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Black Markets and Contraband: Chicago-Kent Hires Expert in Human Trafficking
Alexandra F. L. Yelderman joined the faculty at Chicago-Kent College of Law in fall 2025. Between 2012 and 2020, Yelderman practiced at the Human Trafficking Legal Center in Washington, D.C...
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Financial Times Recognizes Chicago-Kent Law Professor as a Top 20 Legal Market Shaper of Past 20 Years
“From a technical perspective, I have long felt as though the legal sector is really behind most of the rest of the economy in terms of the utilization of modern...
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Chicago-Kent Law Librarian Named a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Jean M. Wenger, director of the Chicago-Kent College of Law Library and teaching professor, was recently named a life fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The American Bar Foundation Fellows...
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The Constitutionality of Social Mobility: Lucien Ferguson Joins Chicago-Kent Faculty
“There’s all of this research—sociological, economic, political—showing that social mobility is crucial for a strong, stable democracy,” says Chicago-Kent Professor of Law Assistant Professor Lucien Ferguson, who joined the college’s...
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Proving Discrimination: Jason R. Bent Tapped to Lead Chicago-Kent’s Malin Institute
“There’s an argument that because of the labor history in Chicago and because of the amount of interesting labor and employment things that are going on here, that geographically this...
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Chicago-Kent Law Professor Delivers Keynote Address at Royal Society AI Conference in London
“I recently heard of a saying in India, something along the lines of, ‘Your grandfather has a dispute, which will be ultimately settled by your grandson,’” says Chicago-Kent College of...
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Full Circle: Assistant Clinical Professor Honored by National Bar Association
“My students keep telling me they love it. They all want to come back,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Assistant Clinical Professor Michelle J. Miller when asked about the students...
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Ralph Brill Endowed Chair Appointed to the Illinois Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Chicago-Kent College of Law Ralph Brill Endowed Chair Cary Martin Shelby has been appointed to serve on the Illinois Advisory Committee for the United States Commission on Civil Rights. “I...
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Chicago-Kent Professor Elected to LSA Board of Trustees
“Law never operates in a vacuum,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Christopher W. Schmidt. “Law is always informed by and affecting things outside of formal legal institutions.” That crossover...
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One Case at a Time: Immigration Attorney Joins Chicago-Kent Faculty
Amidst all the noise around immigration, Chicago-Kent College of Law Assistant Professor Pedro Gerson keeps sane by focusing on the Jewish concept of tikkun olam, or healing the world. “One...