November
2006
|
Latest Dean's Update
Now Available Online |
Read
Dean Spieler's information-filled quarterly
update (374 KB PDF) on the state
of the law school.
Links
to past updates are also available online. |
|
NUSL
to Host First Labor and Employment Law Conference
Saturday, November
18, 2006, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by an informal lunch
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NUSL
is holding its first Labor and Employment Law Conference
for graduates and other practitioners in the field.
The panel topics include immigration, mediation and arbitration,
union-related topics and more.
Speakers include: Dean Emily A. Spieler, Mark Irvings
'75, Hon. Herbert Abrams '56, Joshua Abrams '97, Hon.
Janet B. Arterton '77, Marta M. Figueroa '77, Harriet
E. Gould '85, Richard F. Griffin '81, Marielena Hincapie
'96, Christine Nickerson '92, Ira Sills '77, and Laura
Schneider '92.
The cost: $25 (for both the conference and lunch).
Register online,
call 617.373.8268, or e-mail p.fitzgerald@neu.edu.
For more information visit www.slaw.neu.edu/alumni.
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| Harry
T. Daniels '71 Honored as Outstanding Alumnus of the School
of Law |
Each year, Northeastern University honors a small and
distinguished group of outstanding alumni/ae for their
professional and community accomplishments.
This year the law school had one of our own honored: Harry
T. Daniels '71.
Daniels was one of the first African Americans to be hired
by a major Boston law firm and the first African American
to attain the rank of senior partner at Hale and Dorr
— now Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr —
one of the most prestigious law firms in the US.
Daniels' honors include being listed in Best Lawyers in
America, The National Law Journal as one of the "100 Most
Influential Lawyers in America" in Boston Magazine as
a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer" in business litigation,
and in Boston Magazine as one of "Boston's 100 Most Powerful
People."
He has served as a trustee for the university since 1995
and as at trustee for both the Museum of Fine Arts and
the Boston Foundation for Sight. |
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| Professor
Roger Abrams is named Scholar-in-Residence at Baseball
Hall of Fame |
 Professor
Roger Abrams is in Cooperstown, NY, this fall as the Scholar-in-Residence
at the National
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Abrams is only the fourth professor in history to be named
a Scholar-in-Residence at the hall since it opened 1939.
While in residence, Abrams has access to all of the Hall's
unprecedented collection of 2.6 million items related
to baseball history.
Abrams,
the Richardson Professor of Law at Northeastern, is a
leading authority on law and the business of sports. While
in residence, Abrams is working to complete his latest
book, The Dark Side of the Diamond, which examines
the role of violence, gambling, game-fixing, alcoholism
and drug abuse in the national game.
Abrams will deliver four lectures open to all visitors
while he is at the Hall of Fame. More
details. |
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| In
Their Own Words: Professor Profiles |
| The
NUSL Web site features monthly online profiles of NUSL’s
talented and diverse group of faculty. Check out the latest
feature on Professor
David Phillips. |
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| Upcoming
Events |
| See
www.slaw.neu.edu/alumni
for more details on upcoming events. |
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Northeastern
Law Forum
| Thursday,
November 2, 2006 |
| Noon
to 1:30
p.m. |
| Congressman
Barney Frank will discuss: “An Inside View:
The 2006 Political Scene.” |
| Contact
Professor Margaret Woo at m.woo@neu.edu
for more information. |
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|
Prospective Student Open House Reception
| Tuesday,
November 7, 2006 |
| 6
to 7:30 p.m. |
| Kerr
Hall (96 The Fenway) |
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|
NUSL
in New York City
| Thursday,
November 9, 2006 |
| 6:30
– 8:30 p.m. |
The
Campbell Apartment
15 Vanderbilt Ave.
Grand Central Terminal
New York, NY |
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|
NUSL Labor and Employment Law Conference
Saturday,
November 18, 2006
School of Law
97 Cargill |
| 9
a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by an informal luncheon. |
| Featuring key NUSL graduates in
this field. |
|
|
AALS Reception in Washington, DC
| Wednesday,
January 3, 2006 |
| 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. |
Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel
McKinley Room
Mezzanine Level |
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|
Daynard
Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program
James Bell, founder and executive director of the W. Haywood
Burns Institute, will be in residence for three days as
a part of the prestigious Daynard fellowship program. |
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He
delivers a community lecture on January 25, 2007, at noon
in 97 Cargill. |
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Connections:
Meet the Class of 2009!
The law school’s annual career networking event
for 1Ls and graduates is scheduled for February 15, 2007,
from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bingham McCutcheon. |
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Daynard
Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program
Judith Scott ’74 will bein residence as the second
Daynard fellow of the 2006-2007 academic year. |
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Details
to follow. |
|
Valerie
Gordon Lecture Series
| April
2, 2007 |
| Noon
to 1:30 p.m. |
NUSL
97 Cargill |
Harold Koh, dean of Yale University Law School, will deliver
this year’s Valerie Gordon Lecture. |
|
Human
Rights Training Session
| April
26, 2007 |
| 8:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Suffolk
University Law School |
This half-day training session will help policy makers
respond to challenges providing tools for using human
rights to address state and local policy issues. Open
to the public. |
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For
more information, contact Professor Martha Davis at m.davis@neu.edu. |
|
Alumni/ae
Weekend
May 11-12, 2007 in Boston, Massachusetts. Honoring the
following reunion class years: 1952, 1972, 1977, 1982,
1987, 1992, 1997, 2002. |
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Upcoming Events |
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| November
2 , 2006 |
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NU
Law Forum: Congressman Barney Frank |
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| November
7, 2006 |
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Prospective
Student Open House Reception |
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| November
9, 2006 |
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NUSL
in New York City |
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| November
18, 2006 |
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NUSL
Labor and Employment Law Conference |
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| January
3, 2007 |
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AALS
Reception in Washington, DC |
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| January
24-26, 2007 |
| • |
Daynard
Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program |
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| February
15, 2007 |
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Connections:
Meet the Class of 2009! |
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| March
14-16, 2007 |
| • |
Daynard
Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program |
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| April
2, 2007 |
| • |
Valerie
Gordon Lecture Series |
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| April
26, 2007 |
| • |
Human
Rights Training Session |
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| May
11-12 |
| • |
Alumni/ae
Weekend |
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