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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Lichtman lecture unpacks politics of World Cup

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Prof. Steven Lichtman spoke at UMass Law Thursday on "Soccer and American Exceptionalism: A Political Science Preview of World Cup 202...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Knowles-Gardner tells story of NAACP v. Alabama, landmark civil rights case on freedom of association

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Dr. Helen Knowles-Gardner spoke at UMass Law School Wednesday on "When Alabama Tried to Destroy the NAACP (and Freedom of Association)....
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Pete Seeger meets Shakespeare in Qoheleth

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Ecclesiastes 3 has more to do with modern society than first meets the eye. As You Like It (1936 film), act II, scene 7, after "Seven ...
Monday, February 2, 2026

Comparative law students explore world with guests, online cohort, and enrich field with new research

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Boasting about the accomplishments of my students is a rich indulgence I selfishly embrace.  The Savory Tort hosts collections of student ab...
Friday, January 23, 2026

Did Donald Trump go to prep school with Citizen Kane?

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I just re-watched the masterpiece  Citizen Kane  (1941) , and a line I'd never noticed before dropped my jaw. I'm teaching a seminar...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Rescission of law dean offer prompts valid angst, but political ire over higher ed impunity is long time coming

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Waterman Hall, University of Arkansas Larry Miller via Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0 Legal academics is aflutter over the rescinding of an offer of t...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

'We're Going To Need You To Come In On Saturday'

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Something I've never missed about law practice is having to assign a 15-digit client-matter code to every six minutes of my billable day...
Monday, December 15, 2025

'How Beautiful We Were' when 'They Poisoned the World': What I've been reading, 2025 edition

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It's been since the pandemic that I wrote an installment of "What I've Been Reading." With some time to spare in transit r...
Friday, December 5, 2025

Author of 'Surviving Your Friend's Cancer,' law alumna Kayleigh Ellison made world better, brighter

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Kayleigh's relentless smile, from the UMass Dartmouth soccer roster I'm sad to hear and to share news of the death of Kayleigh Dawn...
Monday, November 3, 2025

7 years since shocking hate crime, civil rights suit over Nantucket public meeting surfaces racial tension

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Nantucket African Meeting House, 1880 Nantucket Historical Association A shocking hate crime of vandalism on storied Nantucket Island in 201...