For more information, please contact:
Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL, PLANNING, BUSINESS, AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO–November 27, 2006–Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss current issues. To reach any of our experts, call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312) 906-5251. Press releases and earlier advisories are available on our Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
This will be the last holiday season that Carson Pirie Scott will have a presence in the landmark building it has called home for more than a century. Bon-Ton Stores, which owns the retailer, announced in August that Carson’s would vacate its 102-year-old home at 1 S. State St. by March of 2007 for a new and yet unspecified location. Professor Joel Goldhar of Stuart School of Business is an expert on branding issues. He is available to discuss the impact of Carson’s departure.
Tippecanoe County commissioners have refused to amend a policy that would have allowed a creche to be displayed on the lawn outside the Indiana courthouse. For the past five years, the Fair Lawn, New Jersey, council has declined permission to erect a menorah at the borough hall. Holiday displays of menorahs, nativity scenes and other religious symbols on government property have often been the subject of lawsuits. Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod, a constitutional scholar, can discuss the controversies involving the separation of church and state, and recent court cases.
Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law Clinic is seeking those who need legal assistance with immigration, asylum and nationality matters. The clinic is supervised by Professor Matthew I. Bernstein, whose practice includes advising corporations, nonprofit organizations and individuals in all areas of immigration law, including professionals; aliens of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts and business; individuals seeking immigration benefits for family members; and individuals threatened with removal from the United States by the government. Professor Bernstein is available for interviews about the Immigration Law Clinic. He is also available to speak with organizations about immigration issues.
Downtown Campus Events:
November 29: “Chicago’s Road to China.” WLS-TV news anchor and reporter Linda Yu will speak as part of the Stuart School of Business’ Leadership Lecture Series. She will discuss the growing relationship between Chicago and China and how Chicago can creatively address the future global business climate. Born in Xian, China, Yu moved with her family to Hong Kong when she was two years old. They emigrated to the United States three years later. Since coming to Chicago in 1979, Yu has done three extensive reports on her homeland. The most recent program, “Chicago’s Road to China,” was broadcast in May 2006, and is the basis for her presentation. This program, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium. Reservations are required and a reception will follow the lecture. For reservations or for more information, call (312) 906-6508.
December 1: “The Status and Future of Public Employee Retiree Benefits” is the topic of the keynote address by the Laurence Msall, president of The Civic Federation, at Chicago-Kent's 22nd annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Program. The program is sponsored by Chicago-Kent's Institute for Law and the Workplace and co-sponsored by the Illinois Labor Relations Board and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
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