Author: Alena Allen
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Arkansas Rescinds Decanal Offer
A few days after announcing Professor Emily Suski as the next dean for the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville School of Law, the university has rescinded that offer, citing “feedback from key external stakeholders.” https://www.law.com/2026/01/15/university-of-arkansas-law-rescinds-dean-offer-citing-stakeholder-feedback/?slreturn=20260115123757 https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jan/14/university-of-arkansas-fayetteville-revokes-offer Update: New York Times, Arkansas Rescinds Choice of Law School Dean Over Transgender Stance
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U. Arkansas-Fayetteville Selects New Dean
Effective July 1, 2026, Emily Suski has been appointed as the dean of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville School of Law. She will succeed Dean Cynthia Nance.
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2026 Deborah L. Rhode Award
Joanna Grossman, Ellen K. Solender Endowed Chair in Women and the Law, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, and Kimberly Mutcherson, Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School, have been recognized with the 2026 Deborah L. Rhode Award. This award honors the contributions, service, and
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2026 Section on Minority Groups Award Winners
Professor Yvette Butler (Indiana University Maurer School of Law)has been awarded the Derrick A. Bell, Jr. Award-an award that honors a junior faculty member who, through activism, mentoring, colleagueship, teaching, or scholarship, has made an extraordinary contribution to legal education, one or more legal systems, or social justice. Professor Catherine Powell (Fordham University School of Law) has been awarded the Clyde Ferguson, Jr. Award-an honor
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West Virginia Announces Four Law Dean Finalists
Kristen Davis (Stetson), Lars Smith (Louisville), Michael Gentithes (Akron), and Megan Carpenter (New Hampshire).
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2026 Scholarly Paper Competition Winners
Winner: “Law’s Shifting Circles” by Professor Ela Leshem from Fordham Law School Honorable Mentions: “AI and Doctrinal Collapse” by Professor Alicia Solow-Niederman from The George Washington University Law School “Hohfeld in the Boardroom” by Professor Roberto Tallarita from Harvard Law School
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Last Day For Annual Meeting Early Bird Pricing
The 2026 Annual Meeting will take place in New Orleans from 1.6.26 -1.9.26. Today is the last day to take advantage of early bird pricing.https://am.aals.org
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Law Professor Sues University of Kentucky
A University of Kentucky law professor is suing the university, arguing that the school illegally punished him for political speech. Professor Woodcock, a tenured antitrust scholar recently promoted to full professor, has been barred from teaching, advising students, and entering the law school after making critical statements about Israel. The university says it “reassigned” Professor
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Preparing Earlier: How the New Florida Syllabus Requirement Impacts Faculty
The Florida Board of Governors has approved an amendment to Regulation 8.003, Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability and Transparency. Under the amendment, universities must make lists of required and recommended textbooks searchable by general education status, course subject, course number, section, instructor, and title or author. Faculty are now also required to post current syllabi for
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UMass Names New Director for Justice Bridge
Kelli J. Proia has been appointed executive director of the Justice Bridge Legal Center, a nonprofit law firm incubator affiliated with UMass Law that helps recent law graduates build sustainable practices serving low- and moderate-income clients. Justice Bridge operates offices in Boston and New Bedford, where new attorneys receive mentorship, business training, and the infrastructure
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Education Dept. Finalizes PSLF Rule Limiting Who Gets Forgiveness
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program rule finalized by the U.S. Department of Education will bar employees of employers that the department determines have “a substantial illegal purpose” from accessing loan forgiveness, with some examples including immigration/civil-rights violations, supporting terrorism, and child trafficking. Critics argue the rule is vague, could be used politically, and
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University of Arkansas – Fayetteville Law Dean Finalists
The University of Arkansas-Fayetteville announced four finalists for the deanship: Oren Griffin, Emily Suski, Colin Crawford, and William Corbett.
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Inaugural Conference Rule of Law Academic Partnership
The inaugural conference, The Role of Law Schools in Advancing the Rule of Law, will take place in person and virtually on November 8, 2025 at the Osgoode Hall Law School. The conference emerged from an international discussion among law deans led by Professor Hari Osofsky, who convened academic leaders to consider how legal education