News & Events

American University Washington College of Law has launched three new Master of Laws (LL.M.) programs that offer robust curricular and experiential learning opportunities  – International Business and Trade Law; International Arbitration and Business Law; and Gender, International and Comparative Law.  

When AUWCL decided to offer a section of U.S. Criminal Law to foreign LL.M. students in fall 2012, the law school turned to alum Ben Miller ’05. Now, Tracee Plowell ’98, a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, is set to take over for Miller. Assistant Dean for Adjunct Faculty Affairs Bill Snape met with both to discuss the upcoming fall classes, and to talk about their AUWCL experiences.

Thanks to a generous gift from William I. Jacobs, BS KOGOD ’63, JD AUWCL ’66, American University is launching a new Defending the AU Dream Initiative. The Initiative will support immigration legal services provided by the Immigrant Justice Clinic at American University Washington College of Law.

American University Washington College of Law’s Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law hosted its 20th Program of Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law May 28-June 14, welcoming participants from over 20 different countries.

On Friday, June 21, American University Washington College of Law Professor Amanda Frost testified before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet during the hearing “The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ideas for Promoting Ethics, Accountability, & Transparency.”