Stephen W. Mazza, Dean of the University of Kansas School of Law, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 AALS Award for Excellence in Mentoring Future Legal Education Leaders. The inaugural award was presented by the AALS Deans Forum Steering Committee during a session at the AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans in […]

To keep law school faculty and staff up to date with the latest legal education news, we collect articles on new programs, collaborations with other schools, faculty accomplishments, awards, clinical activities, and special events. You can share news and updates with the editors of the weekly digest here. With the launch of our online platform LENS, we will be sharing a weekly roundup of legal education news, highlighting the most important stories.

Last week, we welcomed over 2,200 law school faculty, deans, professional staff, and sponsors to New Orleans for the 120th AALS Annual Meeting!  Attendees gathered to explore the 2026 meeting theme “Impact. Excellence. Resilience.  The Enduring Contributions of Legal Education,” as selected by 2025 AALS President Austen L. Parrish (University of California, Irvine School of Law).  “It has been an honor serving as President during the […]

Several current and former AALS leaders included in the top 25 Kellye Y. Testy, AALS Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, was named the “number one” most influential person in legal education in 2026 by The National Jurist. The honor was announced during an event on January 7 in the AALS Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall. […]

AALS and West Academic, a BARBRI company, announced a new multiyear strategic partnership aimed at deepening the legal academy’s engagement with artificial intelligence.

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is proud to announce the winners of its 2026 section awards.  The awards are hosted by several of the association’s 108 sections organized around various academic disciplines and topics of interest. This year’s winners will be acknowledged at the awards ceremony during the 2026 AALS Annual Meeting on January 9.  “AALS sections […]

To keep law school faculty and staff up to date with the latest legal education news, we collect articles on new programs, collaborations with other schools, faculty accomplishments, awards, clinical activities, and special events. You can share news and updates with the editors of the weekly digest here. With the launch of our online platform LENS, we will be sharing a weekly roundup of legal education news, highlighting the most important stories.

The Michael A. Olivas Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity and Mentoring in the Legal Academy is an annual award presented jointly by four sections of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS): Civil Rights, Education Law, Minority Groups, and Student Services. Kathleen C. Kim, Professor of Law at LMU Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and Rachel F. Moran, Professor of Law […]

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Committee on Sections has selected the AALS Section on Children and the Law as the organization’s Section of the Year.     First established in 2018, the AALS Section of the Year Award recognizes excellence in member support and other activities that promote the association’s core values. Such activities include […]

The recipients of the 2026 Deborah L. Rhode Award are Joanna Grossman, Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law, and Kimberly Mutcherson, Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School. The annual award honors the legacy of Deborah L. Rhode, who died in January 2021 after a distinguished career in law. She was the […]