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05/15/2012 |
 Brent Dickson, ’68 Chosen as Next Chief Justice of Indiana Supreme Court: Indiana's Judicial Nominating Commission selected Acting Chief Justice Brent Dickson, ’68, to serve the remainder of his term as chief of the state's high court. He is one of three IU McKinney alumni who currently serve on the court.
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05/10/2012 |
 Hon. Patricia McGowan Wald, Legal Pioneer, to Speak at IU McKinney School of Law Commencement: Judge McGowan Wald will deliver the 2012 Commencement Address on May 12. She served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for twenty years, from 1979-1999, including five years as Chief Judge.
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05/10/2012 |
 Susan Brooks, ’85 Wins Primary: On May 8, 2012, Susan W. Brooks, ’85 won the hotly contested Republican primary race for Indiana’s 5th U.S. Congressional District. Brooks is a former U.S. Attorney.
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05/03/2012 |
Health and Human Rights Clinic Will Hold Training for Volunteers on June 8: With generous support from the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, the Health and Human Rights Clinic invites local attorneys to team with clinical faculty in providing pro bono representation to low-income clients in the Indianapolis community.
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05/02/2012 |
 New Endowment Program Designed to Help Law Students Pay Back Student Loans: The Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) Endowment assists the law school’s graduates who are employed full-time with non-profit organizations and governmental agencies dedicated to serving the legal needs of low-income individuals and families in Indiana.
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05/02/2012 |
Law School to Honor Distinguished Alumni and Early Career Award Recipients: The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will present its 2012 alumni awards on May 4, 2012. Three individuals will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA), while two others are the recipients of Early Career Achievement Awards.
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04/20/2012 |
 Increasing Focus on Environmental Concerns Reflected in Law School's New Certificate: The new Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Natural Recources Law will be awarded to a dozen law students at this year's Commencement on May 12, 2012.
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04/11/2012 |
Bepko and Lefstein Honored for Philanthropy: On April 10, Chancellor Emeritus Gerald L. Bepko and Dean Emeritus Norman Lefstein were honored with the IUPUI Spirit of Philanthropy award for their leadership, expertise, and longtime support of the law school.
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04/03/2012 |
 Dean Roberts Named to Court of Arbitration for Sport: Dean Gary R. Roberts has been appointed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), an independent body that provides services to facilitate the settlement of sports-related disputes through arbitration or mediation, ensuring the integrity of over 100 different sports around the world.
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04/02/2012 |
 Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr. to Join Indiana University McKinney School of Law Faculty: Justice Sullivan's appointment to the IU McKinney Law faculty takes effect at the start of the Fall Semester.
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04/02/2012 |
Four New Associate Professors to Join IU McKinney Law Faculty in Fall 2012: The school is honored to welcome four new associate professors who will join the faculty for the fall 2012 semester: Yvonne M. Dutton, Margaret Ryznar, Lea Shaver, and Diana R. H. Winters.
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03/23/2012 |
 Mark S. Massa, '89 Named to the Indiana Supreme Court: Massa is executive director of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. He will join two other alumni already serving on the court: Justice Stephen David, '82 and Justice Brent E. Dickson, '68.
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03/19/2012 |
IU McKinney Law Students Present Report at the UN on Corporal Punishment and Sexual Abuse of Kids in Cape Verde: Law students have teamed up with a nongovernmental organization in Cape Verde to write a shadow report for the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee on that country’s failure to combat corporal punishment and sexual abuse of school children.
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03/12/2012 |
First Annual Junior Faculty Scholarship to Focus on Objectivity in the Law: On March 23-24, four outside scholars and two IU McKinney junior faculty members will present their scholarly work-in-progress and receive critiques from senior faculty from Indianapolis and around the country.
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03/09/2012 |
Work of Appellate Clinic Students Pays Off for Clients: 3L students Emily Shrock and Jarryd Anglin recently won reversals for their clients in cases before the Indiana Court of Appeals. Since the clinic was founded in 2008, twenty students have worked on over twenty cases and have obtained relief in 56% of cases.
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03/09/2012 |
 Professor Boyne Named to SALT's LGBT Committee: Professor Shawn Boyne serves on the committee which increases the awareness of issues of concern to the LGBT community in American law schools.
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03/08/2012 |
Five Chinese Graduate Law Students Spend Semester at Law School: IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law is honored to welcome Chinese graduate students the Juris Masters degree program at Renmin University of China Law School in Beijing.
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03/08/2012 |
 Chinese Scholar is Visiting Professor at IU McKinney School of Law: Chinese scholar Ding Xiangshun is Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Foreign Affairs at Renmin University of China Law School in Beijing. He is teaching a course on the Law & Society of China in Indianapolis this semester.
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03/06/2012 |
Four Law Schools Affiliate with the Chinese Law Summer Program: Boston College Law School, University of Minnesota Law School, University of Tennessee College of Law, and University of Oklahoma College of Law have affiliated with the IU McKinney Chinese Law Summer Program and will send students to study at Renmin University in Beijing.
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03/06/2012 |
 Law School Announces New Summer Program for Chinese Students: In summer 2012, students from Sun Yat-sen University Law School will travel outside China for that school’s first summer study abroad program, and their destination will be IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
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03/01/2012 |
Associate Dean Bravo appointed to the Helton Selection Committee of the American Society of International Law (ASIL): The Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program offers students and young lawyers the opportunity to gain valuable, career-shaping experiences promoting international human rights.
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02/29/2012 |
Professors Adams and Hagan Help Kenya Law School Train Faculty: Professors Cynthia Adams and Carrie Hagan presented on teaching methodology for clinical skills, including transactional and probate drafting, live client clinics, experiential learning, and pre-trial drafting.
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02/28/2012 |
Law School Students, Faculty and Alumni Participate in Annual Social Justice Event: Students from the school's EJW chapter traveled with Professors Quigley and Roisman to Loyola Chicago to attend the Annual Norman Amaker Retreat which is organized by Loyola Clinical Professor Emily Benfer, '05.
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02/24/2012 |
All Three Indiana Supreme Court Justice Finalists are Alumni of IU McKinney School of Law: The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission selected Hon. Cale J. Bradford, ’86, Mark S. Massa, ’89, and Jane Ann Seigel, ’79 as finalists.
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02/22/2012 |
 Environmental Program Receives Grant for International Water Governance Research: A grant from the Canadian government will assist Professor Eric Dannenmaier and a student research team in conducting a comparative assessment of community involvment in the negotiation and implementation of transboundary agreements between Canada and the U.S. concerning the Columbia River and the Great Lakes.
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