Jessica Silvia joined the Roger Williams University Law Library in November 2016. Before coming to the law school, Jessica worked as a navy contractor for 12 years in various library, media, and computer service positions. As Faculty and Digital Services assistant, Jessica provides faculty document delivery, current awareness services, and other services in support of faculty scholarship. She…
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BRISTOL, R.I., – The Roger Williams University School of Law on Monday applauded Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s nomination of new state judges, including three RWU Law graduates. Melissa R. DuBose was nominated for a District Court seat. Since 2008, she has worked as senior legal counsel at Schneider Electric in Foxboro, Massachusetts, providing in-house legal support for the company’s global units. From 2005 to…
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We invite you to attend an Info Session on Friday, January 18, 2019 at our scenic coastal main campus in Bristol, Rhode Island! You will have the opportunity to meet with a member of our Admissions staff to discuss the application process and to learn more about what makes RWU Law different from other law schools. You will also take a tour of the law school with a student ambassador and observe a…, Please note that this Info Session has a registration cap, and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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This time of year, someone invariably mentions the so-called war on Christmas . One key legal principle discussed in War on Christmas arguments is the separation of church and state. While you might know that Roger Williams founded Rhode Island, you might not know that he also introduced the concept of separation of church and state in America. In honor of the holiday season, and our namesake, we…
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A special evening that celebrates and supports the students, alumni, partners and friends whose exceptional devotion to social justice increases access to justice for all., Champions for Justice Reception , 5:00 p.m., Dinner, Awards, Auction & Dessert Reception, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., *Business attire suggested, Register Today
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Welcome Back! Ready to start fresh in the Spring semester? Why not kick things off with a tutorial on the new Westlaw Edge platform. On January 9th from 12 pm to 1 pm in Room 283, our Westlaw vendor representative Holly Rush will offer a training session on all the new features available with Westlaw Edge. Need another reason to attend? Pizza will be served! Don’t forget, there are many ways in…
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A screening, Q & A and reception with Luis Mancheno ’13, LGBT asylum seeker turned immigration attorney – in his own words: “Latinx, Gay, Refugee, Immigrant, American, Lawyer.” Luis is featured in a 25-minute episode of, Refuge, , a docuseries on the trials, triumphs and experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in the United States. In "Episode 6: Hombres Nuevos," Luis endures six months of conversion therapy with an anti-gay therapist, years of abuse, and an attempt on his life due to his sexual orientation in his native Ecuador. After fleeing to the U.S. in 2008, Mancheno is granted asylum in the United States. He…, New York Times, , as one of the 30 LGBTQ change-makers and rising stars in the country by NBC News, and as the LGBTQ activist of the year by the New York City Comptroller’s Office. Mancheno is one of the producers and the expert host of Martes De “Migra” (Immigration Tuesdays), a weekly community education segment on NY1Noticias, a local Spanish television channel in New York. His story has been featured in the, New York Times, , NBC, CBS, and other major media outlets. His writing has appeared in, The Guardian, ,, Vox, , CBS News, The Huffington Post,, Them, , Public Radio International and the, Providence Journal, . RSVP | lawevents@rwu.edu
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BRISTOL, R.I., Jan. 10, 2019, – Rachael Rollins, the first African-American woman to serve as District Attorney in Massachusetts and the first female DA in Suffolk County, will deliver this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Lecture at Roger Williams University School of Law. In one of her first speaking engagements since being sworn in on Jan. 2, Rollins will appear for a conversation with RWU Law students, faculty,…
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