While everyone’s life is different—different goals, setbacks, successes, and behaviors—one feeling we can all relate to is the rush we feel in our daily lives to get things done. With the world moving at a faster rate than ever, with constantly changing news and priorities, it’s become increasingly difficult to remind ourselves that moving slow and steady might just be exactly what we all need. …
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Molly Perkins is the Program Manager at the Marine Affairs Institute and the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program. Ms. Perkins received her BS from the University of Rhode Island in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics with a minor in Marine Affairs and a certificate in Energy Economics and Policy. She also went on to complete her MS in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, where…
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RWU Law Annual Fund , Gifts to this fund will be combined with other gifts for School of Law advances, such as technological improvements and increasing the pool of funds available for financial aid., Gift Planning, There are many ways that you can build a legacy at RWU Law through planned giving, some of which may also help lower the estate taxes for your beneficiaries or provide you with additional income in your retirement. Alumni, parents and friends who have generously chosen to make a gift to the Law School in their estate plans, or through a deferred gift, are invited to join the Roger Williams…, Dean’s Scholars Program, For every gift of $500 or more to the Law Annual Fund, a law student will be awarded a scholarship in your name., Law Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, Each year two scholarships are awarded by the Law Alumni Association to a rising second year day division student based on academic merit and financial need. Gifts to this Fund will allow continued growth., Mandell-Boisclair Justice Scholarship, The Mandell-Boisclair Justice Scholarship Fund will provide endowed scholarships to RWU Law for diverse law students, and those intending to practice public interest law., Gary Bahr Memorial Scholarship Fund, This scholarship recognizes the first year students receiving the highest combined academic average in contracts and torts for his/her division., Professor Esther Clark Endowed Scholarship, Generously funded through a gift from Esther and John Clark, this scholarship is awarded to a rising second year student on the basis of outstanding academic performance., RIAJ's Justice Joseph R. Weisberger Scholarship Fund, This fund recognizes and encourages a student of high academic achievement who has demonstrated an interest in pursuing a career in client advocacy., Law School Library, All gifts will be restricted to Law Library needs and development., Kathleen Birt Memorial Prize, The annual prize will be awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated distinguished performance in dispute resolution courses.
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Happy Halloween from the Law Library! We hope between classes and homework you are finding some spooky time for yourself. The Mental Health Club is painting pumpkins, and your Law Librarians are handing out trick-or-treat bags on Thursday, October 30th, outside room 279. It will be a howling good time. While this holiday may be filled with shrieks, shouts, and candy surplus, please be quiet in…
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Integrating Doctrine & Diversity Speaker Series: Academic Freedom in Polarized Times: A Conversation with Three Law Deans As national debates over free speech, governance, DEI, and higher education continue to intensify, law schools remain on the frontlines of defining and defending academic freedom. Join Dean Erwin Chemerinsky (Berkeley Law), Dean Danielle M. Conway (Penn State Dickinson Law…, Meet the Speakers, Erwin Chemerinsky, Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley Law Danielle M. Conway, Danielle M. Conway, Dean, Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Antiracist Development Institute, Executive Director, PennState Dickinson Law Johanna Kalb, Johanna Kalb, Dean, School of Law, University of San Francisco Meet the Moderator Nicole P. Dyszlewski, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, is one of the editors of, Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, . She currently serves as Assistant Dean of Academic Innovation at Roger Williams University School of Law. She received a B.A. from Hofstra University, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar and the Rhode Island State Bar. Her areas of…
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Photo of Nadine Strossen Join Us for a Conversation on Free Speech with, Nadine Strossen, , Senior Fellow, The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Nadine Strossen is a Senior Fellow with FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) and professor emerita at New York Law School. Ms. Strossen was the former longtime President of the ACLU and is the author of several books on free speech, including her recent work entitled, Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know. , Free and Open to the Public, PARKING, Attendees should enter the Roger Williams Univeristy North Entrance on Metacom Avenue and park in Lot D. RWU Parking Map., SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for an event should contact the Office of Programs & Initiatives, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made. lawevents@rwu.edu Questions | Anne Lawton | alawton@law.msu.edu
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Welcome to the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce (JMLC), a scholarly publication devoted to all aspects of admiralty and maritime law., As of January 1, 2021, the JMLC is under new ownership at the Roger Williams University School of Law.
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