The Law School Magazine  ·  Fall 2011

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Former Mayor, Governor, Senator Voinovich ’61 Reflects


Issue: Fall 2011
While Voinovich gave several examples of bipartisan efforts at home and abroad to aid the United States’ economy and security, he shared his frustration that finding common ground on significant issues does not happen often enough in Congress. Repu...

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Why I Want to go to Law School


Issue: Fall 2011
Personal Statement of Jenna Grassbaugh On May 24, 2006, I thought my fairytale life had only just begun. When I stepped off the stage at university commencement with a smile on my face and degree in hand, I had overcome physical challenges, leaped me...

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Moritz Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members


Issue: Fall 2011
Steven M. Davidoff Associate Professor of Law Steven M. Davidoff is a self-proclaimed deal junkie. His pulse races at the hint of a new deal in the making. His eyes quickly scan business wire postings, his smart phone pings with tips. What multimilli...

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Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution Celebrates 25th Anniversary


Issue: Spring 2011
When Marcia Egbert ’85 and James Demetry ’85 began tip-toeing through the steps necessary to create a second academic journal at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1984, they knew it would be a considerable amount of work. In hind...

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Program on Law and Leadership Workshops Provide Hands-On Leadership Training


Issue: Spring 2011
While business schools started implementing leadership training and education decades ago, law schools have historically failed to focus on the cultivation of such leadership skills. The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law emerged on the cutt...

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Teach For America Leaves Lasting Impact on Moritz Students


Issue: Spring 2011
There are currently 16 Moritz students who are alumni of Teach For America (TFA). Ask for a volunteer to talk about their experience and 16 hands shoot up.  Ask for a volunteer to opine about education in America, 16 hands shoot up. Ask whether TFA ...

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Challenges in Providing Equal Education to All


Issue: Spring 2011
The statistics are dismal. More black males drop out of high school than actually graduate. When comparing the United States to other industrialized nations on standardized tests, the U.S. ranks mediocre at best. And, for the first time in the nation...

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Professor Swire Returns to Moritz After Stint in White House


Issue: Spring 2011
Like many owners of a smartphone, when Professor Peter Swire awoke in the wee hours of the morning last winter, his message box was full of e-mails. But, unlike most people who awake to discount offers, blast e-mails and news alerts, Swire was readin...

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Saxbe Made Impact at Moritz, in Ohio, across Nation


Issue: Spring 2011
William B. Saxbe ’48 passed away on Aug. 24, 2010 at the age of 94. He was a former U.S. senator and served as U.S. attorney general under Presidents Nixon and Ford. It is impossible to quantify the value of the contributions made by Saxbe to his c...

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Ohio State Law Journal Celebrates 75th Anniversary


Issue: Spring 2010
In 1933, Maudine Ormsby, a cow, was elected Homecoming Queen at The Ohio State University. The hilarity that filled the campus led a law student named “Johnny Walker” to enter the “Queen of Sheepa” as the Page Hall contribution to the homecom...

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