Jul 23 Thu
2020

Join the AUWCL Book Club!

All Day

Join our virtual community to connect with fellow American University Washington College of Law alumni, faculty, and staff on a lifelong learning journey as we read and discuss various book genres of interest. Scroll down for more information. Participation is free!

Sign-up by July 23rd!

  • Meeting
  • Open To Alumni AND Faculty/Staff
Jul 29 Wed
2020

Reproductive Justice & Disability Justice: COVID-19, Criminalization, & De-institutionalization

02:00PM - 03:15PM Online via Zoom

The COVID pandemic has highlighted the many inherent problems with institutions, including prisons and nursing facilities which have been some of the hardest hit by the pandemic. Further, the recent protests in response to the murder of George Floyd have shown the issues entrenched in the criminal justice system. These two key developments in 2020 show that the way America institutionalizes those we deem “different” is inherently brutal and does not actually protect our society. 

This webinar will highlight the many issues surrounding American institutions. We will first discuss how we criminalize disabilities through the use of mass incarceration and other facilities that are often considered “more humane.” We will then discuss the faults of these institutions and how they further harm. Last, we discuss the ways in which the reproductive freedom movements can learn from, support, and advocate with disabled people, recommitting ourselves to the work of freeing our people from all institutions throughout the country and the world.

  • Seminar
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Jul 30 Thu
2020

What’s the Secret to Being Indispensable in Today’s Workplace?

12:00PM - 01:00PM

Join talent guru and bestselling author Bruce Tulgan for a talk where he shares his guidelines on how to succeed in today’s high collaboration workplace in which lines of authority are often unclear and his insights into how to be the indispensable Go-to person.

  • Presentation
  • Open To Alumni AND Faculty/Staff
Aug 04 Tue
2020

Virtual Currency: Emerging Legal and Regulatory Framework Under the Banking, Commercial and Securities Laws

04:15PM - 05:30PM Virtual via Zoom

 With an estimated market capitalization of more than a half a trillion dollars and counting, virtual currency has exploded into a financial ecosystem composed of non-government based, virtual  legal tender. The unique nature of digital currency and its underlying  blockchain technology are raising significant issues for regulators, counsel, courts, investors and companies engaging  in such activities as relates to existing legal and regulatory frameworks governing three major areas of financial activities:  banking, commercial and securities transactions.   A distinguished WCL faculty panel present analysis and discussion of the unique, novel and complex legal and regulatory issues emerging  under these various laws and rules.

  • Lecture
  • Open To Alumni, Students AND
Aug 06 Thu
2020

The Most Important Thing: Stress, Happiness, and Thriving

12:00PM - 01:00PM

In the face of massive disruption and change, some people thrive while others struggle. Why is that? In this special webinar Andy Bernstein will share with you: • What matters most for happiness in the face of change according to data from the world’s longest study, and why it’s not money, health, or even family • A new way to understand where stress comes from, and why traditional stress management is based on a fundamental flaw • The role of “crucibles” or crisis in making or breaking us as leaders and as human beings • A 7-step process that helps you eliminate stress and lead change more effectively with no blame, stigma, or “touchy-feeliness” • Free access to a special online platform to continue applying this toolkit after the webinar ends Andrew Bernstein is the author of The Myth of Stress and creator of ActivInsight, a new process that changes the way people approach stress, conflict, and change. He is the founder of the Resilience Academy, which makes this revolutionary process available online. His corporate clients include Merrill Lynch, U.S. Trust, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, Genentech, and many others.

  • Presentation
  • Open To Alumni AND Faculty/Staff