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From left to right: Summer Robert JD '27, Carter Hurley JD '28, Katherine Olsson JD '28, and Nino Chikhladze LLM ’26

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Impact Litigation Fellows Bring Two Cases Before the Inter-American Commission

Two thematic hearings requested by AUWCL’s Impact Litigation Fellows — on illegal adoption in Chile and the death penalty in Cuba — have been selected for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ 197th session
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AU in the News: Week of September 18

Your weekly roundup of faculty expertise, student achievements, leadership perspectives, and top campus initiatives.
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Joanne Chong '17

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Giving Back, Moving Forward

Reflections on My AUWCL Journey and the Vision for the Student Wellness Fund
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Students take their oath to join the AUWCL Clinic Program.

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A New Class of AUWCL Student Attorneys Is Officially Sworn In

More Than 200 Student Attorneys Join the Washington College of Law's Nationally Recognized Clinical Program
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Dean Emeritus Claudio Grossman at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels

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AUWCL's Professor and Dean Emeritus Claudio Grossman Discusses Human Rights and International Law in Ukraine at the European Parliament

International Law Experts and European Parliament Leaders Call for Global Solidarity with Ukraine
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New faculty members (left to right), Danielle Burs, Melanie Oberlin Knapp, and Kenechukwu O. Okocha

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AUWCL Welcomes New Faculty

A remarkable group of distinguished scholars and practitioners brings their expertise to inspire and empower the next generation of legal professionals.
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1L students at the 2026 Full-Time JD Orientation take their professional oath.

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AUWCL Welcomes the Class of 2029

Orientation Week Highlights Service, Scholarship, and Community
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Karen Barker Marcou '95

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Expanding Access to Justice

Karen Barker Marcou ’95 on Advocacy, Service and Systemic Change
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Torrey Feldman '20

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From Law School to the World Cup

Torrey Feldman '20 turned an unconventional start to her legal career into a role on the world’s biggest sporting stage
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Nabila Aguele ’05

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Nabila Aguele ’05: Leading with Purpose on a Global Stage

From AUWCL to global leadership, Aguele ’05 is advancing girls’ education by centering local voices and driving systems change.
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