Professor Jeffrey Omari’s essay, “Taking Aim at Fake News: Brazil’s Legislative agenda for Online Democracy” was accepted for publication by the Saint Louis University Law Review.
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NIU Law to Host Race and the Law Conversation on Reparations on 8/31
Join the NIU College of Law for the next Race and the Law Conversation, “Examining the Case for Reparations” on Tuesday, August 31 at 6:00
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Professor Boraca Honored for Contributions Improving Access to Justice
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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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 Sarah Fox Featured on Urban Gentrification and Environmental Justice Panel
Professor Sarah Fox was among a group of expert panelists for the program, “Urban Gentrification and Environmental Justice: Land Use, Climate, and Social Equity in
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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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Judge Haddad Presented Francis X. Riley Lecture on 4/8
The NIU College of Law welcomed The Honorable William J. Haddad (Ret.) as he presented its 27th Annual Francis X. Riley Lecture on Professionalism on
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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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NIU Law Embracing Diversity Hosted Judicial Panel on Implicit Bias
The NIU College of Law’s Embracing Diversity Scholarship Series hosted a panel discussion, “Diversity from the Bench: Teasing Out Implicit Bias in the Judicial System,”
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NIU Law Honors Justice Kilbride & Wilkerson (’97) at 18th Annual Minority Reception
The Northern Illinois University College of Law held its 18th Annual Minority Alumni Reception, co-hosted by Dean Cassandra L. Hill and The Honorable Vincent Cornelius
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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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