AUWCL welcomed 600 law professors, scholars, activists, and students from across the globe to campus for the Fourth National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference (NPOC19), March 21-24. The largest gathering of legal scholars of color in U.S. history, NPOC19 included more than 110 events featuring over 350 speakers, including keynote and plenary discussions with some of the most prominent and influential figures in today’s fight for civil rights, equity, and justice.
When Brian Chnoweth ’94 speaks to young lawyers and law students, he finds himself echoing Andrew Popper, the Ann Loeb Bronfman Distinguished Professor of Law and Government at American University College of Law. “Think of all the legal principles you learn as cans in your pantry. Take whatever cans you need out as you need them, depending on the situation,” he recalled Popper telling his Torts class more than 25 years ago. Read more.
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