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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Professor Meredith Stange Voted 2021 Professor of the Year
NIU College of Law Professor Meredith Stange was voted “Professor of the Year” by the Class of 2021. As Professor of the Year, Professor Stange
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First-Year NIU Law Student Wins $25,000 Scholarship
First-year law student Matthew Novotney had no idea what was about to happen when he was asked to join a Zoom call with NIU College
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Reflections from NIU Law’s First African American Law Review Editor-in-Chief
Volume 41: Reflections from Khalfani Mar’Na NIU Law’s First African American Law Review Editor-in-Chief Khalfani Mar’Na (’21) served this past year as the first-ever African
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NIU Law Review to Host Symposium on Animals & Environmentalism on 4/23
The Northern Illinois University Law Review will host its 2021 Symposium on Animals & Environmentalism: A Legal Perspective in the Wake of a Global Pandemic
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NIU Law Creates Crowdfunding Campaign for Bar Prep Scholarships
The NIU College of Law Alumni Council is spearheading a fundraising campaign with the NIU Foundation’s new crowdfunding program. The program, which launched today and
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Celebrate National Library Week with the Law Library
Though we sadly can’t gather in person this year, the Law Library encourages all of our patrons to join in celebrating National Library Week April
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NIU Law Students Briscoe and Golematis Win Moot Court Competition
Second-year law students Ashley Briscoe and Kari Golematis were the winners of the 39th Annual Lenny B. Mandell Moot Court Competition. This year’s virtual competition
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NIU Law to Host Race and the Law Conversation on Environmental Justice on 3/30
Please join the NIU College of Law for its next Conversation, “Environmental Justice: Communities in Crisis” on March 30 at 5:30 p.m. as part of
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Professors Omari, Romero, and Falkoff Featured at Racial Justice Round Table
Professors Jeffrey Omari, Maybell Romero, and Marc Falkoff participated in a Racial Justice Round Table co-hosted by The Black Law Students Association and The American
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Steward Lyman and Robert Harden Win 2021 1L Closing Argument Competition
Congratulations to first-year law students Steward Lyman and Robert Harden who were the 2021 Champions of the NIU College of Law 1L Closing Argument Competition.
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NIU Law Embracing Diversity to Host Judicial Panel on 2/27
Please join the NIU College of Law’s Embracing Diversity Series for a panel discussion, “Diversity from the Bench: Teasing Out Implicit Bias in the Judicial
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