Library Blog

The weekly library blog contains news, research resources, and information about library events. To view archived copies of library newsletters and blogs from 1996 to present, visit Docs@RWU.

  • Mental Health Matters

    Law School and Mental Health

    According to the World Health Organization, depression is a common mental health disorder that affects an estimated 5% of the world’s adult population. Some studies suggest that lawyers experience

  • Two laptop computers and papers with writing.

    Topic Selection & Directed Research

    To graduate from RWU Law, each student must complete the school’s writing requirement “under the direct supervision of a professor or director of an institute” during which the student “must write an

  • "Passion Led Us Here" on sidewalk

    Support for Experiential Learning

    Experiential education is a touchstone of the work done at RWU Law. Participation in the clinical programs provides students with hands-on experience. Our series of Law Clinic Guides are designed to

  • Reference & Research Services staff (l to r): Jessica Silvia, Misty Peltz-Steele, Lindsay Koso, Erin Orsini

    Meet the Reference/Research Staff

    This summer brought many changes to the library staff--one retired, another moved closer to family, and two others moved on to new challenges that use their skills and experience working at the

  • Welcome

    Welcome (Back)!

    The RWU Law Library staff would like to welcome all our Law School Students! We are excited to get to know the 1Ls students as you begin your law school journey. We are eager to welcome back the 2L

  • People near body of water at sunset

    July 30th: International Friendship Day

    According to the UN, the International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 and lobbied by the World Friendship Crusade out of Paraguay. There are many South American countries that celebrate it

  • Nelson Mandela on May 13, 2008

    Summer Holidays: International Mandela Day

    International Mandela Day is celebrated on July 18 each year. Volunteering and community services on this day honor the legacy of Nelson Mandela. In April 2009, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the

  • Juneteenth Freedom Day. Silhouette of a fist over red, yellow, and green stripes.

    Celebrating and Reflecting Upon Juneteenth

    According to the New York Times, “On June 19, 1865, about two months after the Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Va., Gordon Granger, a Union general, arrived in Galveston

  • Wreaths of red poppies on war memorial engraved "Their name liveth for evermore"

    Summer Holidays: Memorial Day

    For many, Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. Americans often take advantage of the three-day weekend to take short vacations, visit with family and friends, or have barbeques. Officially

  • Procession of graduates and faculty

    Congratulations to the Class of 2022!

    Congratulations to the Class of 2022 on completing your work here at RWU Law. Your class spent most of its time studying and learning during a global pandemic and still you have reached this milestone