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Congratulations to Prof. Lisa Fairfax, named the 2026 AALS Patricia J. Williams Award winner for outstanding scholarship on race and private law.
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2026 Patricia J. Williams Award
Prof. Lisa Fairfax was recognized by the AALS Section of Race and Private Law.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Long-term care needs are rising—but federal policy isn’t keeping pace. A new brief from Penn LDI, drawing on research by Allison K. Hoffman, Rachel Werner, and Tamara Konetzka, explores today’s LTC challenges and opportunities for reform. https://penncareylaw.news/4aPHvcw
Reforming Long-Term Care Policy
A summary of the current long-term care crisis, how we got here, options for reforming federal policy, and the costs of the status quo to the people affected.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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2025: a year of progress and purpose. Discover the people, stories, and milestones that shaped the year at Penn Carey Law. https://penncareylaw.news/4izbmYt
Year in Review
2025 was a year of momentum at Penn Carey Law. New initiatives expanded access, interdisciplinary work deepened our impact, and students committed thousands of hours to service through clinics and pro bono projects.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Congratulations to Prof. Sandra D. Mayson, recipient of the 2025 Legal History Article of the Year Prize from the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation for her Harvard Law Review article, “Bail at the Founding."

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William Nelson Cromwell Foundation Article of the Year
Prof. Sandra Mayson was recognized for her article, “Bail at the Founding.”
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December 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Can’t take students to COP30? Bring COP30 to them.

Penn Today highlights how Profs. William Burke-White & Ken Kulak gave students a real-time look into the conference through Zoom and live briefings from Brazil.
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Bringing COP30 from Brazil into Penn classrooms | Penn Today
Penn Carey Law professors Bill Burke-White and Ken Kulak attended COP30, this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, and incorporated their experiences into their International Climate Chang...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Penn Carey Law faculty offered trusted insight on fast-moving legal, economic, and regulatory issues in this week’s headlines.

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December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Prof. Kate Shaw (@kateshaw.bsky.social) and political commentator Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) delivered this year’s Annenberg Lecture (@asc.upenn.edu), discussing how changes in media and public attention are reshaping U.S. politics.

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December 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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POLICY DIGEST: Our latest policy digest from Kleinman Center and @penncareylaw.bsky.social professor Shelley Welton (@shelley-w.bsky.social) explores the National Energy System Operator's pioneering model and lessons it offers for improving the U.S.’s fragmented and inefficient energy planning.
Energy System Planning: New Models for Accelerating Decarbonization - Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Energy policy research from the University of Pennsylvania
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December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Learn more about Penn Carey Law's six international visiting professors for the 2025-2026 academic year: https://penncareylaw.news/4rKCIPW
2025-2026 International Visiting Professors
Penn Carey Law welcomes Katya Assaf, Megan Davis, Wojciech Sadurski, Chaim Saiman, Shen Wei, and Michal Bar-Asher Siegal this academic year.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Thanks to The Daily Penn for spotlighting Justice Lab, our newest clinic launched in fall 2025 & led by Prof. Colleen Shanahan. Students drive state & local legal reform with partners in Philly & nationwide.

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Penn Carey Law launches Justice Lab clinic for social justice, legal reform
Led by Carey Law professor Colleen Shanahan, the Justice Lab trains students to reform and shape the legal system with a focus on state and local laws.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Maritime strikes, immigration law, regulatory power, human rights, and criminal justice led this week’s coverage—with Penn Carey Law faculty offering key insights.

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December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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A Penn Program on Regulation panel at Penn Carey Law highlighted growing threats to regulatory independence. With Trump v. Slaughter before the Supreme Court, the future of independent regulation is at risk. @theregreview.bsky.social

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The End of an Era of Regulatory Independence? | The Regulatory Review
A Penn Program on Regulation panel brings together leaders from independent agencies to discuss the implications of presidential actions taken to remove them.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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From new scholarship to high-profile commentary in TIME, @theguardian.com, and @washingtonpost.com, Penn Carey Law faculty are helping shape critical conversations on law and policy.

