UDC Law staff member William Thomas and student Francesca Bryce took home awards at the 2022 University of the District of Columbia Founders’ Day convocation. Thomas, Library Tec
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Remembering Edgar Cahn, social justice champion and co-founder of UDC Law’s predecessor school
The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) mourns the loss of Dr. Edgar S. Cahn, who – along with his late wife Jean Camper Cahn – co-founded the Antioch School of Law, a predecessor school to UDC Law.
Read MoreHaute Living San Francisco profiles “changemaker” Karen Clopton ’83
Earlier this month, Haute Living San Francisco interviewed Karen V. Clopton ’83 about her advocacy and equity work in corporate and public organizations. Clopton is a Human Rights Commissioner in San Francisco and served as the commission’s chair in 2021. In the piece, Clopton talks about how her cultural identity […]
Read MoreClass Notes Jan. 2022
Class of 1979 Garrick Byers ’79 has been appointed Interim Director of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach. Class of 2011 Evan Mascagni ’11 was interviewed by his alma mater Rollins College about how he and his filmmaking partners are “helping shape the world through documentary film.” […]
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The University extends deepest condolences to the families, colleagues and friends of our alumni. Walter Paul “Father Wally” Kasuboski ’82 B. Michael Rauh Sr., Chair Emeritus, DC School of Law Foundation Don Aplin ’86 Reginald M. Felton, former UDC Trustee Marie Small-Smith ’96 Michelle Louise Hankey ’88 George Eng ’80 […]
Read MoreAndrea Lyon ’76 makes the case for defender general in fight for racial equity in criminal justice system
Andrea Lyon ’76 leads a coalition of organizations and individuals calling for the development of an Office of the Defender General of the United States to better address racial inequities in the criminal justice system. The defender general would function on par with the Solicitor General and Attorney General. Because […]
Read MoreProf. Tianna Gibbs wins SALT Junior Faculty Award
Associate Professor Tianna Gibbs received the 2022 Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Junior Faculty Award in a virtual ceremony Jan. 7, 2022. The award honors a faculty member with seven or fewer years as a legal educator for their commitment to justice, equality and academic excellence in teaching, scholarship […]
Read More4L Akeem Earle selected as D.C. Bar Writer in Residence
Akeem Earle, 4L, has been selected as the 2022 D.C. Bar Writer in Residence, where he will produce content for the Bar’s multimedia channels through June 2022.
Read MoreClass Notes Dec. 2021
Class of 1981 Claudia Schlosberg ’81 was elected President of Advancing States Alumni Leadership Network. Class of 1984 Jonathan Smith ’84 and Shelley Broderick ’82 MAT wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post on the need to close the DC Jail. Class of 2003 Honorable Nichole Opkins ’03 was appointed […]
Read MoreRetirement letter from Joe Libertelli, director of alumni relations
Dear Fellow Alumni, In the face of growing multiple dire threats to our people, to nature and to our democracy, I feel the urgent need to “up my game” as an activist. As a result, after over two decades working for the School of Law, I am stepping down as […]
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