The American Constitution Society has named Indiana University Maurer School of Law second-year student Allyson McBride a Next Generation Leader—one of 34 across the United States—the organization announced April 11. She is the third Indiana Law student in as many years to earn the prestigious recognition. Launched in 2007, the Next Generation Leaders (NGL) program recognizes and… Read more »
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Law School presents Teaching Awards to five outstanding faculty
Five members of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty—including two who are in their first full year at Indiana Law—were honored today (March 22) with Teaching Awards, recognizing exceptional teaching over the course of the academic year. Professor Luis Fuentes-Rohwer was honored with the Leon H. Wallace Teaching Award, the highest teaching recognition… Read more »
Academy of Law Alumni Fellows induction ceremony set for April 12
Four distinguished alumni will join the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s Academy of Law Alumni Fellows during a ceremony on April 12. The 2024 inductees include a former airport manager and tennis executive, a longtime private practitioner, and two alumni dedicated to education and protecting the environment. Induction into the ALAF is the highest… Read more »
Class of 2024 graduation speaker: The Hon. Doris L. Pryor ’03
The Hon. Doris L. Pryor, the first Black jurist from the state of Indiana to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, will serve as the keynote speaker at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s graduation ceremony on May 4. Pryor, a 2003 alumna of the Law School, will address… Read more »
Hudson makes history as first Black woman elected to lead prestigious global legal journal
For the first time in its 32-year history, the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies will be led by a Black woman this fall. Nashuba Hudson, a second-year student from Chicago, was selected as the journal’s editor-in-chief for the 2024-25 academic year, a historic milestone that is being celebrated by the Maurer School of Law…. Read more »
Kawaoka to receive Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award
For the second year in a row, an Indiana University Maurer School of Law student has been recognized as one of the best law school writers in the country. Anneli Kawaoka, a 3L from Naperville, Ill., is one of 15 law students selected to receive a 2024 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award for her note… Read more »
Law student part of 500 Festival royalty
Kaitlyn Ross has seen the Indianapolis 500 several times, but she probably won’t ever have better seats than the ones she’ll occupy this May. That’s because Ross, a 1L from Fishers, has been selected as a 500 Festival Princess, one of 33 young women who will help promote one of the world’s largest one-day sporting… Read more »
Inaugural Fulbright-Garcia Robles Chair visiting the Law School this spring
A renowned law and economics scholar is visiting the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, the first scholar to arrive in Bloomington as part of an international agreement designed to strengthen ties between Mexico and the United States. Dr. Miguel Angel Marmolejo, Ph.D., is the inaugural Fulbright-Garcia Robles Chair at Indiana University, serving as a… Read more »
Maurer BLSA earns Midwest Chapter of the Year
The Black Law Students Association at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has earned national recognition, taking home Medium Chapter of the Year honors at the 56th Midwest BLSA Regional Convention in early February. The Midwest BLSA community includes dozens of chapters at law schools from Colorado to Ohio, including nearly all of the… Read more »
Free tax assistance available at the Maurer School of Law through March 26
Some Monroe County residents and Indiana University students can receive free assistance with their 2023 federal and state tax returns at the Maurer School of Law as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA services will be available at the Law School, 211 South Indiana Avenue, on Monday and Tuesday evenings from… Read more »