A Call for Quality Connections
In today’s digital age, where so many connections are at our fingertips, recently outgoing United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has sounded the alarm on a growing health crisis: loneliness. In...
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Fighting for Innovation: Fall 2024 Chicago-Kent Magazine released
Chicago-Kent College of Law is pleased to announce the release of the fall 2024 issue of Chicago-Kent Magazine, the law school’s premier alumni news source. This edition is dedicated to alumni...
Protecting Your Plate
Following another E.coli outbreak, consumers are left to ponder a simple, yet delicate question: how safe is it to eat the food on my plate? The most recent outbreak—linked to organic carrots—was...
The Politics of Self Preservation in Seoul
In the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law on December 3, the country of South Korea faces an unknown future. In the short term, Yoon faces an impeachment. “What...
One Case at a Time: Immigration Attorney Joins Chicago-Kent Faculty
Amidst all the noise around immigration, Chicago-Kent College of Law Assistant Professor Pedro Gerson keeps sane by focusing on the Jewish concept of tikkun olam, or healing the world. “One rabbi...
Four Chicago-Kent Alums Recognized on 40 Under Forty List
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin recently named four Chicago-Kent College of Law alumni on its 25th annual 40 Under Forty list. The list recognizes Illinois attorneys to watch, and in 2024, they...
Associate Clinical Professor Named NCJI Academic Fellow
Chicago-Kent College of Law Associate Clinical Professor Jamie Franklin has been selected as an academic fellow of the National Civil Justice Institute. Franklin joined the Chicago-Kent faculty in...
‘How Is This Even Possible?’: Racial Justice Writing Competition Winner Examines AI’s Impact on Credit Scores
“You need money? Borrow it.” That’s how Jay Esparza Castillo ’24 defines the current financial landscape in the United States in his paper titled “Fair Lending in the Age of AI: Regulations to Combat...
Crime Expert Lands ‘Dream’ Job as Faculty Member at Chicago-Kent
“It’s not an exaggeration to say this is my dream job,” says Zach Sommers, who began his role as an assistant professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law in fall 2024. “I was pretty confident that I...
The Rising Problem of Stormwater Infrastructure Inequity
An uncommonly strong complex of thunderstorms, classified as a derecho, battered Illinois in mid-July, with 31 confirmed tornadoes and some areas recording more than seven inches of rainfall in 24...