WLS Game Night Flyer
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Presented by Linden Place: 500 Hope Street Bristol, RI 02809 Please RSVP to Ana Barraza, Interim Director of Diversity & Outreach
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Hosted by the American Indian Law Students Association (AILSA) All are welcome!
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RIAJ/SCJ's Mentorship Networking Event will be held on September 15 from 6-8pm at Ladder 133 in Providence. Ladder 133 133 Douglas Avenue Providence, RI 02908, RSVPs are required, for more information or to RSVP please contact SCJ@g.rwu.edu ., , SCJ Flyer
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Articles, Open Your Casebooks Please: Identifying Open Access Alternatives to Langdell’s Legacy, , 43 Western New England Law Review 103 (2021)(with Emma Wood)
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As part of last week's Orientation activities, Michael Donnelly-Boylen, RWU Law's Associate Dean of Enrollment and Strategic Initiatives, addressed the Class of 2025., While other speakers introduced the students to the State of Rhode Island, the School of Law itself, its wide and supportive alumni base, and the state's legal community, Donnelly-Boylen focused on introducing them to themselves., Excerpts from his comments follow. Please note that all statistics cited are preliminary and not yet certified., {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/law/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/6eirbeKNZgY.jpg?itok=f_4Getqg","video_url":"https://youtu.be/6eirbeKNZgY","settings":{"responsive":1,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":1},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive, autoplaying)."]} Let me formally begin tonight’s chorus by welcoming you to Roger and its School of Law. We…, not, from Rhode Island — essentially three-quarters of your class. And, half, of your class is not from New England. I want you to realize how many of you have come from far and wide to join us here on the shores of Mount Hope Bay. Welcome. We hope you enjoy it here as much as we do. The most represented state in your class, is, Rhode Island, with 26 percent of your class. Fourteen percent of your class comes from Massachusetts, and another 14 percent comes from New York. New Jersey residents make up seven percent of your class, and folks from Connecticut make up five percent. There are seven Texans and seven Floridians in your class. And a fun fact: there are more people in your class from Idaho than from New Hampshire…, very, excited!) The largest hometown of your class is, not, Cranston, Rhode Island (that’s just the number-one hometown of our Rhode Island students). New York City is actually the place where the largest number of you have been living this past year. Nine percent of your class went to community college and earned an associate’s degree before enrolling in a bachelor’s program. Four of you have already published academic papers. Three percent of your class…, a cappella, , church choir, the UCLA Marching Band, or opera. You also play a range of instruments, including flute, saxophone, tuba, and cello. (I sense a Class of 2025 band coming soon!) In your class, you will find teachers, police officers, handymen, accountants; even a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Someone in your class was a research analyst for the Utah state auditor. Someone…, ad litem, in Florida, and even as New York City election inspectors. Someone worked at a nonprofit in Maine helping COVID patients without homes find a place to recover, and another drafted a federal bill promoting gun control. Someone in your class was even a two-time debate champion in Pakistan. You have interned for Senator Collins, Portman, and Whitehouse, as well as Congressman Lance of New Jersey,…, very, active politically, on both sides of the aisle You’ve told us some interesting facts about yourselves, like: One of you consults for an oyster company, another one is a yoga podcaster. Someone ran antique auctions. And one of you is so into Taylor Swift that you included it on your resume. (I really like your vibe, I have to admit. I want to stop here for a moment, and acknowledge that some of…, I, belong at this podium, I assure you that, you, belong in that seat. I did not make a mistake. And for those of you who struggle with imposter syndrome, trust me when I tell you that many of us feel like we are just “faking it until we make it” too. I also promise you that many more of your classmates will feel that way over the next few weeks. Let’s all work to normalize discussing the fact that we’re feeling that way. Your class marks a…, Welcome to Law School!
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RWU Law welcomes, Catherine Zipf, Executive Director of the Bristol Historical Society, , as the first guest lecturer in our course, Race and the Foundations of American Law. Ms. Zipf will discuss Bristol and Newport’s entwinement with the Transatlantic Slave Trade, particularly the maritime capitalism of the two cities, its basis in slavery and slave trading, the importance of the ports in the history of American slavery, the presence and activities of enslaved persons in Bristol…, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS:, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for this event should contact the Office of Dean - Law Programs & Initiatives at lawevents@rwu.edu , as soon as possible, but no later than 72 business hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made.
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Hot Takes Hot Cakes Flyer
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BBQ Invite
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The history, governmental policies, laws, and prejudices that have impacted and continue to impact Native American communities should not be relegated to classes on Federal Indian Law, or Native American Law, comparative law classes, or Tribal Law clinics. These topics, and the rich diversity of issues and identities within them, should be integrated within doctrinal and skills-based law classes…, Meet the Speakers, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians) is the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law at Michigan Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of federal Indian law, American Indian tribal law, Anishinaabe legal and political philosophy, constitutional law, federal courts, and legal ethics, and he sits as the Chief Justice of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the Poarch…, Restatement of the Law of American Indians, , completed in 2022. He has published articles in the, California Law Review, ,, Michigan Law Review, ,, Northwestern University Law Review, ,, and many others. His hornbook,, Federal Indian Law, (West Academic Publishing), was published in 2016 and his concise hornbook,, Principles of Federal Indian Law, (West Academic Publishing), in 2017. Professor Fletcher co-authored the sixth and seventh editions of, Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law, (West Publishing, 2011 and 2017) and both editions of, American Indian Tribal Law, (Aspen, 2011 and 2020), the only casebook for law students on tribal law. He also authored, Ghost Road: Anishinaabe Responses to Indian-Hating, (Fulcrum Publishing, 2020);, The Return of the Eagle: The Legal History of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, (Michigan State University Press, 2012); and, American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle, and the Law, (Routledge, 2008). He co-edited, The Indian Civil Rights Act at Forty, with Kristen A. Carpenter and Angela R. Riley (UCLA American Indian Studies Press, 2012) and, Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30, with Wenona T. Singel and Kathryn E. Fort (Michigan State University Press, 2009). Professor Fletcher’s scholarship and advocacy has been cited several times by the United States Supreme Court. Finally, Professor Fletcher is the primary editor and author of the leading law blog on American Indian law and policy, Turtle Talk, http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/(link is external) . Professor Fletcher…, Monte Mills, joined the U niversity of Washington School of Law faculty in 2022 as Charles I. Stone Professor of Law and the Director of the Native American Law Center (NALC). He teaches American Indian Law, Property, and other classes focused on Native American and natural resources related topics. Monte Mills Monte's research and writing focuses on the intersection of Federal Indian Law, Tribal sovereignty…, Rebecca Plevel, (Muscogee Creek) is a Reference Librarian and teaches in the 1L Legal Research Analysis and Writing program at the University of South Carolina Law School. She joined the University of South Carolina Law Library in 2021 from the University of Arizona where she was a fellow at the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library at the James E. Rogers College of Law while pursuing her Master of Arts in Library…, 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 the Director of Special Programs, Academic Affairs at RWU Law and as an adjunct professor. 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…
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