Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Dean Usha R. Rodrigues and Associate Professor Christian Turner were featured by Law360 regarding the School of Law’s comprehensive approach to ensuring its students graduate with essential critical-thinking and analytical skills as well as fluency in the latest technology. The article was written by Emily Johnson and published 8/17/26.
Assistant Professor John B. Meixner Jr. presented “Empirical Trends in Sentencing Mitigation” at the 2026 Judges Seminar for the United States Sentencing Commission in San Diego, California. Notably, Meixner was the only scholar selected to present before approximately 100 federal judges in attendance.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Cleveland Distinguished Chair Nathan S. Chapman presented “Constituting Free Exercise” as part of the government funding and religion panel at the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law’s State of Religious Freedom Conference in Malibu, California.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner published “Delaware AI Company Proposal Needs Details Before Road Testing” (with S.A. Gramitto Ricci and M. Petrin) in Bloomberg Law on 8/3/26.
Chaffin Chair in Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman presented as part of the (Re)Making Tax: Addressing Tax Policy Challenges from Multiple Angles; Screens in the Law School Classroom: Perspectives on Technology, Learning, and Pedagogy; and Bridging the Generations: How Mid- and Senior-Level Faculty Can Support Newer Colleagues panels at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July. She also presented as part of the aspiring law teachers/prospective law teachers workshops titled The Art of Self-Promotion and Navigating the Hiring Process.