School of Law in the News

October 2008

October 31, 2008

Older African-Americans in awe but on edge

MSNBC
Professor Hank McGee talks about the historic election and the prospect of the first African-American president.

October 28, 2008

Beware the latest 'C level' executive

Seattle Post Intelligencer
Professor Rafael Pardo comments on how companies are creating new positions to handle restructuring.

October 25, 2008

Deirdre Bowen: Affirmative Action: The numbers don't lie

Summit Daily News
Professor Deidre Bowen wrote an editorial on how policies banning affirmative action in college admissions have hurt minority students.

October 23, 2008

Do Black Elected Officials Represent Us?

The Skanner
Professor Christian Halliburton moderated a panel, "Which Way Seattle? Black Elected Officials."

October 16, 2008

Feds investigate Washington Mutual failure

MSNBC and numerous publications, including Newsday, AOLMonday and Puget Sound newspapers.
Professor Jack Kirkwood comments on the investigation into the failure of Washington Mutual.

October 15, 2008

Crackdown on illegal immigration boosts food prices

The Seattle Times
Professor Richard Delgado wrote an editorial about how immigration policies impact food prices.

October 12, 2008

Race, Gender and the Media in the 2008 Elections

The Huffington Post
Professor Bryan Adamson was a panelist at St. John's University symposium on the roles of gender and race in the 2008 election. He spoke on at the session on the role of the media in shaping perceptions.

October 14, 2008

Collegial debate in attorney general's race

The Seattle Times
Dean Kellye Testy was a panelist at the attorney general candidate debate cosponsored by the law school.

October 10, 2008

The Laptop Free Zone

Legal Writing Prof Blog
Seattle University School of Law students were among those surveyed about laptops in the classroom for a new article.

October 5, 2008

Lawsuits may aid Hispanic voters: Legal activist group is using state act to shift format of Valley elections

Fresno Bee and Modesto Bee
Professor Joaquin Avila discusses the California Voting Rights Act, which can allow minorities the right to choose their own candidates.

October 5, 2008

New rules help teachers, others wipe out debt

The Seattle Times
Seattle University School of Law graduate Erin Shea McCann, talks about how affords her dream of working in public interest law.

October 1, 2008

Feds: Wash. Immigration guards not checked

Associated Press (appeared in numerous publications)
The story refers to the International Human Rights Clinic's report that detailed problems at the Northwest Detention Center.

October 1, 2008

Small Business: Where to find Investors

CNNMoney.com
Professor Sheldon Frankel is quoted in Q&A article on strategies for getting money to build a business.

October 1, 2008

Due Processors: Educators seek a digital upgrade for teaching law

Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle covers the Future of the Legal Casebook workshop held at the law school to consider alternatives to printed law books.