SALT Friday Webinar Series

Defending the Rule of Law: The Role of Legal Education

Strategies for Maximum
Law Professor Impact




April 25, 2025 – Noon PT / 3:00 PM ET

As we head into the summer months, let’s come together to reflect on how law teachers can best maximize their impact in the community and in the profession.
Find inspiration from fellow law teachers learning how they have incorporated political organizing and mobilization, serving in elected offices, and impact litigation in their academic lives. Incorporate valuable lessons in movement lawyering, media engagement, legislative drafting, and amicus brief authorship into your existing scholarship, service, and teaching. 

Speakers (in alphabetical order)

  1. Lonita Baker, Professor of Practice, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
  2. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, Professor, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, Kentucky General Assembly, Senator
  3. David S. Cohen, Professor of Law, Thomas R. Kline Drexel University School of Law
  4. Lisa Taylor, Assistant Dean for the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Leadership Development  

SALT’s Friday Webinar series continues throughout the semester featuring leaders in our law community articulating the scope of the constitutional crisis we face and providing opportunities to think together about effective strategies in this new environment.  Here are the upcoming sessions:  

  • May 2 – The Role of Clinics and Externships in this Moment 
  • May 9The Importance of State Constitutional Law 


SALT held its annual celebration on January 7, 2025.  The energy, enthusiasm, and outpouring of support were inspirational, and a wonderful reminder that our SALTy values of diversity, equality, and justice resonate with a wide audience.  As part of the celebration, we recognized three members of our community for their outstanding contributions:  

Great Teacher Award:  Professor Claudia Angeles, New York University School of Law

M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award:  California Assemblymember Ash Kalra and Racial Justice Act Advocates

Junior Great Teacher Award: Professor Jonathan Feingold, Boston University School of Law

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