Faculty News
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The National Association of Woman Lawyers invited Professor Margaret Drew to participate in a discussion on the Supreme Court case, U.S. v. Rahimi on the NAWL podcast.
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Professor Geoff McDonald was interviewed by MassLive on post-foreclosure evictions.
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Professor Drew spoke with Human Rights students from Ghana during a weeklong program held at Harvard Law School.
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UMass Law Professor Faisal Chaudhry investigates the legal history of colonial rule in South Asia from 1757 to the early twentieth century in his newly published book.
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Professor Vyas presented at a conference on AI as a use case for blockchain technology.
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UMass Law’s Erica Sylvia was invited to participate on a panel hosted by the Sturgis Library entitled: AI & You
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UMass Law Associate Dean Shaun Spencer secured a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision preserving an alimony award that reflected the pattern of savings that the parties followed during their marriage.
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UMass Law professors Lisa Owens and AnnaMarie Tabor present at Northeastern University
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They will teach in the areas of consumer protection and criminal law and procedure
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Professor McDonald was interviewed on the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case, which brings attention to the opioid epidemic.