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$2.4 million grant expands WSU racial equity initiative

$2.4 million grant expands WSU racial equity initiative

The Detroit Equity Action Lab (DEAL), an initiative of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne Law, is advancing the cause of racial equity with the support of a $2.4 million grant awarded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The three-year award funds Phase II of the program. "We've spent the last three years building relationships with an amazing group of leaders and innovators working hard to end systemic racism and build equitable communities in Detroit and the region," said eliza perez-ollin, director of DEAL and a 2014 Wayne Law alumna. "Together we've begun to build shared understandings of how structural racism has shaped the vast majority of Detroit's inequities, and create visions for an equitable Detroit region that offers abundant opportunities for all, especially those who have historically been most impacted."


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Wayne Law news

More than 150 attend environmental justice conference More than 150 attend environmental justice conference  

More than 150 environmental law professors, organizers, advocates and students from across the country converged Jan. 26, at Wayne Law for Environmental Justice in Practice. Delivering the morning keynote address was Mustafa Santiago Ali, senior vice president of climate, environmental justice and community revitalization for the Hip Hop Caucus; delivering the lunch keynote address was Charles Lee, senior policy advisor for the Office of Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Career Services hosts annual Public Service Fair  

More than 30 organizations participated in Wayne Law’s annual Public Service Fair Jan. 25. Law students had the opportunity to meet and network with attorneys representing a vast array of public interest and public sector employers. The event showcased nonprofit organizations; federal, state and local government agencies; and Wayne Law clinics.

Career Services hosts annual Public Service Fair
Wayne Law celebrates Black History Month with events Wayne Law celebrates Black History Month with events  

In celebration of Black History Month, the Black Law Students Association brought together alumni, faculty, staff, students and the community for several events in February. Events included a screening of "Rikers: An American Jail," panel discussions on Esquire Etiquette and Race and the Legal System, and the Annual Soul Food Café.

Business Law Section hosts discussion at Wayne Law  

The Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan hosted a discussion Feb. 21 at Wayne Law. Assistant Professor (Clinical) Anne Choike moderated the event featuring Celeste Arduino '07, Bodman; Kevin Block '99, Kerr Russell; Mark Kellogg, Fraser Trebilcock; and Mark Peters '93, Bodman.

Business Law Section hosts discussion at Wayne Law

 

Volunteer opportunities

Legal Research and Writing seeks volunteers for oral arguments  

Wayne Law's Legal Research and Writing Department is seeking volunteer judges for the first-year oral argument program. Students will present oral arguments at the law school between March 21 and April 5 as part of their Legal Research and Writing course. The success of the program depends largely on the involvement of the local legal community.


 

Alumni profiles

Alumna leads new Conviction Integrity Unit Alumna leads new Conviction Integrity Unit  

Attorney Valerie Newman '92, renowned as a champion for the rights of the wrongly accused, has a new job as head of the Conviction Integrity Unit with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. "My passion for justice is a central driving force for me and why I became a lawyer."

Alumna camps out in the cold for social justice goals  

For 25 days, public interest attorney Lisa Walinske '00, camped out on the side of a busy road in Detroit to raise money so she could help more needy clients. She fashioned a ramshackle hut out of scrap wood covered in tarps to keep out the rain and snow in a parking lot next to East Jefferson Avenue at Chalmers, a neighborhood close to her law firm’s modest offices. 

Alumna camps out in the cold for social justice goals

 

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Student accomplishments

Wayne Law wins Jessup international law Midwest regional for fourth year in a row Wayne Law wins Jessup international law Midwest regional for fourth year in a row  

For the fourth consecutive year and fifth time in the past six years, Wayne Law's team won the U.S. Midwest Regional of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Team members are third-year students Nicole Pitchford, Aaron Shuman and Adam Winnie, and second-year students Emad Hamadeh and Layla Zarkesh.

Graham Anderson serves as panelist for ABA discussion  

Graham Anderson, a third-year Wayne Law student, was a panelist for the State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section and the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s panel discussion, "Taking the Next Step: Tips and Tools for Your Legal Education Journey" on Jan. 27. Read about it here in the Legal News.

Graham Anderson serves as panelist for ABA discussion
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Professors in the news

Benson: What Parkland's survivors can learn from Selma marchers Benson: What Parkland's survivors can learn from Selma marchers  

Associate Professor Jocelyn Benson wrote an op-ed for the Detroit Free Press, What Parkland's survivors can learn from Selma marchers.

Stephen Calkins quoted in Wall Street Journal  

Professor Stephen Calkins was quoted in a report for the Wall Street Journal, AT&T Targets DOJ Antitrust Chief in Time Warner Fight. The article also was picked up by the Morningstar.

Stephen Calkins quoted in Wall Street Journal
Henning: It’s getting harder to prosecute politicians for corruption Henning: It’s getting harder to prosecute politicians for corruption  

Professor Peter J. Henning wrote It’s getting harder to prosecute politicians for corruption for The Conversation. WTOP, The Middletown Press, Beaumont Enterprise, The Journal Times, The Columbus Journal, Odessa American, and Bismarck Tribune also picked up the article.

Gable: 3 ways the U.S. should prepare for the next flu pandemic  

Associate Professor Lance Gable wrote 3 ways the U.S. should prepare for the next flu pandemic for The Conversation. The Connecticut Post, Live Science, Stamford Advocate and Lincoln Journal Star also picked up the article.

Gable: 3 ways the U.S. should prepare for the next flu pandemic
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