Category: Law
Assistant Professor of Law Michael Oswalt wrote a reflection on Labor Day in the Sept. 4, 2016, edition of the Huffington Post. The article addresses the “Fight for Fifteen” movement to increase minimum wages around the country and its use of improvisation to engage workers and the public.
Illinois State Bar Association President and NIU College of Law alumnus Vincent Cornelius (’89) was featured in the Sept. 2, 2016, edition of Chicago Lawyer magazine. Writer Emily Donovan profiled Cornelius along with the new presidents of the Chicago and DuPage County bar associations, Dan Kotin and Ted Donner. Cornelius became ISBA President on June...
Northern Illinois University College of Law Dean Eric Dannenmaier and the NIU Law Alumni Council will honor eight outstanding alumni and friends of the school during its annual awards reception at the University Club of Chicago on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The 2016 award recipients were selected based on outstanding achievements in their careers, demonstrated service...
Please join us for an NIU Law Reception to honor Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) President and alumnus Vincent Cornelius (’89). Cornelius makes history as he takes the helm of the ISBA, the state’s largest bar organization, and becomes the first African-American president in its 140-year history. Cornelius, principal of the Law Offices of Vincent F....
The July 29 issue of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin features Eric Dannenmaier, the new dean of the NIU College of Law. Dannenmaier “pursued the position of dean at NIU because it seemed like a natural fit,” the article states. “For me,” the story quotes Dannenmaier, “it was about the opportunity to contribute to an educational...
NIU College of Law Professor Morse Tan has been chosen to participate in the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ 2017 Emerging Leaders Program. Founded in 1922, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs “is an independent, nonpartisan organization that provides insight – and influences the public discourse – on critical global issues. The council is committed...
NIU College of Law Professor Yolanda M. King presented her book chapter, “Pushing the Body Beyond its Limits: Copyright Protection of Body Art” at the 10th annual Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Writing Workshop. The workshop took place from July 6 to July 12 at the University of Iowa College of Law in...
NIU College of Law Clinical Professor Paul J. Cain testified on July 8, 2016 at a public hearing before the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee in support of Proposal 15-05, which would modify Supreme Court Rule 941 and create Supreme Court Rule 943 (Use of Restraints on a Minor in Delinquency Proceedings Arising Under the...
The NIU College of Law has been recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the nation’s top law schools – eighth on the list of top 20 schools – for delivering graduates into government and public interest careers. The National Law Journal ranking was based on employment data collected by the American Bar...
NIU College of Law alumna Karoline Carstens stands out from her peers thanks to a lifelong desire to help others, a commitment to know each of her clients on a personal level and a drive to be involved with every step of her cases. Carstens’ compassion and accomplishments, both as a lawyer and volunteer in her...
NIU College of Law alumnus Vincent F. Cornelius, the first African American to serve as president of the Illinois State Bar Association, is profiled in the July 2016 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal magazine. Digging beyond his professional career as an attorney and his goals for the ISBA presidency – “working to brighten the...
NIU Law alumnus Vincent Cornelius (’89), the incoming president of the Illinois State Bar Association, will deliver the commencement address during the Northern Illinois University College of Law Commencement Exercises, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. During the ceremony, NIU Law will confer 88...
