News & Events

On Nov. 3, American University Washington College of Law’s Dean Emeritus Claudio Grossman was elected to the United Nations International Law Commission. The Commission, elected by the General Assembly of the UN, is tasked with the progressive development of international law and its codification. 

From Oct. 21-22, the American University Washington College of Law Moot Court Honor Society held the Wechsler National First Amendment Moot Court Competition at the school’s new Tenley Campus. Twenty-seven teams from across the U.S. competed in rounds on Friday before the finals on Saturday.

After 29 years at American University Washington College of Law, Sherry Weaver is saying goodbye to the law school, and hello to retirement. Each year, Weaver has been instrumental in organizing the annual Martin Luther King tribute and Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law, among other AUWCL traditions. 

On Oct. 20-21, American University Washington College of Law will welcome Chief Judge Roger Gregory of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as our annual Jurist-in-Residence. Judge Gregory will hold meetings with students and faculty and he will also judge the finals of the Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Black Law Students Association is co-sponsoring a portion of the program. 

On October 17, American University Librarian Nancy Davenport and  Washington College of Law Associate Dean of Library & Information Resources and Professor of Law Billie Jo Kaufman hosted a reception in honor of the new Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who was sworn into office on September 14, 2016.