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“The New Culture War” on American Campuses
Professor Keith E. Whittington outlines a cultural shift in attitude towards academia in his recent book, You Can't Teach That!: The Battle over University Classrooms.
Real-World Experience Fuels Professor Dan Esty’s New Climate Change Course
Professor Dan Esty returns to Yale after helping develop a sustainability strategy for the global trading system. His experience informs a new course.
Connecting Threads: Mentorship and Collaboration at Yale Law School
A look at the rich history of collaboration and connections among Law School alumni.
John Morley Appointed the Augustus E. Lines Professor of Law
John Morley ’06, a leading expert on business organization, investment management, and trusts and estates has been appointed the Augustus E. Lines Professor of Law.
Fiona Doherty Appointed Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law
Fiona Doherty ’99, a legal scholar and law professor who founded a Yale-based criminal justice clinic which represents people in criminal cases in New Haven, has been appointed the Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law.
Schleicher Appointed the Meyer Research Professor of Property and Urban Law
David Schleicher, an expert in local government law, land use, federalism, state and local finance, and urban development, has been appointed the Walter E. Meyer Research Professor of Property and Urban Law.
Gewirtz Publishes New Article on the Rules-Based International Order
In a new article published by Brookings, Paul Tsai China Center Director Paul Gewirtz addresses “The U.S., China, and the Future of the Rules-Based International Order.”
Advocates Offer Blueprints For Ending Mass Incarceration
A new book co-edited by Professor James Forman Jr. ’92 gathers perspectives on the mass incarceration crisis in America.
‘Choreography of conquest’: How routine violence shaped European empires
Professor of Law Lauren Benton explores the rampant — and seemingly incessant — small wars that shaped imperial power between 1400 and 1900.
Ephemeral Streams Likely to Have Significant Effect on U.S. Water Quality
A new study co-authored by Yale researchers — including Joseph M. Field '55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar — quantifies the consequences of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened the Clean Water Act.