The law was at the center of the biggest stories of 2022 — and WCL professors published leading research, testified before Congress, and offered their analysis to national media. 
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The rule — which required teams to interview minority candidates for open head coaching positions — was copied by other sports and modified for the corporate world. But for all its promise, progress in the NFL remains slow. While the majority of the players are Black, the majority of coaches are white. White coaches are more likely to be hired a second time, and the sons and brothers white coaches continue to be hot names when jobs come open. 
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When it was founded in 1972, the at the American University Washington College of Law was at the forefront of clinical legal education. Over the past five decades, it has grown to include 11 in-house clinics.
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As the District Attorney for Manhattan, Alvin Bragg oversees a jurisdiction that deals with crime on the streets and Wall Street.
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Forty years ago, WCL launched its International Legal Studies Program to prepare lawyers for the complex realities of working across borders. Since then, the program has trained more than 4,500 lawyers from 60 countries
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Mariam Hinds has joined the WCL faculty as a Practitioner in Residence with the Criminal Justice Clinic. Mariam previously worked at the Wren Collective where she advised clients on the development of strategies and initiatives on criminal justice and police reform, as well as on voting rights issues. Prior to that, she spent six years as an attorney and then supervisor/team leader at the Bronx Defenders. She is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford Law School.            
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Roger Fairfax, Jr., Dean of the American University Washington College of Law, has been named to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Board of Directors. 
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American University Washington College of Law welcomed its newest class this week — an accomplished group of students drawn from across the globe.
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Washington College of Law Dean of Students David Jaffe this summer released the results of his latest survey on law student wellness, and the findings show that law schools can do more to support students’ emotional and mental health.
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On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, WCL’s Business Law Program hosted a virtual symposium on the “CFPB’s New Approach to Discrimination: Invoking UDAAP Laws.” With an introduction by Professor V. Gerard Comizio, Associate Director of the Business Law Program, the symposium began with a Q&A with Eric Halperin, Assistant Director of the CFPB and head of its Office of Enforcement. Mr. Halperin discussed the CFPB’s priority to ensure a financial marketplace that is free from discrimination and where all people have equal access to financial products. While detailing the CFPB’s updated exam manual, Mr. Halperin explained that the “unfairness test” is the “touchstone” in the CFPB’s analysis of whether an action meets the standard for an unfair act or practice under the CFPA.
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