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Pack your bags and get ready to jet off for Library Week: Passport to Knowledge! From Monday, April 7th through Friday, April 11th, the Law Library will host Library Week, our celebration of National Library Week , an event that highlights the services, programming, and the people that make libraries amazing resources. This year, our theme, Passport to Knowledge, will give you the chance to…
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One day a few years ago, Associate Professor of Law Natasha Varyani’ s property class was discussing a case about a homeowner on Martha’s Vineyard. A student raised her hand and asked, “Why are we reading all of these cases about these rich white people when there are things happening in the world?” Varyani was taken aback by the question but realized that a lack of representation in legal…, “Otherness all around”, Varyani’s new book is a natural extension of a teaching career dedicated to helping students understand the language of law. Varyani’s parents immigrated to the United States shortly before she was born. Before they moved, they were part of a Hindu minority in Muslim-majority Pakistan. Varyani’s extended family eventually moved to India. “There’s otherness all around,” she notes. As a first-…, Tools to learn, "I think everyone's got a little bit of otherness in them, particularly when they come to law school," says Varyani. "I think it can be really scary. The way that law school is built is that it's different from any other educational experience you've had. Traditionally, it's easy for everyone to come into the classroom and feel scared, or like they're a fish out of water, or like there's a…
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Upon graduating from law school, Professor Monica Teixeira de Sousa—who joins the faculty of Roger Williams University School of Law this fall—was well positioned to slip into a comfortable role at any number of elite law firms. Instead, she returned to her adopted home state of Rhode Island to work as a public interest lawyer. Later, as an academic, Professor Teixeira de Sousa’s focus would…, First-Gen Law Students, Beyond her pursuits in public interest law, Teixeira de Sousa has also developed a profound academic interest in first-generation law students, on both the individual and societal levels. Her individual concerns sprang largely from her experiences as a tenured law professor at New England Law | Boston, where she created and served as the director of that school’s First Generation Students Program…, Roger Williams University Law Review, , titled “The Law Professor and the Therapist”, subtitled “Beyond Belonging: There’s a Place and a Need for Group Solidarity.” “When I was at New England, the approach that I developed was to partner with a clinician, a therapist,” she said. “We would co-facilitate these regularly occurring group meetings for the first-generation students—think of an AA meeting in a church basement! You go around…, Home to Rhode Island, For Professor Teixeira de Sousa, returning to Rhode Island is a true homecoming—in both a professional and personal sense (her mother and many other relatives still live here). But the biggest attraction, she said, is the feeling she gets from the law school itself. “One of the main attractions for me is the genuineness of the people here,” she said. “The first word that comes to my mind is ‘…
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Eddie Ahn, Executive Director of the environmental justice nonprofit Brightline Defense and author of, Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice, , visited Roger Williams University School of Law on Thursday, March 20. Hosted during Professor Natasha Varyani’s Property Law class, Ahn’s visit provided first-year law students and community members an opportunity to engage in a conversation about his book and its themes of family, advocacy, and environmental justice. Varyani, reflecting on why she invited Ahn to RWU Law, explained, “Engaging…, Advocate, evoked a change in perspective for me and brought new life to concepts I have been teaching for over a decade. I knew the students at RWU Law would respond to his story of family, community, and environmental justice because of what I see them bring to the classroom every day.” Ahn opened the discussion with a slideshow, showcasing the artwork from his memoir and sharing personal stories that…, “, Ahn’s story reinforced my commitment to dedicate my legal career to serving underrepresented minority communities. Representation and advocacy matter; seeing leaders like Eddie Ahn succeed in nonprofit and public interest law is inspiring and reassuring.” Ahn’s visit was co-sponsored by RWU Law, the Asian American Lawyers of Massachusetts, the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, and…, Advocate, and had the opportunity to have it signed by Ahn.
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BRISTOL, R.I., –, Roger Williams University School of Law (RWU Law) is proud to announce a $750,000 gift from the Hassenfeld Family Foundation to fund the university’s initiative to expand awareness of the law school’s mission and public service work in Rhode Island and the greater Northeast region. The Hassenfeld Family Foundation’s generous gift allows RWU Law to implement a comprehensive three-year marketing…
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On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the Roger Williams University School of Law hosted its annual, Champions for Justice, event at the Graduate by Hilton Providence. The evening brought together members of the Rhode Island legal community to honor RWU Law alumni and organizations making significant contributions to social justice. Dean Gregory W. Bowman thanked the evening’s sponsors, including Grand Partner Chisholm Chisholm Kilpatrick LTD and Sponsor Reception Partner Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell LTD, and…
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BRISTOL, R.I. –, Two Roger Williams University alumni have been selected as winners in this year's Providence Business News 40 Under Forty awards. These young professionals – a graduate of the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business and an alum of the RWU School of Law – were recognized for their career success and community involvement. The honorees will receive their awards on July 18 at the Aldrich Mansion in…, Katie Delehanty Katie Delehanty ’07, Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Customer First Corporation, Delehanty co-owns Customer First Corporation, a U.S. federal contracting firm that predominantly serves the U.S. Navy and provides management consulting and engineering-adjacent services in emerging technologies. As co-founder and co-CEO, Delehanty oversees complex projects for the U.S. Navy, ensuring that all phases from planning to execution are meticulously managed. Project management is a…, Michael Mineau Michael Mineau L’09, Juris Doctor, Counsel, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, As counsel in Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP’s Transactional and Litigation Practice Groups, Mineau specializes in commercial real estate transactions, land use and development, and real estate-related litigation. He represents real estate developers, landlords, tenants, and investors in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, handling all aspects of deals such as acquisitions, leasing, zoning, and title…
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Curtis R. Pouliot-Alvarez L‘15 has always been drawn to the fight against injustice. But once he saw up close how the legal system disproportionately punishes poverty and marginalized communities, he knew he wanted to dedicate his life to help those affected. During his law school days, he served as both a student attorney at the School of Law Immigration Clinic and as law student counsel for…
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