Category Archives: Chutes and Ladders

Congratulations to Professor Sarah Barringer Gordon on receiving one of the University of Pennsylvania’s most important teaching awards, the Lindback Award.  From the University’s Almanac (here): Sarah Barringer Gordon, Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law in the School of … Continue reading →

Al Brophy has the good news over here at The Faculty Lounge that Kim Krawiec has been named the Kathrine Robinson Everett Professor at Duke Law School.  Here is an excerpt from the Duke press release: Krawiec will become the … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Danne Johnson whose tenure at Oklahoma City University School of Law whose was confirmed yesterday by the trustees. Professor Johnson also has been named the winner of OCU’s 2011 Student Choice Awards for Best Mentor and Favorite Overall … Continue reading →

From Stetson’s press release (here): Stetson University College of Law has named Ellen S. Podgor the inaugural Gary R. Trombley Family White-Collar Crime Research Professor. A former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, Professor Podgor has written more than 50 articles … Continue reading →

From Pace Law School’s press release: Pace Law School is strengthening its offerings in intellectual property by adding to its teaching ranks Professor Ann Bartow, a leading intellectual property scholar, Dean Michelle S. Simon announced. “Ann Bartow is a remarkably … Continue reading →

 Congratulations to Professor Lolita Buckner Inniss (Cleveland Marshall) who has been named Joseph C. Hostetler-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law! -Bridget Crawford

Professor Kimberly Brooks (McGill) has been named Dean of the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia).  Here is the announcement from the press release (not yet posted on the Dalhousie website): Professor Brooks graduated with a BA … Continue reading →

Feminist Law Prof Anita L. Allen (Penn) has been appointed by President Obama to the  Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.  The White House press release is here. -Bridget Crawford

The Pace Law School faculty has recommended that the University President and Trustees grant tenure to  Horace Anderson.   Graduating students voted Professor Anderson as “Oustanding Professor of the Year” in 2009.   Professor Anderson is an IP specialist, Feminist … Continue reading →

From the Pitt Law website (here): Professor Anthony Infanti is receiving a 2010 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Pittsburgh. In making the award, the selection committee noted his innovation in developing teaching methods appropriate to different course … Continue reading →

Kudos to Feminist Law Prof Margaret Chon (Seattle) who will be installed on March 25, 2010 as the Donald and Lynda Horowitz Chair for the Pursuit of Justice at Seattle University School of Law. -Bridget Crawford

Professor Joan Meier (GWU) has received the first-ever Sharon Corbitt Award from the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, in recognition of “exemplary legal service to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.” GWU’s announcement is here. -Bridget Crawford

Horace Anderson  has been selected by vote of the 2009 graduating class as Pace Law School’s “Outstanding Professor of the Year.”  Students use words like “brilliant” and “dedicated” to describe Professor Anderson, who is an IP specialist.  He is also … Continue reading →

Imani Perry (Rutgers Newark) has accepted an appointment as a  Professor in the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University.  Congratulations! Professor Perry is a brilliant thinker and writer whose work I admire very much.  This is great for … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Danielle Citron on receiving tenure at the University of Maryland School of Law!   Her publications include”Law’s Expressive Value in Combating Cyber Gender Harassment,”108  Michigan Law Review  (forthcoming), “Cyber Civil Rights,” 89  Boston University Law Review  61 (2009), … Continue reading →

Feminist Law Profs Sarah Ricks (Rutgers-Camden) and Jessica Litman (Michigan) have been elected to the American Law Institute.  Sarah and Jessica join several other Feminist Law Profs who were elected earlier this academic year (blogged  here). Here’s a bit of … Continue reading →

The AALS quarterly newsletter arrived today, with its list of the “Teachers of the Year” from each member school.   Congratulations to the Feminist Law Profs who received that honor (L-R): Julia Belian (Detroit-Mercy); Mary Clark (American); Susan Kuo (South … Continue reading →

Kathleen Bergin, friend, Feminist Law Prof, and blogger at The Faculty Lounge received happy professional news this week.  The faculty at  South Texas College of Law showed their excellent judgment in granting her tenure.   Congratulations, Kathy! -Bridget Crawford

From the FLP Mailbox, this announcement of the search for a new Executive Director: The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy today announced it was beginning a search for a new executive director to succeed Lisa Brown, who resigned … Continue reading →

Feminist Law Prof Regina Austin has been appointed to the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations  (PCHR), the city agency “that enforces civil rights laws and deals with all matters of inter-group conflict within the city.”  Austin is the William A. … Continue reading →

Please feel free to distribute far and wide: Pace University School of Law invites applications for full-time, tenure-track faculty positions commencing in the 2009-2010 academic year. The ideal candidates for these positions will be entry-level or in the early part … Continue reading →

From the University’s press release: Pace Law School has appointed Michelle S. Simon interim dean of the school, effective June 4, 2007. She succeeds Stephen J. Friedman, who became president of Pace University on that day. When Friedman accepted the … Continue reading →