Assistant Professor Maybell Romero served as a moderator at the 2018 Rural Criminal Justice Summit hosted by the Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) Deason Criminal Justice
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NIU Law Recognized with Excellence in Education Award
Northern Illinois University College of Law was honored by the Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP) with the Warren Wolfson Excellence in Education Award. The award, which
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Professor Oswalt Quoted in Article on Trump’s Impact on Union Rights
NIU Law Professor Oswalt was quoted in the article, “Trump May Soon Deal Yet Another Blow to Union Rights,” published in the November 9, 2018
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Professor Rosenfeld Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article on SEC Enforcement
Professor David Rosenfeld was quoted in a November 2, 2018 Wall Street Journal article discussing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement program. The article focused
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NIU Law Faculty Host Junior Scholars Conference
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)
Read more 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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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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