Faculty Highlights
Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
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Looking for Clarity in Death Row Clemency Monday, March 23, 2015 Professor Emeritus Donald E. Wilkes Jr. was quoted by Georgia Public Broadcasting in regard to a proposed bill that would require the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to explain its reasoning when it grants death row clemency. The story was reported by Grant Blankenship and appeared 3/23/15. |
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Baradaran presents on "How the Other Half Banks" Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Associate Professor Mehrsa Baradaran presented on her forthcoming book How the Other Half Banks at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law as part of their faculty colloquium series during March. |
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Barnett's article cited by federal district court Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Assistant Professor Kent H. Barnett’s article “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Appointment with Trouble” was cited by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The court referred to the article as “offering legitimate and serious analysis” on separation-of-powers questions surrounding the Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s structure. |
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Q&A on the News; Georgia Law professor featured Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Associate Professor Harlan G. Cohen was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in order to answer the question, “Does a potential agreement with Iran on nuclear weapons require ratification by the Senate?” The article was written by Andy Johnston and published 3/16/15. |
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22 Make Daily Report’s First Lifetime Achiever List; Georgia Law professor and six alumni named Friday, March 13, 2015 Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson and six Georgia Law alumni were named recipients of the Daily Report’s Lifetime Achievement Award as they have “made significant marks in deciding cases, in government service, building and managing firms, handling all manner of matters in private practice and in-house, representing the poor and fighting for civil rights.” The article was written by Jonathan Ringel and appeared 3/12/15. |