Professor Gerald Berendt
He has been interviewed by National Public Radio, NBC-TV, ESPN Radio, the Associated Press, Buzzfeed and Lancaster Newspapers about the role of the National Labor Relations Board in sanctioning the right of football players at Northwestern University to form a union. He commented, too, on what he anticipates the impact of a union would have in the world of college sports.
Adjunct Professor Cari Grieb
Grieb has given interviews to NBC Nightly News, Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, TIME and other media outlets regarding the controversy surrounding racist remarks by L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
Professor Ann Lousin
She delivered the presentation “What’s Going on with Illinois Pensions Today” at the April 24, 2014, meeting of the University of Illinois at Chicago Annuitants Association.
She also was a presenter April 4, 2014, on Chicago Public Radio giving insights on proposed amendments to the Illinois Constitution on term limits/reduction of the size of the Illinois legislature, and on redistricting.
She was interviewed April 23, 2014, by ABC-7 news on the term limits amendment.
Professor Kim D. Chanbonpin
She was a guest presenter at the Association for Asian American Studies 2014 conference April 16-19, 2014, in San Francisco. Her topic was “The Flipside: Toni Morrison, Playing in the Dark, and the Construction of Pilipin@ American Racial Identity in Legal Texts.”
Professor Mark Wojcik
He is serving a second term as treasurer of Scribes-The American Society of Legal Writers.
Brian Clauss, executive director, Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic
He attended the two-day program “National Conference on Law Clinics Serving Veterans” April 3-4 in Washington. More than 100 lawyers and legal educators interested in pro bono work for veterans participated in the conference.
Michael Schlesinger, Director of the Business Enterprise Law Clinic
He spoke on “Working with Outside Counsel: A Common Nontraditional Model” along with Brad Bernthal of the University of Colorado Law School at the 13th Annual Transactional Clinical Conference held in Chicago on April 26, 2014. The presentation explored the benefits and potential pitfalls of working with outside counsel in a transactional law clinic.
Schlesinger also appeared on CAN-TV on April 1, 2014, discussing how best to structure for-profit subsidiaries of not-for-profit tax exempt organizations.
Ray O. Grant, Registrar
He was a co-presenter at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) March 30-April 2, 2014, in Denver, speaking on “Dealing With a Natural Disaster from a Law School Perspective.”
In January, Grant was elected to the board of directors for the National Network of Law School Officers (NNLSO) for a two-year term. NNLSO is a nonprofit professional organization aimed at assisting in the educational and professional advancement of law school officers.
Adjunct Professor Jeffery M. Cross
He has joined the editorial advisory board of Today’s General Counsel. He is a partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP focusing on antitrust law.
