will the Future Bring?" by Julia Wyman
Julia Wyman is a staff attorney and adjunct professor at the Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams University School of Law/Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program.
Spring 2013: Climate change is impacting the world in tremendous ways: drought, wildfires, increased air and water temperatures, and decreased biodiversity are just a few examples.
Some of the areas that...
FROM ecoRI: "R.I. Coast at Center of Marine Climate Crisis" by TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff
BRISTOL, Nov. 16, 2012 — For coastal planners and managers, the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is about responding to an immediate crisis while keeping a commitment to long-term planning — a challenge complicated by the politically charged issue of climate change.
This predicament was at center stage this week at the Marine Science Symposium hosted by Roger Williams University, where scientists, lawyers...
From the Cape Cod Times: "Scientists: Record temps will alter landscape" by Doug Fraser
BRISTOL, R.I., November 16, 2012 — Given the Katrina-like devastation after Superstorm Sandy slammed into New York and New Jersey, it was no surprise Thursday when panelists at a global warming symposium were told that water temperatures in the Northeast for the first half of 2012 were the warmest in more than 150 years of record keeping.
The region experienced record heat on land in 2012, and water...
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...
From offshore wind energy to fisheries management, from admiralty law to piracy and international trade, formerly esoteric Marine Law issues are appearing more and more frequently in the public debate – in national and international political circles, among corporate and industry leaders; even around office water coolers.
As the conversation evolves, lawyers, policymakers and the public are seeking a deeper understanding of these vital areas, and RWU Law is – as Providence Business News...
From SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING: "NOAA approves Rhode Island plan for offshore energy development, job creation and ocean stewardship" by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
July 22, 2011: NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D. joined Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and other national and state leaders today to recognize the pioneering Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan (Ocean SAMP). This new, innovative ocean...
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico brought some of the costliest and most complex litigation to the U.S. justice system to date. To better understand the legal ramifications and legacy of the BP oil crisis, Roger Williams University School of Law offers three scholars to provide expert analysis and commentary as the story continues to unfold.
To arrange an interview, contact Michael Bowden at (401) 254-3881 or Ruth Bazinet at (401) 254-3805.
David A. Logan
Dean, Roger...
Slate, for its column, Explainer: Answers to your questions about the news, turned to Susan Farady, director of RWU Law's Marine Affairs Institute, for background on "One Fish, Two Fish, Who Regulates You, Fish? Is federal salmon oversight as complicated as President Obama claims?" by Brian Palmer
Jan. 26, 2011: President Obama cracked wise about the complexity of federal fish regulations during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. "The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while...
The "FOCUS: LAW" section of the Sept 13, 2010 edition of Providence Business News quotes RWU Law's Marine Affairs Institute director Susan Farady in an article titled, "Deepwater wind farm attracts a crowd ... of lawyers" by Staff Writer Chris Barrett:
Sept. 13, 2010: The uncharted waters surrounding what could become the first offshore wind farm in North America has left a bevy of attorneys navigating legal minefields that could still sink the proposal by Deepwater Wind, if not significantly...
USA TODAY interviewed RWU Law's Susan Farady, Director of the Marine Law Institute and the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program, for a story, "Gulf platform explodes in flames; 13 rescued," by Alan Levin and Julie Schmit, which ran in (and was teased on the front page of) the newspaper's special Labor Day Weekend edition:
September 3, 2010: An offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that exploded Thursday did not leak a significant amount of oil into the water, the Coast Guard said.
All 13 rig...
The Financial Times of London published an article today titled, "Spill claims to test limits of BP’s liability" by legal correspondent Michael Peel"
12 August 2010: A swathe of Gulf of Mexico oil disaster lawsuits sent to a New Orleans court could have a multibillion-dollar impact on BP’s finances and a wider effect on the offshore US energy industry, law experts claimed on Wednesday.
Judge Carl Barbier is likely to have to make a series of crucial early rulings over areas such as document...
The National Law Journal's Karen Sloan wrote this article titled, "Gulf Coast spill casts doubt upon centuries-old legal principles."
July 30, 2010: Martin Davies is a man in demand. In the three months since the Deepwater Horizon disaster sent oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the director of Tulane University Law School's Maritime Law Center has been fielding questions from congressional aides, reporters and investors seeking insight into U.S. maritime law -- a complicated, sometimes...
The June 28, 2010 "Focus: LAW" edition of the Providence Business News asserts that "RWU is a leader in marine law." By PBN Staff Writer Denise Perreault.
June 28, 2010: Roger Williams University School of Law has quietly become a national leader in the field of marine law, a specialty whose importance is highlighted by the massive oil spill in the Gulf.
The Bristol law school is one of only a few in the country, professors say, that offers students the opportunity to concentrate on ocean law,...
