Shih-Chun “Steven” Chien (Law) was a discussant on a panel titled, “Works-in-Progress Workshop Criminal Law” at the 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Conference.

Citlalli Ochoa (Law) was a discussant on a panel titled, “New Scholars Workshop: Your Next Article” at the 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Conference.  

Latisha Nixon-Jones (Law) was a discussant on a panel titled “Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop Screening Interviews: How to Secure Them and What to Expect” at the 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Conference.

Frank Rudy Cooper (Law) presented on the panel "Working Papers on Criminal Procedure and Criminal Justice Policy" at the 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Conference.

Citlalli Ochoa (Law) presented on the panel "New Scholars Workshop: Procedural Standards and Systemic Inequality" at the 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Conference.

Shih-Chun “Steven” Chien (Law) presented on the panel "New Scholars Workshop: Criminal Law and Procedure" at the 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Conference.

Latisha Nixon-Jones (Law) co-moderated a panel titled "Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop/Prospective Law Teachers Workshop: What Is the Legal Academy and How Do I Fit In?" at the 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Conference.

Nachman Gutowski (Law) served as a panelist at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) 2026 Conference, speaking on “Bar Reform Gains Momentum: Lessons from Leading Jurisdictions and Strategies for Reform in Your State.”

Lori Johnson (Law) was elected to the Executive Committee of the Legal Writing Institute as the new Ccommunications and public relations officer.

Francine Lipman (Law) moderated a CPA Academy webinar titled "Race, Wealth, and U.S. Tax Policy: Who Benefits and Who Bears the Tax Burdens?"

Nancy Rapoport (Law) was recently featured in a special report by the Creditor Rights Coalition exploring the debate: "Should Bankruptcy Judges Mediate Cases Pending Before Them?" The feature examines the ethical, tactical, and procedural implications of judges taking an active role in mediating disputes within their own courtrooms.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) and Michael Kagan (Law) published "As Jewish Nevadans, Tisha B'Av Calls Us to Remember. Recent Events Call Us to Act" in the Nevada Current.