This past weekend I got a glimpse of something I could not have anticipated. After fifteen years of coaching national-caliber water polo, I had my first day on the job in a new arena: Assistant Coach of my 4-year-old son’s…
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Recent Posts
IHRC to present human rights violations in Costa Rica and Puerto Rico before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington D.C.
Blog Post by IHRC Graduate Fellow Zsea Beaumonis The International Human Rights Clinic is heading to Washington D.C. for two thematic hearings next week before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In partnership with other law school clinics and human…
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Rules Were Meant To Be
This weekend’s Wall Street Journal featured an article entitled, “America’s Most Profound Comic Strip,” referring to the loveable eighties cartoon Calvin and Hobbes. The article made brief mention of Calvin’s pseudo-sport, “Calvinball.” For those not familiar, a primary facet of…
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The Interview
By Virginia Hess, Guest Blogger Second semester is in full swing. In between all that reading, preparing your class outlines, and getting needed sleep, you are trying to line up summer plans. For some of you lucky ones, perhaps a…
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“Pruno, Ramen, and a Side of Hope” Authors to Receive NCIP’s 2015 Media Award
Nikki Pope, Cooley LLP attorney and NCIP advisory board member, and her co-author Courtney Lance, internal auditor and non-profit director, will accept the Media Award at NCIP’s Justice for All awards dinner on March 12, 2015. Their book, Pruno, Ramen,…
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You Majored in What…?: Sports, Plato, and Higher Education
The past few years the NCAA has endured a great deal of criticism for treating student-athletes as professional athletes without fair compensation. In their defense, advocates point out that many of these athletes receive an education in exchange for their…
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Exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth to Receive NCIP’s 2015 Cookie Ridolfi Freedom Award
Kirk Bloodsworth, the first death row inmate to be exonerated based on DNA testing, will be honored at NCIP’s eighth annual Justice for All awards dinner on March 12, 2015. In 1984, Bloodsworth was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death…
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IAPP Certification Test, Spring 2015
We have scheduled the next on-campus IAPP certification test for Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 9:00 am in Bannan 139 (Note to graduating students: our understanding is that Bar/Bri begins on May 20). Our apologies if you would have preferred a different date.…
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Why a Niche Practice Can Benefit A New Solo Practice Lawyer
By Rachel Fischbein ’12 When you are starting a new practice, it feels tempting to take any work that may come your way, especially for basic skill development, and sometimes it feels required to pay your bills. In the early months,…
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Attention May Grads: High Tech Law Certificate Applications due Friday, 2/20/15
High tech law certificate applications for May 2015 grads are due this Friday, 2/20/15. You can submit your application online or you can access a hard copy here. Hard copy applications should be submitted to HTLI, Bannan Hall, room 301H…
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