With the cherry and pear blossoms now in bloom, the season of spring has finally arrived and along with it our busiest time of the year. We are in the midst of a whirlwind of activities to conclude our academic year, as we move forward toward the end of classes on April 27, final exams from May 4 to 14, and graduation on May 25. This is a brief report on what’s been happening and what’s coming up:
1. Rankings. CUA Law is ranked #110 among law schools in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The new ranking is a disappointing four-point decrease from last year’s rating, although CUA Law has remained in the same narrow seven-point range in each of the past five years.
Professor Cara Drinan discussed her new book, The War on Kids, as well as the general state of the criminal justice system at a CUA Law alumni networking event at the Westin Georgetown in Washington, D.C., hosted by Karen L. Grubber '92
Professor Mary Leary was a guest on 89.3 KPCC to discuss the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act; published an article regarding religious organizations and their fight against human trafficking in The Review of Faith & International Affairs; published an op-ed on pending sex trafficking legislation in The Hill; was quoted regarding the passage of FOSTA, the anti-sex trafficking legislation, which she has been advocating; and participated on a panel at Harvard Law School hosted by The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy where she presented her forthcoming article, The Indecency and Injustice of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
Professor Mark Rienzi published an article in National Review looking at a glaring problem in California's argument in NIFLA v. Becerra and was named President of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
Professor Lucia Silecchia published a short essay entitled - Duty to Protect
Catholic University Columbus School of Law alumni, practicing in federal procurement, attended the ABA Public Contract Law Section's Federal Procurement Institute in Annapolis, Maryland. This annual event features panelists from government, industry, private law practice, and academia, and focuses on recent developments in federal procurement. Topics at this year's event included: diversity and inclusion in the federal procurement bar, supply chain integrity, recent developments in bid protests, and the role of government contracts counsel in mergers and acquisitions. CUA alumni pictured: Caitlin Conroy '16, Daniel Horner '15, Benjamin Williams '14, Christian Curran '11, Matthew Keller '10, Andres Crosetto '06, Anne Donahue '97, Michael Francesconi '97, Scott Flesch '97, Alexander Brittin '84, and Bill Walsh '68
Student Scholar Series Continues with a Presentation from Kevin Tamul (3L) on the Privileges or Immunities Clause
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On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, Catholic University’s twelve schools will come together to celebrate the founding of The Catholic University of America with an annual day of giving.
The University is challenging 1,000 alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends to make a gift in honor of the founding of our University.
When the Founders Day Giving Challenge begins, you’ll be able to track which of Catholic University’s twelve schools has received the most gifts. Help CUA Law earn the accolades it so deserves!
A study that appeared on LAW.COM places The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (CUA Law) at #38 among 50 law schools according to the percentage of their 2017 juris doctor graduates who took associate jobs at the largest 100 firms in the country.
CUA Law’s ranking on the LAW.COM's list outperforms its 2017 US News ranking by 68 places; the second greatest disparity between the two rankings of the 50 law schools on the list.
On March 6, 2018, the CUA Law Office of Development & Alumni Relations held a networking reception hosted and sponsored by Akin Gump Strauss Haur & Feld LLP at the Washington, D.C., office.
D.C. area alumni, current evening program students, and students who have been admitted to CUA Law for entry in fall 2018, attended the reception. Remarks were made by by Stanley E. Woodward Jr. '08, Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and CUA Law Alumni Council President; and Stanley J. Samorajczyk '67, Principal, Stanley J. Samorajczyk Attorney & Advisor and CUA Law Board of Visitors member.
The Columbus School of Law's building has been ranked #19 in “Best Law School Buildings,” in the spring, 2018 issue of preLaw magazine. The law school’s Top 20 ranking lands it in the “A” group, alongside the facilities of such law schools as Yale, Notre Dame, and Villanova. PreLaw conducted a comprehensive survey of the nation’s 200-plus law schools to identify the very best facilities. The survey ranked buildings based on aesthetics, technology, libraries, and amenities.
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Mary Mirror of Justice Lecture Delivered by Frederick Woods, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law April 10, 2018
Columbus School of Law
CUA Law/Ehrlich Partnership on Clemency with
Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
and special guest
His Excellency William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore April 10, 2018
Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, Baltimore
Institutes and Special Programs Certificate Ceremony
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Columbus School of Law
Columbus School of Law Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 25, 2018
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
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CUA Law Reunion
Weekend 2018 Celebrating the Class Years 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 October 19 & 20, 2018
Columbus School of Law
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With the fiscal year ending on April 30th, please consider making a gift to the CUA Law Annual Fund today! Support to the Annual Fund goes directly to our top priority-student scholarships. Every gift makes a difference for the future of our law school and for its students.
Thank you for your support in ensuring a strong close to our fiscal year!
For questions about the Annual Fund please contact Annual Fund Coordinator, Lauren McDonald at 202-319-4638 or mcdonaldl@law.edu.
