Eve Hanan (Law) was a panelist for a virtual discussion entitled, "Serve & Protect or Curb & Collect? How Fines & Fees Undermine Public Health & Safety."

Nachman Gutowski (Law) and Steven Foster have published their article, “Breaking the Cycle: Rethinking Bar Exam Scoring and Portability for NextGen Examinees,” in the University of North Texas at Dallas Law Review.

Drew Simshaw (Law) was a commentator for a session titled, Technology, Law, and Legal Education Works-in-Progress, at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting. 

Nantiya Ruan (Law) spoke on a panel titled, AALS Arc of Career Program: Mid-Career Moves to the Tenure Track, at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting. 

On Jan. 8, 2026, Nancy Rapoport (Law) was awarded the Commercial and Consumer Law Scholarship Award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Commercial and Consumer Law. The award recognizes her decades of exemplary contributions to legal scholarship in the field, with a particular focus on ethical practices within bankruptcy…

Kathy Stanchi (Law) spoke on a panel titled, Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research: Practicing Professionalism from Courtroom to Classroom, at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Heather Rappaport (Law) spoke on a panel entitled Institutional Advancement: Campaign Strategies for Success at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Eve Hanan (Law) was the moderator for a panel titled, Incorporating Lived Experiences with the Criminal Legal System in the Classroom, at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) was a facilitator for a session entitled ABA Council Conversation Breakouts with Deans at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Shih-Chun "Steven" Chien (Law) spoke in a session entitled New Empirical Perspectives on Legal Education and the Legal Profession: Works-in-Progress at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Maryam Ahranjani (Law) spoke on a panel entitled, 2025 to 2050: Teaching the Future of Justice and Reconstructing the Civil Rights Curriculum at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Heather Rappaport (Law) moderated a panel entitled Institutional Advancement: Working with Faculty and Deans for Institutional Advancement at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.