Charles F. Coleman Jr., Esq., civil rights attorney, activist, and one of the country’s leading voices on social justice, will be keynote speaker for the graduating class at the University of the District of Columbia’s David A. Clarke School of Law Hooding Ceremony at 2 p.m. May 12, 2023. Coleman’s insights […]
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Cahn Legacy Weekend
Cahn Legacy Weekend reminded us that we are Jean Camper Cahn’s and Edgar Cahn’s legacies and with their foundation and our determination, we will continue to train students to practice law, promote justice and change lives. -Twinette Johnson, Interim Dean Last weekend, we celebrated for the first time, Cahn Legacy […]
Read MoreA Day with the Abrol Family
SimiCares Scholarship recipient, Sonya Williams, 3L meets with the Abrol Family This article is devoted to Simi Abrol ’16. A woman of immense care for others, natural brilliance, exceptional beauty, and devotion to her community. Last semester, I learned that I received the Simi Cares Scholarship because of my activism […]
Read More3L Sade Clarke chosen for entertainment industry internship program
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) third-year student Sade Clarke has been chosen as a finalist for the HBCU in LA internship sponsored by the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP). EICOP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing talent from Historically […]
Read MoreUDC Law Lexis Nexis Fellows Nija Bastfield, Alexus McNeal and Songo Wawa present projects for addressing racial inequity in legal system
At the LexisNexis Equity in the Law symposium on Oct. 28, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law students Nija Bastfield, Alexus McNeal and Songo Wawa presented ideas they had developed as fellows with the LexisNexis African Ancestry Network (AAN) and LexisNexis Rule of Law […]
Read MoreClass Notes December 2022
Class of 1984 Elizabeth “Scoobie” Ryan ’84 received the 2022 James Madison Award for service to the First Amendment from the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky Class of 1987 Karen Newton Cole ’87 received the President’s Award for Public Service from Washington Council of Lawyers […]
Read MoreAssoc. Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Anthony Ervin elected to AALS Pre-Law section
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Associate Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Anthony Ervin was elected Chairperson Elect/Vice Chairperson of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law Schools for a three-year term. He will hold the Vice […]
Read MoreProf. Tom Devine ’80 on Whistleblower Protection Clinic history, legacy
Professor Tom Devine ’80 has been part of the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law community for nearly its entire 50 years. As a first-year law school student, Prof. Devine helped to organize the clinic that eventually became today’s Whistleblower Protection Clinic. He has […]
Read More2021-2022 Clinical Law Faculty Scholarship Round Up
UDC Law’s Clinicians, all tenured or tenure-track Professors of Law, not only work daily to practice law, promote justice and change lives with our students but they also take the time to advocate for systemic change through scholarship, media appearances, training and other advocacy. Professor Andrew Budzinski, Co-Director of the […]
Read MoreImmigration and Human Rights Clinic wins case before even getting to trial
Earlier this month, students in the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) Immigration and Human Rights Clinic prevailed in immigration court, securing asylum protection for a Salvadoran family of six. This family fled El Salvador after a powerful transnational criminal organization (often […]
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