News & Events

Student Publishing Workshop

Are You Interested in Getting Published?

Don’t let your hard work go to waste!  Join Prof. Adeen Postar and Prof. David Snyder  on Wednesday, February 3 at 11:00 a.m. for a workshop on the best strategies for getting your note/comment or seminar paper published in an outside publication.  We’ll talk about how to find journals or other publications that may be interested in publishing your work, how to write high quality, publishable papers, and ways the library supports you through the submission process.  Questions? Contact Adeen Postar

Zoom link: https://auwcl.zoom.us/j/8710409308

Careers in Accountability for Serious Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Violations

Please join the War Crimes Research Office and International and Comparative Legal Studies Program February 3, 2021 for a discussion on careers in accountability for serious human rights and humanitarian law violations, featuring:

-Yasmine Chubin, Independent Human Rights Lawyer
-Jamil Dakwar, Director, American Civil Liberties Union Human Rights Program
-Tatiana Devia (JD '18), Staff Attorney, Corporate Accountability Lab
-Tejal Jesrani (JD '05), Research Officer, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
-Zuleika Rivera (JD '18), LGBTI Program Officer, International Institute for Race, Equality, and Human Rights

Registration is free but required. Please sign up at https://auwcl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIscuuhrz4vEtSaoFicIMCB3jBgoj7AIMwu

Questions? Please contact warcrimes@wcl.american.edu.

Health Law and Policy Program Food and Drug Law Career Panel

Join the Health Law and Policy Program for a panel of its distinguished alumni in the food and drug, medical devices, and life sciences law fields. The panelists will discuss their career paths and current jobs, followed by breakout sessions where students will have the opportunity to network with the alumni. To attend, please RSVP to Program Coordinator Tori Nadel at vnadel@wcl.american.edu by 12:00pm on Monday, February 1st, 2021. 

Compass Conversation: Extra-curriculars and Experiential Offerings at WCL

1L Spring gets busy fast and all the choices can be overwhelming. Join Interim OCPD Director Daniela Kraiem and Dean of Experiential Education Jayesh Rathod (as well as the Compass team) for a conversation on how and why to choose the best extra-curricular and experiential opportunities for your personal and professional goals while also making sure you're able to balance it all in your upper-level years. 

Check your Compass correspondence for link to join.  

L.I.F.T. Mentor Reception

Please join OAE in an event to welcome our Class of 2021 L.I.F.T. alumni mentors. We will briefly outline the L.I.F.T. program for any alumni interested in joining the program to help support our 2021 bar takers, and facilitate a mentor discussion about the program this year.