News & Events

Since former NFL coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the NFL citing alleging discrimination and racism in hiring practices, WCL Professor N. Jeremi Duru has been asked what may come from this historic moment. Professor Duru is among the nation's most prominent sports law authorities. He is author of Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL.

American University’s Washington College of Law is thrilled to welcome three new faculty members for the 2022-2023 academic year. Jamie Abrams, Angi Porter and Thomas Williams bring fresh expertise on critical issues facing the legal community, including issues of gender, race and bioethics.

On Friday, February 4, 2022, the American University Law Review hosted its annual symposium titled “The Impact of Race on Youth [in]Justice.” Each year the Law Review dedicates its annual symposium to exploring a burgeoning area in the legal field, and several events in recent history have brought to the forefront the issue of race and racism in the legal profession. Almost every sector of the law has and continues to confront racism, but children are uniquely disadvantaged as dependents. Friday’s symposium sought to explore those questions and shed light on how racism has infiltrated the legal rights of children.

American University Washington College of Law is proud to recognize six professors for their outstanding work in teaching and service. As a legal community that highly values teaching excellence and service, we celebrate and congratulate Professors Epperson, Hamilton, Pollak, Smith, Spratt, and Wermiel for their extraordinary commitment and achievements that led the Committee to select them from a very competitive pool of nominations. Thanks to this year’s selection committee—Dean Leiter and Professors Carroll, Miller, Newcombe, and Roberts—for their service in selecting our awardees.

The MLK Birthday Commemoration program is a 23-year tradition at WCL that honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  This year the King family asked that instead of just celebrating Dr. King's legacy, we focus on the fight to pass voting rights legislation. Therefore, we decided to focus on educating our community about pending legislation and highlight the importance of focusing on voting rights at this moment.