Dean Russell Osgood recently spoke with Reuters about our tuition-free guarantee for low-income students. “Washington University in St. Louis School of Law plans to eliminate tuition for low-income students, making it the third U.S. law school to announce such a program since February … … ‘We just think it’s the right thing to do,’ said law…
Join us for the final round of this year’s Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition this Friday, November 18th at 2:00PM in the Bryan Cave Moot Court Room (A-B Hall Room 310). All members of the WashULaw community are invited to attend. The panel will be chaired by United States Circuit Judge (8th Cir.) Duane Benton;…
WashULaw will become tuition-free for low-income students admitted to the JD program, effective with our fall 2023 entering class. Further, all admitted students will receive an individualized custom scholarship that could include child care, mentorship, conference funding, and more. “Financial support is not the entire solution, so every student will receive an award designed specifically for…
Professor Lisa Hoppenjans was recently profiled by the St. Louis Business Journal in a piece titled “St. Louis Character: Combining passions for law and media, Lisa Hoppenjans fights for the public’s right to know,” which delves into her work directing our First Amendment Clinic, career, legal background, and more. Read it here! Click for more…
Professor Kimberly Norwood was recently named a 2022 Leader of Distinction by the YWCA Metro St. Louis in the Racial Justice category! Honorees are peer-selected leaders in their respective fields who exemplify talent, persistence, service, and more. The YWCA is one of the longest-running nonprofit women’s organizations in the world. Professor Norwood will be honored…
Professor Karen Tokarz has had a busy month! She was recently awarded the 2022 Academy of Missouri Mediators President’s Award for meritorious service to the community through mediation and dispute resolution, in recognition of her eviction mediation initiatives. The award will be presented to her on September 30th. She is also the recipient of a…
The Hon. Sharon Johnson Coleman, who currently serves as a U.S. district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, addressed our students at last week’s inspiring Convocation 2022. “You will be leaders in your communities. You will be the face of this profession,” she said. Judge Coleman, also a WashULaw…
Dean Osgood has released his annual letter welcoming new and returning members of our community back to campus! It includes highlights and short profiles of students from each class, faculty, research, new programs, new law school team members, and more. Below is Dean Osgood’s letter intro. Read it in full here.
Last month, our Clinical Education Program held its first pro bono estate planning event to serve low-income members of the St. Louis community, facilitated by volunteer lawyers and law students. Sarah Narkiewicz, Associate Dean for Clinical Education and director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, spoke about the program with The Source. “While everyone needs…
We are pleased to announce Associate Professor of Law Elizabeth Katz was selected as the 2021-2022 Haub Law Emerging Scholar in Gender & Law by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University! Professor Katz was selected for her paper, “Sex, Suffrage, and State Constitutional Law: Women’s Legal Right to Hold Public Office,” published…
On July 21st, WashU faculty gathered for a fireside chat to discuss the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. You may view the conversation on YouTube below. WashULaw does not offer MO MCLE for the viewing of this recorded event.
We are pleased to announce Katherine (Kati) Scannell will assume the role of Vice Dean for Institutional Success at WashULaw! In her new role, she will lead implementation efforts of our strategic plan, which include overseeing metrics that directly impact WashULaw’s ranking, reputation, brand, and more.