Read the full November faculty scholarship and media roundup ➞ https://penncareylaw.news/443LChb
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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In @chronicle.com, Profs. Serena Mayeri (@serenamayeri.bsky.social) & Amanda Shanor warn that bespoke agreements between universities & the Trump administration mark "a dangerous new front in the administration’s war on higher education." Read their op-ed: https://penncareylaw.news/4apke0X
Opinion | Beware Bespoke Deals With Trump
Seeking safety, universities are signing on to the administration’s terms. That’s a mistake.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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This short holiday week, our faculty contributed to national conversations about academic freedom, lawmakers’ free speech, independent agencies, and LGBTQ asylum protections. https://penncareylaw.news/3MbwdVP
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Penn Carey Law’s Justice Lab puts students on the front lines of systemic legal reform. Through real client work and collaborative problem-solving, they learn to drive change in state and local law.

See the impact of Justice Lab in action: https://penncareylaw.news/48bRFBk
Justice Lab
Penn Carey Law’s Justice Lab clinic prepares students to be effective researchers, problem-solvers, community partners, leaders, and advocates for a mor...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Prof. William W. Burke-White writes in TIME on how a U.S. absence at COP30 marks a dangerous power shift in global climate leaders as “wealthy, authoritarian states step forward as an alternative center of gravity.”

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The U.S. Is Ceding Climate Leadership to Authoritarians
As the U.S. sits out COP30, petro-states and one-party regimes are stepping into the void.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A new U.S. News op-ed by Profs. Serena Mayeri (@serenamayeri.bsky.social) & Amanda Shanor led this week’s coverage, urging universities to reject Trump’s proposed “compact.” Their commentary joins insights on antitrust, climate leadership, & wrongful convictions. https://penncareylaw.news/43Kn5xs
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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At Penn Carey Law’s Detkin IP & Tech Clinic, students act as lead counsel while advising startups, artists, nonprofits, and emerging-tech ventures on the full spectrum of IP issues.

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Using Law to Support Innovation
From protecting artists to supporting emerging technologies, students working in Penn Carey Law’s Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clin...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Across Penn, oral assessments are reshaping how students learn—less stress, more dialogue.

At #PennCareyLaw, Prof. Karen Tani’s (@kmtani.bsky.social) oral “checks” help students talk through ideas and walk into exams feeling ready. https://penncareylaw.news/4pcOro8
The Oral Exam: Fatal or Friendly?
Faculty from across the university share how oral exams are helping them assess students' learning and engage with students' thinking.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Full roundup: https://penncareylaw.news/3XsCuPd

This week at #PennCareyLaw: faculty insights on LGBTQ asylum protections, tariff authority before SCOTUS, energy-assistance funding, and federal deployment powers.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Congratulations to Professor Beth Simmons, who was recently named President-Elect of @apsa.bsky.social! A leading scholar of international relations, Simmons is only the second Penn faculty member to hold this role.

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President of the American Political Science Association
Prof. Beth Simmons was named APSA’s president for the 2026-27 term.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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How does the Internet govern itself? 🌐

In Advanced Introduction to Internet Governance and Regulation, Prof. Christopher Yoo and Alexander R. Mueller L’21 examine how voluntary, multistakeholder cooperation keeps the Internet open, stable, and secure. https://penncareylaw.news/4hPwTMg
Exploring the Global Governance of the Internet
In a new book, Prof. Christopher S. Yoo and Alexander R. Mueller L’21 trace how a decentralized, multistakeholder model has kept the Internet unified, s...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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This #Veterans Week, we gathered to connect, reflect, and honor. From Major Thadeous Larkin’s inspiring talk to a moving wreath-laying in Silverman Hall—our first in many years—the Penn Carey Law community came together in gratitude. 🇺🇸 https://penncareylaw.news/3WS0n2I
Honoring Service and Leadership During Veterans Week 2025
A week of conversations, community events, and reflection, organized by the Penn Carey Law Veterans Club.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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From new research to national media, Penn Carey Law faculty are driving the conversations that shape law and society.

See what’s new in this month’s Faculty Scholarship Roundup ⤵️
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Faculty Scholarship Newsletter
This monthly resource provides a curated overview of Penn Carey Law faculty scholarship and media appearances from the previous month, along with some carried over from the prior issue. It reflects th...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM