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This entry was posted on November 3, 2009, filed under: Community, Featured, RWU School of Law. | There are 1 Comments. |

When Rhode Island Governor Donald A. Carcieri signed a bill today outlawing indoor prostitution in Rhode Island, the first-year law student whose efforts were instrumental in securing the law’s passage was on hand by special invitation.
Melanie Shapiro, 22, a current student at Roger Williams University School of Law who co-founded and co-directs Citizens Against Trafficking, [...]

This entry was posted on October 26, 2009, filed under: Academic, Featured, RWU School of Law. | There are No Comments. |

WHAT: The legal profession is changing rapidly, and it is hard to predict what the landscape will be like in a decade, five years or even one year. But one factor is certain: there will be ever more women in the profession, wielding ever more influence. It is therefore important to think both deeply and [...]

This entry was posted on October 26, 2009, filed under: Academic, Featured, RWU School of Law. | There are No Comments. |

A prominent Rhode Island attorney was honored Thursday for a $250,000 challenge gift supporting Roger Williams University School of Law in its mission to increase pro bono legal services for the state’s most needy and vulnerable communities.
Providence lawyer Mark Mandell was recognized at a Bristol reception hosted by Roger Williams University President Roy J. Nirschel, [...]

This entry was posted on October 21, 2009, filed under: Academic, Community, Featured. | There are No Comments. |

Noted Jordanian author and journalist, Rana Husseini, has spent years researching and writing about the horror of honor killings that occur in many parts of the world, including the United States. The Roger Williams University Women’s Center will host Husseini on campus Thursday, November 12, for two public lectures. During her visit to RWU, Husseini [...]

This entry was posted on September 25, 2009, filed under: Academic, Featured. | There are No Comments. |

Since first offering a handful of courses at Naval Station Newport in the late 1970’s, Roger Williams University (RWU) has been one of the primary institutions to which enlisted military and education officers in the New England region and beyond have turned. RWU’s commitment manifests itself in a myriad of ways. The University waives the [...]

This entry was posted on September 23, 2009, filed under: Featured, RWU School of Law. | There are No Comments. |

David A. Logan, dean of the Roger Williams University School of Law since 2003, was honored recently for his dedication and commitment to equal justice in the law.
Logan was recognized last Thursday at the 40th Anniversary Celebration of Rhode Island Legal Services (RILS). During his tenure at RWU, Logan has spearheaded numerous public interest projects, [...]

This entry was posted on September 23, 2009, filed under: Community, Featured, On Campus. | There are No Comments. |

After a nearly six-year financial planning process, 10 months of design and a 12-month construction period, Roger Williams University opened the doors today to its Global Heritage Hall, a premier state-of-the-art learning center and the “hub” of global research, scholarship, study and collaboration for the Roger Williams University community.
Destined to become a hallmark of the [...]