Levine receives prestigious writing award

By Jessica Lasky Law School professor Jan Levine is set to receive the Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial award from the Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute for his accomplishments in legal writing. Levine has been improving the law school’s legal writing program since he arrived in 2007 with conferences, new staff and improvement in curriculum. “I put the writing program on … Continue reading Levine receives prestigious writing award

Clarence Thomas speaks at Duquesne

By Pat Higgins | Asst. Sports Editor Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas made an appearance on campus Tuesday afternoon where he spoke with Ken Gormley, law school dean, and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Thomas M. Hardiman of the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in front of a packed crowd in the Union Ballroom. Following a brief welcome from Gormley, President Charles J. Dougherty … Continue reading Clarence Thomas speaks at Duquesne