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Labor secretary, solicitor general among 2005 commencement speakers Adam Henry On its last day of regular publication, JURIST's Law School News looks ahead to the commencement ceremonies that will soon crown third-year law students' experiences in legal education. According to recent releases, students at Catholic, Duke, and George Mason Schools of Law can look forward to the counsel of high-profile speakers at their respective ceremonies. The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law announces that US Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, the first Asian-American woman ever appointed to a President's cabinet, will speak and receive an honorary degree at its May 29 ceremony. The Duke University School of Law announces that US Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson, who successfully represented the president in Bush v. Gore and defended the government's detention of "enemy combatants" at Guantanamo in oral arguments yesterday, will speak at its May 8 ceremony. And finally, the George Mason University School of Law announces that Judge Danny J. Boggs, Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, will speak at its May 15 ceremony. NOTE TO READERS: JURIST's Law School News will continue to publish during the spring semester examination period and throughout the summer, only with reduced frequency. Look for weekly reports, with special coverage of major news on law schools and legal education. Thanks for reading. 11:00 AM | | link to this post | latest Law School News
Ogletree tabbed to lead Harvard's new institute on race and justice Adam Henry Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. has been named the first director of the new Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School. According to Harvard's press release Monday, "Ogletree envisions the Institute focusing on civil and criminal law areas, with a special emphasis on issues of voting rights, the future of affirmative action, and the criminal justice system." The institute is named for Charles Hamilton Houston, a 1922 graduate of Harvard Law School and later professor at Howard Law School who led the litigation in Brown v. Board of Education. Its projects will involve faculty at both institutions when it begins its activities in the fall of 2005. 4:38 PM | | link to this post | latest Law School News Comments by Haloscan |
