News & Events

Editor-in-chief of the American University International Law Review Marissa Hill is no stranger to hard work and busy days. AUWCL Communications Dean's Fellow Erin Nanovic recently sat down with Marissa to ask her what advice she would give to the law school's current 1Ls and prospective students, now that she has made it this far through her law school career.

Professor Juan Mendez has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Board for the United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. The study has been commissioned to the Secretary General by the UN General Assembly with Professor Manfred Nowak, of the University of Vienna to lead the research and survey effort. 

On Wednesday, November 9, Arent Fox LLP hosted a reception welcoming AUWCL Dean Camille Nelson to the Washington-area legal community. The event was organized by alumna Pam Deese ’83, partner at Arent Fox, along with Professors Angela Davis and Cynthia Jones.

On Wednesday, Nov. 9, Professor and Associate Dean for Experiential Education Robert Dinerstein received an award from the Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, Inc. (QT), “in appreciation [of his] leadership, guidance and commitment to Quality Trust’s Board of Directors and people with disabilities in the District of Columbia for 15 years.”  

In recognition of his scholarship and testimony opposing private prisons since their inception, Professor Ira Robbins was elected to the Board of Directors of Abolish Private Prisons. The aim of the organization is to eliminate private prisons in the U.S. by challenging their constitutionality. Robbins was also named legal consultant to the organization's litigation team.