Justice
Anne M. Burke '83 gave the keynote address, while
Valedictorian John Greifzu ’07 was the
class speaker. Dean Hal Krent conferred an honorary
Juris Doctor degree on retiring IIT President Lew
Collens, honoring
his extraordinary 33 years of leadership at the helm
both of IIT and Chicago-Kent.
If
you missed the Commencement ceremony, you are welcome
to view the video online.
Photos
from the ceremony and reception can be viewed on the
Alumni
Online Community.
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Author
Michael Crichton Speaks at Chicago-Kent
On
May 21, Chicago-Kent hosted a conference entitled
"Who
Owns Your Body?: Legal and Social Issues in Michael
Crichton’s Next," in which the
author and distinguished experts from the legal, judiciary,
medical, bioethics and social science communities
discussed legal and ethical issues surrounding the
genetics industry. Crichton's latest novel, Next,
is set in a not too distant future of designer pets
and tissue bounty hunters, and is seen as a criticism
and warning about the genetics industry, which the
author describes as “fast, furious and out of
control.”
The
conference, sponsored by the Institute for Science,
Law and Technology (ISLAT) at Chicago-Kent, brought
together academics and legal professionals from all
over the U.S. and Canada to discuss current laws,
proposed legislation, and other policy solutions to
issues like disputes over body tissues, intellectual
property and gene patents, and more. Director of the
Institute for Science, Law, and Technology, Lori
Andrews, and Chicago-Kent Dean Harold Krent
were among the speakers.
Michael
Crichton with ISLAT researchers (l-r):
Jessica Rissman, Danielle Bochneak, Julie Burger
'00, Rachel Greene, Laurie Rosenow '99, and Professor
Lori Andrews, ISALT Director.
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American
Bar Foundation Selects Kent Faculty for Fellowship
and Visitorships
The
American Bar Foundation (ABF) has selected Professor
Bernadette Atuahene for a three-year Faculty Fellowship,
following on the heels of her successful visitorship
with the ABF this past fall. Professors Dan Hamilton
and Carolyn Shapiro have been named Faculty
Visitors for the coming year.
The
ABF is a nonprofit, independent, national research
institute committed to basic empirical research on
law and legal institutions. Its program of socio-legal
research is conducted by an interdisciplinary staff
of 22 Research Fellows and Faculty Fellows trained
in such diverse fields as law, sociology, psychology,
political science, economics, history, and anthropology.
The
respective fellowship and visitorships represent both
an honor and an excellent research opportunity for
Professors Atuahene, Hamilton, and Shapiro.
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New
York Alumni Gather in the West Village
Alumni
and friends in the metro New York area joined Dean
Krent Tuesday, June 12th for an Italian dinner
at Grano Trattoria in the West Village. Professor
Lori Andrews was also on hand, having led a discussion
of her most recent novel Sequence earlier in
the evening at Partners in Crime bookstore near the
restaurant. Dean Krent provided an update on the law
school and answered questions from attendees. New
connections were made as graduates met other alumni
from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and
classmates brought each other up-to-date on their
careers and personal news.
Dean
Krent with (l-r) Hillary Frommer '98, Elayna Pham
'99, and Jennifer Rubin '03 at Grano Trattoria.
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Alumni
Library Use
The
Library welcomes alumni to visit and use the collection
throughout the year, except during the fall &
spring final examination periods when the Library
has restricted access. Alumni are also welcome to
use the Library's reference services. A professional
librarian can help answer your general reference questions
by phone at 312-906-5670, by email at refreq@kentlaw.edu,
through instant
messaging, or in person at the Reference Desk.
Please remember that librarians cannot provide legal
advice.
Most
of the collection cannot be checked-out. However,
if you do wish to borrow circulating books, you may
become a subscriber for a yearly fee (currently $150
for an individual membership). Subscribers can use
the Library's document delivery program and check-out
books. Subscribers also have access to the Library
during restricted access periods. More information
on the subscriber program is located on the Library’s
website at: http://library.kentlaw.edu/services/subscribers.htm
The
Library’s website
contains valuable information such as the Library’s
hours, maps of the different floors, and the online
catalog. If you need to know whether the Library has
a particular book or journal, you may search the online
catalog, or ask the Reference Desk.
If
you have any questions about the Library or any of
its services, please contact Keith
Ann Stiverson, Library Director at: 312-906-5610
or Holly Lakatos,
Director of Public Services at: 312-906-5690.
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