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Professor Osamudia James's Articles Accepted for Publication

(Posted: 04-05-13) Two of Professor Osamudia James's articles have been accepted for publication. "White Like Me: The Negative Impact of the Diversity Rationale on White Identity Formation," will be published in the New York University Law Review and explores the ways in which stunted deployment of the diversity rationale in higher education negatively impacts white racial identity formation. "Opt-Out Education: School Choice as Racial Subordination," to be published in the Iowa Law Review, considers how school choice rhetoric advances values that are incompatible with successful public school education, while masking limited actual choice for minority students and their families. Professor James researches and teaches in the areas of education, race and the law, administrative law, and torts.

Director and Lecturer Jessica Carvalho Morris Speaks on Internationalization of Legal Education

(Posted: 04-05-13) Director and Lecturer In Law Jessica Carvalho Morris traveled to Mexico recently to develop partnerships with law schools, law firms and funding institutions. She presented a lecture "La Internacionalización Como Requisito de la Educación Legal en el Siglo XXI" (Internationalization of Legal Education in the Twenty-First Century) at the Anáhuac University School of Law in Mexico City. She is currently working on a forthcoming paper to be published in their law review. Morris has presented lectures on this topic at other international forums including most recently Brazil. At Miami Law, she is the Director of the International Graduate Law Programs and teaches in the areas of constitutional law, human rights and cross-border practice of law.

Melissa Swain Participates in National Summit for Medical-Legal Partnership

(Posted: 04-05-13) Melissa Swain, Associate Director and Clinical Instructor of the Health Rights Clinic, will be participating in the 2013 Medical-Legal Partnership Summit at George Washington University. She will be speaking in the panels "Quality and Sustainability for MLPs in the VA Setting" and "Medical Waivers of Citizenship Tests: Strategies for Healthcare Engagement." She is also serving as a facilitator in the Quality and Sustainability Session.

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