Professor Colleen Boraca is the 2021 recipient of the Chicago Bar Foundation’s Jay Leonard Schrager Award of Excellence. The Award was established to recognize exemplary
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Professor McConkie Featured as Expert on Chicago’s WGN TV News
NIU Law Professor Dan McConkie was featured on Chicago’s WGN-TV news on June 30, 2021 where he weighed in on Bill Cosby’s overturned sexual assault
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NIU Law COVID-19 Legal Response Clinic Receives ISBA Excellence in Legal Education Award
The Northern Illinois University College of Law COVID-19 Legal Response Clinic was honored by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) with its 2020-21 Excellence in
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Kenya Jenkins-Wright (’03) Named a Top 50 Women in Law
Congratulations to Kenya Jenkins-Wright (’03)! She was named a Top 50 Women in Law by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer during its 2nd Annual Salute.
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Judge René Cruz (’95) Receives KCBA Community Service Award
The Honorable René Cruz (’95) is the 2021 recipient of the Kane County Bar Association Community Service Award. The Award is bestowed annually upon a
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Dean Hill Presents on AABAR’s Diversity & Inclusion Panel
Dean Cassandra L. Hill was among a distinguished group of panelists for a program hosted by the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois (AABAR). As
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Professor Clarke Arado Named Incoming AALL Chair
Professor Therese A. Clarke Arado is the incoming chair of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Law Library Journal Article of the year Jury.
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NIU Law Commencement 2020 & 2021: Fioretti (’78) Delivers Address
The Northern Illinois University College of Law celebrated both the Classes of 2020 and 2021 on May 31, 2021 in separate ceremonies at the NIU
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Professor Rosenfeld Quoted in Wall Street Journal on Regulating Elon Musk
Professor David Rosenfeld was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article “SEC Has Limited Options to Regulate Elon Musk.” According to the article, the Securities
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NIU Law Golf Outing to be Held on June 11
Please join us for one of our first in-person events in over a year! We’re excited to be hosting our annual golf outing again this
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First-year Law Student Receives Prestigious Bohemian Lawyer’s Association Scholarship
The Bohemian Lawyers’ Association of Chicago has awarded a $4,000 scholarship for 2021-2022 to Charlotte Sonja Ivanovich Willoughby, a first-year student at Northern Illinois University
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Federal Agency Interest Society Founded by Second-Year Law Student
Second-year law student Ashley Winford is the founding president of the Federal Agency Interest Society, a newly created student organization this year at the NIU
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