News & Events

On Tuesday, Oct. 16, American University Washington College of Law welcomed Mignon Clyburn, former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner and Acting Chairwoman, to campus for a fireside chat to discuss the role of the FCC within a growing and changing communications technology landscape.

On October 1, 2018, the ICJ delivered its judgment in the case between Bolivia and Chile rejecting all eight of Bolivia’s arguments claiming that Chile had an “obligation to negotiate” sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean. Claudio Grossman served as Agent for Chile in the case.

American University welcomed to campus David Hogg, Jaclyn Corin, and Samantha Fuentes  –  survivors of the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida – as part of the annual Larissa Gerstel Critical Literacy and Social Justice Symposium.

American University Washington College of Law’s Business Law Program presented “Ten Years After the Financial Crisis,” a discussion with former Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew, Wednesday, Oct. 10. The discussion was moderated by American University President Sylvia M. Burwell.

Dean Camille Nelson and American University Washington College of Law hosted "An Evening to Honor the Career of Professor Elliott Milstein" on Friday, Oct. 12 at the American University Katzen Arts Center. More than 150 of Milstein’s colleagues and friends, including AUWCL alumni, celebrated his 45-year career as a renowned clinical legal educator and revered law school leader.