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Research: Blue laws, green cards and other colorful legal terms
Elizabeth Thornburg never imagined that she would be turning to Dr. Seuss, Shakespeare and vaudeville for legal research. But those sources proved invaluable when she joined forces with another law professor, a law librarian and a legal lexicographer for the book … Continue reading
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Tagged Dedman School of Law, Denise Gee, Elizabeth Thornburg, faculty books, faculty research, Fred Shapiro, James E. Clapp, Lawtalk, legal history, legal terms, linguistics, Marc Galanter, origins of expressions
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Tune In: Listen live to learn your ‘Lawtalk’
Where did our law-related words and phrases originate and how did they become a common part of our everyday language? Find out with Krys Boyd of KERA Radio’s “Think” program as she hosts Elizabeth Thornburg, professor in SMU’s Dedman School of … Continue reading
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Tagged audio, Dedman School of Law, Elizabeth Thornburg, faculty news
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Dedman Law’s Beth Thornburg named next CTE director
Elizabeth Thornburg, professor in SMU’s Dedman School of Law, will serve as director of the University’s Center for Teaching Excellence effective June 1, 2012. During Spring Term 2012, she will begin work with current CTE Director Ron Wetherington to become familiar … Continue reading
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Tagged Center for Teaching Excellence, Dedman College, Dedman School of Law, Elizabeth Thornburg, Paul Ludden, Ron Wetherington
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Law, human rights programs earn 2011 ‘Angel of Freedom’ awards
SMU’s Dedman School of Law and Embrey Human Rights Program received 2011 “Angel of Freedom” awards from the Human Rights Initiative (HRI) of North Texas. As HRI’s highest honor for people or groups committed to helping victims of human rights abuses, the awards were … Continue reading
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to give 2011 Raggio Lecture Aug. 29
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Tagged Dedman School of Law, lecture programs, Louise B. Raggio Endowed Lecture Series, McFarlin Auditorium, Raggio Lecture Series, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court, visitors
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Linda Eads becomes SMU Associate Provost July 1, 2011
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Tagged appointments, Cox School of Business, Dedman School of Law, Ellen Jackofsky, Ellen Pryor, Linda Eads, Paul Ludden, Provost's Office
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11 SMU faculty members retire with emeritus status in 2010-11
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Tagged Cecil O'Neal, Charles M. Wood, Cox School of Business, Dedman College, Dedman School of Law, Donald Niewyk, emeritus faculty, faculty news, Henry J. Lischer Jr., Lee McAlester, Marion Sobol, Marjorie Procter-Smith, Meadows School of the Arts, Perkins School of Theology, Peter Bakewell, R. Hal Williams, Richard K. Williams, William Schucany
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Students, faculty remember Law Professor Daniel Shuman
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Tagged Clarence Wilson, Daniel Shuman, Dedman School of Law, endowed professors, Isaac Haas, John Attanasio, memorials, Tom Mayo
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Faculty in the News: April 19, 2011
Jean-Paul Comelin, Distinguished Visiting Artist in Residence in Dance, Meadows School of the Arts, was the subject of an interview on how dance brings art and love to stage that was published in KERA’s Art&Seek March 31, 2011. Jeff Bellin, … Continue reading
Posted in Faculty in the News
Tagged Bernard Weinstein, Bruce Bullock, Bud Weinstein, Cox School of Business, Dedman College, Dedman School of Law, faculty news, Hiroki Takeuchi, James Hollifield, Jean Paul Comelin, Jeff Bellin, Maguire Energy Institute, Matthew Wilson, Meadows School of the Arts, Michael Davis, Perkins School of Theology, Tower Center for Political Studies, video, William Dorsaneo, William Lawrence
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Faculty in the News: March 8, 2011
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Tagged Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Bernard Weinstein, Bud Weinstein, Cal Jillson, Cox School of Business, Dedman College, Dedman School of Law, Edward Fox, Jake Batsell, JCPenney Center for Retail Excellence, John Attanasio, Linda Eads, Maguire Energy Institute, Meadows School of the Arts, Peter Weyand
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