Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) gave the 2026 Ann Gary and Sharon Bishop Endowed Lecture in Feminist Philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles. Her lecture was entitled "Borders as Intimacy Violation: Toward a Feminist Theory of Borders".

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explores the many hidden benefits of failure.   

Lisa Johnson (Anthropology) recently co-presented at the 20th annual Tulane Maya Symposium on "Maya Cities," a talk titled "Households, Neighborhoods, and the Dynamics of Urbanism at Lakamha'."

Brittani Sterling (Libraries) gave the invited presentation, "You Can Stand under My Umbrella: Information Weathering in the Age of AI," at the inaugural Black Information Futures conference hosted by the University of Washington's Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives.

Suzanna Geiser (Law) was appointed to the AALS Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Section’s Outreach Committee.

Jeffrey Stempel (Law) led a plenary session titled "Personal Jurisdiction and Insurance Coverage: Time to Break Out of Your 1L Civ Pro Outline" at the American Bar Association’s 2026 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar in Tucson, Arizona.

Drew Simshaw (Law) delivered a guest lecture titled "Legal Ethics & AI: Risks, Rewards, & Regulatory Reforms" to Professional Responsibility students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

Leslie Griffin (Law) published a new blog post on Verdict titled "The Rhode Island Attorney General Opposes Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse."

Mohammed Kaabar (Mathematical Sciences), has been selected as one of the 25 recipients of the 2026 Peer Reviewers Extraordinaire Award by MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching), a program of California State University, Long Beach. The recognition was announced during the OLC Innovate 2026 Conference, an…