Northern Illinois University College of Law recently hosted its first Chicagoland Junior Faculty Scholars Works-in-Progress Conference on October 5 at Loyola University Chicago School of
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NIU Law Team Finishes as Runner-Up in National NLLSA Moot Court Competition
Manuel Valdez (’19) and Spencer Chikahisa (’20) from NIU College of Law finished as runners-up at the 11th Annual National Latina/o Law Student Association (NLLSA)
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Professor Maybell Romero: First-Generation College Student
Maybell Romero almost didn’t make it through her first year of college. At the age of 17, she’d moved from Long Beach, California, to Ithaca,
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Professor Dan Reynolds Collection Being Added to Law Library
Known for his wit, humor, breadth of knowledge and love of the legal profession that characterized both his teaching and his life, Professor Emeritus Dan
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NIU Law Civil Justice Clinic Receives ISBA Excellence in Legal Education Award
The Northern Illinois University College of Law’s Civil Justice Clinic was honored by the Illinois State Bar Association with its 2018 Excellence in Legal Education
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Professor Vaughn Appointed to Commission on Access to Justice
On June 26, 2018, Professor Wendy H. Vaughn was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice
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Dean Falkoff Featured on WGN’s Legal Face-Off Hosted by Rich Lenkov (’95)
Associate Dean Marc Falkoff was featured on WGN’s Legal Face-Off on August 16, 2018. The radio show is hosted by alumnus Rich Lenkov (’95) who
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Professor Stange wins ALWD Outstanding Service Award
Professor Meredith Stange, director of the Legal Writing Program, received an Outstanding Service Award from the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) for her extraordinary
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Professor Kuehl’s Book Wins Award
The book International Legal Research in a Global Community, co-authored by Law Library Director Professor Heidi Frostestad Kuehl, won the 2018 Thomas H. Reynolds and
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Professor Stewart Nejdl Presents at 2018 AALL Conference
Professor Clanitra Stewart Nejdl co-presented at the 2018 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting and Conference held July 14 – 17 in Baltimore, MD.
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Professor Oswalt’s Article Reviewed in JOTWELL
Professor Michael Oswalt’s article, The Right to Improvise in Low-Wage Work, 38 Cardozo L. Rev. 959 (2017), was recently reviewed in the legal scholarship blog
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Professor Clarke Elected NIU Faculty Senate President
Professor Therese Clarke Arado was elected NIU’s Faculty Senate President and Executive Secretary of University Council. The Faculty Senate serves as the official voice of
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