NDLS Communicator
Week of 5.7.18
Good morning! Finals are in full force this week as the semester comes to an end. The NDLS community remains very active. Read the latest news below.
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Black Law Students Association honors Ndidi Massay, ’93 J.D., with alumni award
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Notre Dame Law School’s Black Law Students Association honored Ndidi Massay, ’93 J.D., in April with the Alvin J. McKenna Alumnus of the Year Award during BLSA’s 45th annual banquet.
Other BLSA awards included: Judge Ann Claire Williams, ’75 J.D., was given the Distinguished Service Award. Jennifer Mason McAward received the Charles F. Crutchfield Professional Excellence Award. Peter Horvath received the Rebecca B. Ward Appreciation Award.
Congratulations! Read more about the banquet and award winners here. |
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Indiana cities, counties sue over opioid epidemic
Jay Tidmarsh talks with The Indiana Lawyer about lawsuits that local governments have filed against drugmakers. Read the story here.
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Carter Snead writes for CNN
Read Carter's op-ed piece, "The Alfie Evans case is straight out of a dystopia," here.
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The Memo: Leak fuels new Mueller intrigue
Jimmy Gurule talks with The Hill about the continued Robert Muelller investigation.
Read his comments here.
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John Nagle writes for the Chicago Tribune

Read his commentary, "Scott Pruitt and the problem of environmental distrust," here.
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Monday, May 7
Finals continue through this week
Tuesday, May 8
Retirement Party for Doug Cassel and Barb Fick, 5:00-6:30 p.m., Faculty Meeting Room
All staff and faculty are invited to attend to wish Doug and Barb well!
Wednesday, May 9
Veronica Root is hosting an all-day conference on sexual harassment
Sunday, May 13
Happy Mother's Day!
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HR Office Hours this week
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Jessie Schuman, the Law School's HR consultant, will host office hours on Wednesday, May 8, from 2:30-4:30 p.m., in 3357 Biolchini.
If you want to reserve a 30-minute block with her for HR questions or concerns, please use her Google calendar tool. |
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Tracy Zielke will be leaving the Law School for a new position at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, Michigan. Please stop by her office suite 3100 to wish her well!
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Have a great week!
Contact Denise Wager with suggestions, comments, and content.
dwager@nd.edu
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