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Regent Law Faculty Achievements - September 25, 2015

Regent University's School of Law Faculty members willingly share their knowledge and expertise beyond the classroom to spark scholarly debate and advance the practice of law. Their latest endeavors include the following.

Professor Natt Gantt’s and Assoc. Dean Ben Madison’s paper, "Teaching the Newly Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Values in a Changing World," was recently listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for: AARN: The Legal Profession.  View/Download their paper.
Next week, Professor Natt Gantt is presenting on “Leadership Development for Law Students” at the Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Conference in Denver, Colorado.

On October 13, Craig Stern, executive director of the Center for Global Justice, Human Rights & the Rule of Law, is presenting "Positive Rights: Threat or Menace?" to kick off the 2015-16 Center for Global Justice Forums.

Assoc. Dean Lynne Marie Kohm's paper, "The Unspoken Consequences of Obergefell: Calling Convictional Christian Scholars," was recently listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for: AARN: Case Studies of Religious Groups (Topic); AARN: Christianity (Sub-Topic); AARN: Family Law (Topic); LSN: Family Law (Sexuality) (Topic); and PSN: Post-Conflict Reconciliation (Topic). View the abstract | Full article. She will also present this work in progress as part of the new Faculty Colloquium Series.

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