Seven LSA members were honored by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), earning 2022 section awards for excellence in legal education, as announced by the organization this winter. The award winners were recognized during an online awards ceremony at the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting on January 5.
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LSA Member Pratiksha Baxi took home the 2021 Infosys Award for Social Sciences for her pioneering work on sexual violence and jurisprudence.
The event will take place virtually on Tuesday, November 16th.
LSA member Paul Collins, Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science at UMass-Amherst, received the 2021 Richard E. Neustadt Book Award from the Presidents and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) for the best book on executive politics, as announced by the association this fall.
The Law and Society Association is pleased to report that the U.S. News and World Report has decided not to proceed with its proposal to add a measure of “scholarly impact” to its law school rankings.
The Law and Society Association (LSA) hosted a Listening Session on Scholarly Struggles During the Pandemic on Monday, August 16. Several members of the LSA leadership met with scholars from around the world over Zoom to share their academic experiences in navigating through the many challenges and uncertainties brought forth by the ongoing global pandemic.
The NSF Grant Will Help Build International Research Collaborations and Provide Funding for Junior Sociolegal Scholar Activities.
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