RWU Law is a rich, multi-dimensional community. You’ll spend plenty of time hitting the books, but we also offer an engaging array of extracurricular resources and activities to help make your time here productive and fulfilling – physically and socially, as well as intellectually and professionally. Mentally fatigued after class? RWU’s spectacular , Recreation Center, is just a few steps away, featuring a fully equipped gym, squash courts, yoga and relaxation classes, basketball courts and an indoor swimming pool. Or if the weather's nice, why not grab a kayak (rental is free for students) and take a paddle around Mount Hope Bay. Hungry? Take a break at the , Law School, Café, , or head over to the , RWU Dining Commons, , an impressive facility offering dining options that cater to every taste and appetite, with a focus on organic and locally grown foods. Time to get back to work? Study in RWU Law's impressive, state-of-the-art , Law Library, -- or find a quiet spot in one of the many nooks sprinkled through the law school building. From the Multi-Cultural Law Students Association to the Federalist Society, from the Maritime Law Association to the Sports & Entertainment Law Society, there are , student groups, , for every legal, political and personal interest. And law-related extracurricular options abound. A few examples: The , Roger Williams University Law Review, allows top students to write and edit for our academic law journal. The , Moot Court Board, offers many chances to hone your appellate advocacy skills – with the state supreme court presiding over the final round of our main intra-school competition., Roger Williams Moot Court Teams, have a national reputation for excellence, and 2009 was one of our best years yet.
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Two faculty members from Roger Williams University School of Law have earned national recognition for their leadership in integrating equity and inclusion into legal education. Nicole P. Dyszlewski, professor and assistant dean for curricular innovation, and Suzanne Harrington-Steppen, clinical professor and associate director of pro bono programs, were recently named recipients of the 2025…, Integrating Doctrine & Diversity: Beyond the First Year, . Dyszlewski Steppen Dyszlewski and Harrington-Steppen share the award with fellow co-editors Raquel J. Gabriel of CUNY School of Law and Genevieve B. Tung of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School's Biddle Law Library. Together with contributions from more than 40 legal scholars and practitioners, the team produced a powerful collection of essays, case studies, and teaching tools…, Integrating Doctrine & Diversity, gives law faculty meaningful tools to bring inclusion and equity into the classroom. It’s a thoughtful, practical, and lasting contribution to the profession.” Designed to go beyond first-year legal training, the book explores how topics of race, identity, power, and justice intersect with core subjects such as criminal law, constitutional law, property, and civil procedure. It also includes…
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Orientation is , in-person, and , mandatory, for all incoming students. Orientation will be held from August 13 to August 18 for the fall 2025 entering class. Questions regarding Orientation should be directed to Lorraine Lalli , Assistant Dean of Student Life and Operations. A detailed Orientation schedule will be posted in mid-July.
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If you have questions about housing or the local area, please contact the Office of Admissions at 401-254-4555 or , lawadmissions@rwu.edu, and we would be happy to assist you., Living in the Area, While at the School of Law, some students find living accommodations in downtown Bristol, renting apartments in homes of the Colonial, Federal, and Victorian eras, many of them located near the picturesque Bristol Harbor. The nearby historic towns of Portsmouth, Warren, and Barrington, as well as the East Side of Providence, are also very popular locations for law students to live. We've…, VeryApt, to help make this process easier, check out those resources here . , Roommates, Students may post roommate requests on their class , GroupMe, ., Resources, Please utilize the resources below as you begin your search for housing as a law student at RWU Law. We strongly suggest you take advantage of our, Apartment Checklist, as you begin to narrow down your search. If you need assistance, please contact the Office of Admissions. , Disclaimer, The listings and resources made available here are offered as a courtesy to aid RWU graduate students in their search for off-campus living arrangements. RWU makes no endorsement and undertakes no inspections of, and assumes no responsibility for, the listed rental properties, landlords, or realtors. In addition, RWU makes no promises, representations or guarantees concerning the condition of the…
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Growing up in Morgantown, West Virginia, Ben Peters L'25 spent all of his spare time exploring the Appalachian mountains. His father, a wildlife biologist, made it a point to show his son the striking mountains, streams, and wildlife of their state as well as the forces that challenged their survival. "West Virginia is one of the most naturally beautiful places in the world. Yet, because of the…
