The Honorable Rouhy Shalabi (’81) was presented with the 2020 Advocate for Diversity Award by the Diversity Scholarship Foundation at its Annual Unity Gala on
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Professor Romero Published in UChicago Law Review on COVID and Criminal Justice
Professor Maybell Romero was published in the University of Chicago’s Law Review in their series on COVID and criminal justice. In her article, Law Enforcement
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NIU Law to Host Diversity Open House on December 5
NIU College of Law Diversity Open House Saturday, December 5, 2020 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Register Now via Zoom About the Diversity Open House This
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NIU Law Hosts Race and the Law Conversations on Voting Rights and Election Law
NIU College of Law hosted its lecture series—Race and the Law Conversations— on Wednesday, October 21. The conversation, “Combating Structural Racism in U.S. Elections” was
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Professor Romero Quoted in Daily Beast Article on the Killing of Breonna Taylor
Professor Maybell Romero was quoted in a recent article by the Daily Beast regarding the shooting death of 27-year old Breonna Taylor. The article focused
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Professor Arriola Commemorates Justice RBG on WGN Radio’s Legal Face Off
NIU Law Professor Emerita Elvia Arriola joined a special edition of WGN’s Legal Face Off hosted by alumnus Rich Lenkov (”95) to commemorate Supreme Court
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Milano (’78), Jenkins-Wright (’03) and Pfeiffer (’00) Appointed to New ISBA Committee on Racial Inequality
Dr. Mary Milano (’78) and Kenya Jenkins-Wright (’03) have been appointed as co-chairs for the Illinois State Bar Association’s newly created Steering Committee on Racial
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NIU Law Hosts Inaugural Race and the Law Conversations on Police Reform
NIU College of Law hosted its new lecture series—Race and the Law Conversations— on Wednesday, August 26. The inaugural conversation, “Understanding Issues of Police Accountability
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Hon. Vincent Cornelius (’89) Appointed to ARDC’s Equal Justice Rules Committee
The Honorable Vincent F. Cornelius (’89), Circuit Court of Will County, was recently appointed to serve on the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission’s (ARDC) newly
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NIU Law Named a Top 30 Law School for African American Students
Northern Illinois University College of Law was named as one of the top 30 law schools in the nation for African American students by preLaw magazine. As
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