News & Events

National Democracy Slam 2015 is a day-long conference taking place on April 22, 2015 that will explore 17 bold ideas for breaking partisan gridlock, ending gerrymandering, and improving America's elections and politics. The conference will feature leading electoral reform thinkers and policymakers.

On April 14, the Program on Law & Government held a networking reception for JD and LL.M. students to speak with alumni in government, public interest organizations, and federal agencies. The event, held at the Rayburn House Office Building, welcomed over 200 students and alumni, including Rep. Stacey Plaskett ’94 and Rep. Gwen Graham ’88.

On April 8, AUWCL and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) presented the 17th Annual Grotius Lecture to a crowd of more than 600 to open the 109th ASIL Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. This year's distinguished lecturer was Sir Kenneth Keith, former judge of the International Court of Justice. H.E. Dame Rosalyn Higgins, past president of the International Court of Justice, served as the distinguished discussant, and Dean Claudio Grossman moderated the panel.

The Dean's Advisory Council (DAC) — a group of leaders within many constituencies of AUWCL, including law, academia, business, and the community — gathered and toured the construction of the new Tenley Campus on Tuesday, April 7.

This month AUWCL hosted a reception in honor of Claudio Grossman's 20 years of service as Dean of the law school.