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The Writing Center, is located in the library lounge and operates from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. most weekdays. Schedule or attend an online appointment with the Center Below you will find some helpful links regarding the Center, its scheduling system, and the Writing Tutors. Writing Center Introduction and Overview video Scheduling Software Instruction video Scheduling Software account creation written directions…, Writing Tutors, Amy Domenack Austin Lentz Delaney Dibble Elijah Santos Jonathan Tonico Jordan Carvalho Maddison Leite Rob Taylor Samantha Rhodes Samuel Filiaggi, Helpful Resources
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Professor Freamon brings a unique and impressive set of qualifications to the job. A Professor of Law Emeritus at Seton Hall Law School, he has visited on the law faculties of the University of Nairobi, Washington and Lee University, Rutgers University (Newark), and Pace University, and he has served as an adjunct faculty member at New York University School of Law for the past four years,…, Books and Book Chapters, Possessed by The Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures, (Leiden: Brill, 2019) "Slavery and Society in East Africa, Oman and the Persian Gulf," in, What is a Slave Society? The Practice of Slavery in Global Perspective, , edited by Noel Lenski and Catherine M. Cameron (Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018) "Straight, No Chaser: Slavery, Abolition and Modern Islamic Thought," in, Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition, , edited by Robert Harms, David W. Blight, and Bernard K. Freamon (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013), Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013) (co-editor with Robert Harms and David W. Blight) "Slavery," in, Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, , edited by Gerhard Bowering, Patricia Crone, and Mahan Mirza (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012) "Definitions and Conceptions of Slave Ownership in Islamic Law," in, The Legal Understanding of Slavery: From the Historical to the Contemporary, , edited by Jean Allain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012) "Islamic Law and Trafficking in Women and Children in the Indian Ocean World," in, Trafficking in Slavery's Wake: Law and Experience of Women and Children, , edited by Benjamin Lawrance and Richard L. Roberts (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2012) "The Emergence of a New Qur'anic Hermeneutic and the Role and Impact of Universities in West and East," in, The Law Applied: Contextualizing the Islamic Shari'a, , edited by P. Bearman, W. Heinrichs, and B. Weiss (London: I.B. Taurus, 2008) "Action Research for Justice in Newark, N.J.," in, Educating for Justice: Social Values and Legal Education, , edited by Jeremy Cooper and Louise Trubek (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 1997), Evidence: Cases and Problems, , 2nd ed. (Harrison, Norcross, Ga., 1995) (with Warren D. Bracy, Ronald D. Raitt, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, and James Marshall Klebba), Articles, Are the Persian Gulf City-States Slave Societies?, Aeon Essays, 2021, https://aeon.co/essays/are-the-persian-gulf-city-states-slave-societies, Review of Jonathan A.C. Brown, Slavery and Islam, (London: Oneworld Academic, 2019) 4 Journal of Islamic Ethics, 1-5 (2020), Toward the Abolition of Slavery under the Aegis of Islamic Law, The Comparative Jurist, , William and Mary Law School’s International and Comparative Law Blog, May 1, 2020, https://comparativejurist.org/2020/05/01/toward-the-abolition-of-slavery-under-the-aegis-of-islamic-law/, ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Human Right to Freedom from Slavery under Islamic Law, , 39 Fordham International Law Journal 245 (2015), Ideological Origins of Anti-Slavery Thought, , 1 Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition, pp. 345-357 (2007), Qur’an and Antislavery, , 2 Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition, pp. 555-560 (2007) , Some Reflection on Post-Enlightenment Qur’anic Hermeneutics, , 2006 Michigan State Law Review 1403, The Origins of the Anti-Segregation Clause in the New Jersey Constitution, , 35 Rutgers Law Journal 1267 (2004), Martyrdom, Suicide, and the Islamic Law of War: A Short Legal History, , 27 Fordham International Law Journal 299 (2003), Slavery, Freedom, and the Doctrine of Consensus in Islamic Jurisprudence, , 11 Harvard Human Rights Journal 1 (1998), A Blueprint for a Center of Social Justice, , 22 Seton Hall Law Review 1225 (1992), Peer Review Physicians and the State Action Exemption: Are They Protected When They Act in Bad Faith?, , 9 Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases 247 (1988), A Review of the Right to Die for Terminally Ill Patients, , 1 Yale L. & Pol'y Rev. 80 (1982) (with Linda Mehling), Death with Dignity Laws: A Plea for Uniform Legislation, , 5 Seton Hall Legislative Journal 105 (1982)
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After graduating from NYU School of Law, Professor Seligmann practiced law in Boston with the Attorney General’s Office, as staff counsel to the Supreme Judicial Court, and in private practice. She taught at Suffolk University School of Law and the University of Arkansas School of Law, and in 2006 joined the inaugural faculty at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law. She has taught legal…
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