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FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg recognized more than two dozen distinguished members of the FIU academic community for their outstanding achievements in research and scholarship at the Top Scholars reception April 9.

“It is clear that you are reaching for the stars,” said  Rosenberg at the annual event held at the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential House. “You have set high goals and nd you have met them. The provost and I want to challenge you to keep it up.”

Former Florida Judge and FIU Associate Professor of law Phyllis Kotey – who was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach constitutional law and criminal procedure at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana – said she was proud to be nominated with such world-class scholars. “I think of myself as a practitioner, never as a scholar. It’s wonderful to be welcomed by this prestigious group.”

Honorees are nominated by their respective deans through the Office of the Provost. The following law faculty members were recognized this year.

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Adjunct Professor John Little will be honored by the South Florida Community Development Coalition (SFCDC) for his leadership in community development. The awards will be presented at a cocktail reception at The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse in the developing arts district of Wynwood on May 1st. South Florida Community Development Coalition is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to building communities and developing assets in Miami-Dade County.

John Little is one of the co-founders of the Community Development Clinic (“CDC”) at Florida International University College of Law FIU College of Law.  In 2005, along with Professor Peggy Maisel, John created the CDC to assist small businesses and non-profit organizations in the process of incorporation, contracts, and many other legal matters which would have created a financial hardship on these organizations and community members if they had to hire a private attorney.

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Professor Hannibal Travis will deliver the 2012 Naby Assyrian Lecture, “Cultural and Symbolic Reparations for Past Historical Injustices: The Future Prospects of Restitution for the Ottoman Christian Genocide” on April19th at Harvard’s Science Center A.

“Cultural and symbolic reparations aim to reverse the last stage of genocide, which is the imposition of the national identity of the perpetrator group on the remnants of the victim group. New laws and policies in the Americas, Europe and Oceania attempt to remember and symbolically remedy past historical injustices against aboriginal peoples and national minorities. These reforms mirror the recommendations of the European Union with respect to the Ottoman Christian Genocide, namely recognition of what happened, unfettered access by historians to the archives, complete religious freedom, and respect for the traditional ownership of lands and cultural treasures.”

Download a PDF version of the event’s program»

In FIU News, Law Fellow Ryan Stoa addresses the world’s growing water crisis and how The Global Water for Sustainability (GLOWS) program, led by FIU, has become a major player in the field.

Ryan Stoa is currently the Program Executive Officer for Global Water for Sustainability – GLOWS, as well as a Fellow in Water Law and Policy at Florida International University College of Law.

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In the National Post, FIU Law School Professor Elizabeth Price Foley writes on the perception of America’s foundational principles.

Elizabeth Price Foley serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Justice Florida Chapter. She is also the Institute for Justice Chair in Constitutional Litigation and Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law.

The Tea Party rises

The growing perception that America’s foundational principles are on the verge of a deep, dark, politically correct precipice has created a political environment akin to a gas leak. It was only a matter of time before something ignited the flames of political resistance. As it turned out, the spark was a free-falling economy and a crumbling housing market. For years, Wall Street greed and congressional policies combined to encourage widespread departure from traditional mortgage lending practices, in which no-documentation, no-money-down, interest-only, high debt-to-income-ratio and other high-risk or “sub-prime” loans became commonplace … Read more at the National Post.com »

Professor Jose Gabilondo was quoted in a U.S. News and World Report about Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen’s comments professing admiration for Fidel Castro. Professor Gabilondo is a nationally recognized commentator in the Spanish-language media.

Professor Howard Wasserman was quoted in a CNN article about Miami Marlins Manager Ozzie Guillen and his remarks on Fidel Castro. Professor Wasserman has been writing about sports and the First Amendment since 2001.

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