School of Law dean search committee announced
Holden Thorp, PhD, provost and executive vice
chancellor for academic affairs at Washington University in St. Louis,
has appointed an eight-member committee to identify candidates for the
position of dean of the School of Law. Daniel Keating, JD, the Tyrrell Williams Professor of
Law, will serve as interim dean. At the law school, Keating has served
twice as interim dean, as well as vice dean and associate dean.
SCOTUS preview: First Amendment expert supports rights to speech, assembly in Supreme Court brief
Anti-abortion groups are well known for demonstrating and sidewalk counseling at women’s reproductive health facilities, but a Massachusetts statute criminalizes even peaceful expression on public sidewalks near these clinics. An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case will determine the constitutionality of Massachusetts’ selective exclusion law, which applies only to streets and sidewalks near reproductive health-care facilities. “If Massachusetts can close off the sidewalks surrounding reproductive health centers to peaceful expressive activity, then the government can prohibit expression in a wide range of circumstances,” says John Inazu, JD, First Amendment expert and associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.
World’s most innovative companies ranked by new metric developed at Olin Business School
Chinese search engine conglomerate Baidu Inc. leads the pack in a new ranking of the 50 most innovative companies in the world. The RQ50 ranking is based on the research quotient (RQ), developed by Anne Marie Knott, PhD, professor of strategy at Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School.
Entrepreneurship ingrained in students as soon as they arrive on campus
New Washington University students interested in entrepreneurship can get their feet wet before classes even begin. The IDEA program, from the Skandarlis Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, introduces students to the university’s entreprenuerial ecosystem, allowing incoming students to connect with each other and with upperclassmen during a weeklong orientation program.
Black Sexual Economies conference Sept. 27-28
The Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Work and Social Capital at Washington University School of Law is sponsoring the “Black Sexual Economies: Transforming Black Sexualities Research”conference Sept. 27-28 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall.
Law school hosts International Law Weekend – Midwest Regional Conference
The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at Washington University’s School of Law will host the International Law Weekend – Midwest Regional conference Sept. 19-21. The theme for this year’s conference
is “The Legal Challenges of Globalization: A View from the Heartland”
and the panels presented at this conference will address a broad range
of topics, emphasizing the impact of international law and globalization
on the Midwest.
IT monitoring effective in deterring restaurant fraud
For many firms, losing significant revenue and profit to employee theft has been a cost of doing business. But a new study from Washington University in St. Louis finds that information technology monitoring is strikingly effective in reducing theft and fraud, especially in the restaurant industry.
Work, Families and Public Policy series begins Sept. 9
Faculty and graduate students from St. Louis-area universities with an interest in labor, households, health care, law and social welfare are invited to take part in the continuing series of Monday brown-bag luncheon seminars held biweekly on the Danforth Campus beginning Monday, Sept. 9, and running through Dec. 2. All lectures take place at noon in Seigle Hall, Room 348. The series begins with a lecture by
Derek Neal, PhD, professor in economics at the University of Chicago titled “Designing Accountability Systems and Incentives Schemes
for Educators.”
Solicitor General Verrilli to Deliver Tyrrell Williams Lecture Sept. 9
Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the 46th solicitor general of
the United States, will deliver the 2013–14 Tyrrell Williams Lecture at 4
p.m. Sept. 9 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (AB Hall, No.
310). He will speak on “The Solicitor General and Civil Rights Law:
Historical Perspectives. Read more about Solicitor General Verrilli and RSVP for the event here.
Fall Assembly Series offers intelligent voices on issues of the day
Created 60 years ago, the Assembly Series is Washington University’s premiere lecture series. Its chief mission is to present interesting and important voices, and it is designed to spark meaningful discussion and lead to greater understanding of our world today. Assembly Series programs are free and open to the public. The fall 2013 schedule, below, opens with First Year Reading Program author Eula Biss on September 9.
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