Category: Honors, Appointments, and Other Acknowledgements
I. Bennett Capers to Chair Planning Committee for the 2013 Mid-Year Criminal Justice Conference
January 26th, 2012Professor Bennett Capers has been named Chair of the Planning Committee for the AALS’s 2013 Mid-Year Criminal Justice Conference. The Planning Committee will be responsible for organizing a three-day program for the 2013 mid-year meeting. The other mem… more »
Jeffrey A. Dodge Selected as AALS Chair-elect
January 23rd, 2012
At the 2012 AALS Annual Meeting, Jeffrey A. Dodge was selected to be the chair-elect of the AALS Section on International Legal Exchange.
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Brian L. Frye Receives Grants for Two Feature-Length Documentaries
January 17th, 2012
Brian L. Frye received a grant from the Jerome Foundation for his feature-length documentary, Our Nixon. The film is a visual record of Richard Nixon’s presidency, presenting home videos that were seized from his top White House aides during the Water… more »
Susan Saab Fortney Awarded Faculty Diversity Research and Curriculum Development Grant
January 17th, 2012
The Provost's Office has announced the recipients of the 2011-2012 Faculty Diversity Research and Curriculum Development Grants. Professor Susan Saab Fortney was awarded a grant for her project called, “The Ethics of Diversity and the Legal Profession… more »
Professor Bennett Capers Elected Chairperson of AALS Section on Criminal Justice
January 9th, 2012Professor Bennett Capers was recently elected Chairperson of the AALS Section on Criminal Justice. It is a one-year position. more »
Frank Gulino Coaches Hofstra Moot Court Team to Regional Championship in the National Moot Court Competition
November 21st, 2011 On November 17, a team of Hofstra students was named Regional Champion of the Region II Rounds of the National Moot Court Competition. The Hofstra team—3Ls Melissa Danowski, Jesse Goldberg and Jessica Miller—swept all of the top honors in the Regional… more »
NYSCA Awards Brian Frye Grant for Documentary
November 16th, 2011
The New York State Council for the Arts grant of $22,500 awarded to Brian Frye for his documentary, "Our Nixon."
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Professor Vern R. Walker Chairs International Program Committee
November 11th, 2011Professor Vern Walker has been elected to Chair the Program Committee for the workshop on “Fundamental Concepts and the Systematization of Law” (FCASL 2011), at the 24th International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (JURIX), to be h… more »
Hofstra Law Hosts ‘Exploring the American Family’ Conference Featuring Presentations by Faculty Members
November 9th, 2011
On November 3-5, Hofstra Law School hosted “Exploring the American Family,” a joint Conference of Asian American Law Faculty (CAPALF) and Northeast People of Color Conference (NEPOC), in which scholars addressed how law, culture and society have shape… more »
Mark A. Padin Appointed to LSAC Committee
November 2nd, 2011
Mark A. Padin has been appointed to the Academic Assistance 2012 Training Workshop Subcommittee of the Law School Admission Council.
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