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American University Washington College of Law is excited to welcome Congressman and AUWCL Professor Emeritus Jamie Raskin as speaker for its 2021 Spring Commencement Celebration Sunday, May 23.

Continuing to safeguard the health and well-being of our communities, American University Washington College of Law will offer its world-renowned specialized summer programs online.

Second year law student Dominique Rolle is the inaugural winner of the  Program on Environmental and Energy Law's Environmental Justice Community Lawyering Fellowship Award. This Fellowship aims to energize the next generation of PEEL community lawyers to identify equitable solutions to pressing environmental challenges that disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color.  

The Business Law Program at American University Washington College of Law is pleased to announce an innovative Compliance and Ethics Certificate (CEC). Covering one of the fastest growing areas of business law, the Compliance and Ethics Certificate enables students with a special interest in business law to earn a certificate that provides a core competency and a deeper understanding of compliance laws and regulations.

After an extensive national search, Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. has been named as the new dean of American University Washington College of Law. Fairfax, a prominent legal scholar, educator, and nationally known expert on criminal justice, currently serves as the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor and founding director of the Criminal Law & Policy Initiative at George Washington University Law School.