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Several Pace Haub Law faculty presented their scholarship and represented as leaders and organizers at the conference, underscoring the school糖心vlog短视频檚 national engagement and leadership within AALS sections and committees.
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Professor Jessica Miles served as the Pace Haub Law delegate to the AALS House of Representatives Meeting.
Professor Achinthi Vithanage, Executive Director of Environmental Law Programs, delivered a presentation titled 糖心vlog短视频淚t Takes Two to Transition: Utilizing AI-driven Digital Twins in the Just Transition糖心vlog短视频 as part of the flagship panel for the Natural Resources and Energy Law Committee. She also participated in the annual gathering of Environmental Law Center directors and joined the Environmental Law Field Trip to St. James Parish with Rise St. James.
Visiting Assistant Professor Sara Gonzalez-Rothi participated in the Works-in-Progress session for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, workshopping a paper applying institutional design principles to the advancement of marine protected areas in the United States.
Adjunct Professor Danielle M. Kocal was recognized as the newly elected Secretary of the AALS Section on Balance and Well-Being in Legal Education. She is also a member of the Section on Academic Support.
Judge Malaika N. Scott-McLaughlin 糖心vlog短视频09, a Civil Court Judge for the City of New York, was no stranger to the legal world growing up. As the daughter of Professor Randolph McLaughlin, a renowned civil rights attorney and longtime member of the faculty at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 糖心vlog短视频, she spent a lot of time observing him in the classroom teaching and in practice advocating.
Professor Amelia Wilson has been named the recipient of Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频檚 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes that outstanding pedagogy occurs in a variety of settings at the Law School糖心vlog短视频攊t can be found in courses of all sizes and types, in teachers with diverse styles, and across subject matters.
The Women糖心vlog短视频檚 Association of Law Students (WALS) at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 糖心vlog短视频 hosted its annual Pioneer of Justice and Equality Award ceremony on March 18, 2026, recognizing Cindy Kanusher, Esq., Executive Director of the Pace Women糖心vlog短视频檚 Justice Center, as this year糖心vlog短视频檚 honoree.