Many thanks to all the student organization representatives, alumni, faculty, and administrators who helped make this year’s a huge success. Dressed in Halloween attire, more than 60 members of the law school community treated the children at Orangewood to a wide variety of activities including juggling, pumpkin bowling, pin the spider on the web, pumpkin
The Chapman University School of Law participated in a questionnaire sent out by the U.S. Department of Justice Access to Justice Initiative. The questionnaire asked law schools to answer two questions: “What is your school doing to support a public service ethic in every student?” and, “What new public service opportunities are you offering in
This year, Chapman Law ranked #55 in the nation in a new study evaluating the scholarly impact of law school faculty. Read about Chapman’s rankings.
Presiding Justice David G. Sills of California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal died on August 23 at the age of 73. Justice Sills was a longstanding member of the Dean’s Council and Board of Visitors at Chapman University School of Law. “Justice Sills was a great friend of the law school at Chapman,” said law
Chapman University School of Law has been named a 3rd place winner for LSAC’s Diversity Matters Award. The award, established by LSAC’s Diversity Initiatives office, recognizes a law school for its commitment to diversity and considers the school’s success in raising awareness of LSAC’s DiscoverLaw.org website. The School of Law has been among the top 10
The Californian.com highlighted Chapman Law’s Prosecutorial Science L.L.M. program. In an article about Deputy District Attorney Elizabeth Thomas, the Californian.com commented on Chapman’s program. “The two-year program is the first in the nation to provide a Masters of Law in Prosecutorial Science.” Read the full article here.
Chapman’s Working with Filmmakers Clinic will be credited in “Mamitas,” a feature film to be presented at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June. “Mamitas” is beautifully shot coming-of-age story that revolves around a young Latino player whose budding relationship with a bookish tomboy propels him to find out who he really is. It is
Professor Tim Canova spoke amongst a panel of national experts on C-SPAN, on the future of the Federal Reserve and its role in shaping the U.S. economy. Watch Professor Canova on C-SPAN discuss the role of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the potential impact of the new financial regulatory law on economic and
Congratulations to 3L Josh Flynn-Brown whose paper entitled “Constitutional Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Does the Individual Mandate and Penalty Provision Pass Constitutional Muster?” has been accepted for publication by the Center for Judicial Process at Albany Law School.
Congratulations to Professor Francine Lipman, who was recently appointed to the Public Service Fellowship Committee. Professor Lipman was also ranked no. 13 on SSRN of all tax professors in the country, based largely on the thousands of downloads of her papers. View Professor Lipman’s ranking.