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Chicago-Kent Professor Elected as Member of American Law Institute
A Chicago-Kent College of Law professor has been elected as a new member of the American Law Institute, an independent scholarly organization that was formed nearly a century ago to...
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Chicago-Kent Engages Hundreds of Incoming Students in First-of-Kind Public Service Day
On a warm late-August 2022 day, buses carrying hundreds of first-year law students departed Chicago-Kent College of Law in every direction, headed for agencies across Chicago. By the end of...
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Illinois Tech’s Law School Building Formally Renamed Conviser Law Center after Professor and BARBRI Co-Founder Richard J. Conviser
CHICAGO—October 4, 2022—Illinois Institute of Technology last week unveiled its renamed law school building, Conviser Law Center, at a formal dedication ceremony in recognition of Richard J. Conviser’s lifelong service...
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Formal Dedication Ceremony Announced for Conviser Law Center
Chicago-Kent College of Law will hold an official dedication ceremony in late September for the renaming of its downtown Chicago campus building to the Conviser Law Center. The official dedication...
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A New Path
The second time his attorney missed filing for his appeal, Marshan Allen asked his family for one thing. “Just get me a typewriter,” Allen said. He was sent to prison...
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Chicago-Kent Student Awarded Peggy Browning Fellowship
A Chicago-Kent College of Law student was one of a select few to receive a prestigious national fellowship to conduct legal work for a national labor union this summer. Grace...
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Strubbe Writing Prize Winner Explores Remedies Against Employers Disclosing Medical Data
A paper exploring easier ways to attain legal remedies against employers who improperly disclose medical information won Chicago-Kent College of Law’s premier labor and employment law writing competition. Ricardo Santiago...
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Chicago-Kent College of Law awarded $300,000 Grant for Bar Success
Chicago-Kent College of Law has been awarded a $300,000 grant to study how to best support alumni in preparing for the bar exam. The grant, entitled “One and Done: A...
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An Examination of an Education: Paper Exploring Critical Race Theory Bans in Schools Wins Writing Award
A paper exploring the constitutionality of a slate of recent state laws banning critical race theory in elementary and high school classrooms has won Chicago-Kent College of Law’s second annual...
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Law Professor Testifies Before US Congress About Ramifications of ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’
Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro testified at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 2022, about the history and future ramifications of a theory giving state...