Kevin Conway
Vote today: Polls open until 8 p.m.
The City of Milwaukee’s spring election is April 5. Among the positions on the ballot in Marquette’s voting wards is the race for mayor of Milwaukee. Same-day voter registration is available in Wisconsin. If you have not voted, but plan to, visit marquette.edu/vote for more information on voting while at Marquette, including registration procedures, polling…
Marquette Bookshelf: Faith and Power: Latino Religious Politics Since 1945
Co-edited by Dr. Sergio González, assistant professor of Latinx Studies in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences Too often religious politics are considered peripheral to social movements, not central to them. Faith and Power: Latino Religious Politics Since 1945 seeks to correct this misinterpretation, focusing on the post–World War II era. It shows that the religious…
Celebrating the Careers—and Unveiling the Portraits—of Professors Carolyn Edwards and Phoebe Williams
On April 14, 2021, Marquette University Law School unveiled the portraits of two retired faculty: Professor Carolyn M. Edwards and Professor Phoebe Weaver Williams, L’81. While the event was online, the portraits are on permanent display in Eckstein Hall. Their significance—reflecting the importance of the individuals portrayed—was suggested in the remarks at the event, which…
Ripple Effect
With law students actively participating, the Water Law and Policy Initiative is building a strong record of shedding light on major issues.
Losing Labels, Reaching Potential
Northwestern Mutual’s Ray Manista knows how to shift course in order to grow.
Work with Students Seeking to Build Satisfying Lives in the Law
Read Judge Rosenthal’s 2019 Hallows Lecture at Marquette University Law School In aspiration, it is this created self . . . that can make intelligible the path this person wants his or her life to take. These words with which Judge Lee Rosenthal has graced our community resonate with wisdom. With depth. And, especially for…
Embracing Change
Read Judge Rosenthal’s 2019 Hallows Lecture at Marquette University Law School I love the practice of law. That love of practice began when I started, almost 30 years ago, and continues today. It has motivated me to teach law students—to work with people who seek the same thing. Part of what I say to law…
Ambition’s Foil: The Joy of Learning
Read Judge Rosenthal’s 2019 Hallows Lecture at Marquette University Law School Upon hearing the subject of Chief Judge Lee Rosenthal’s Hallows Lecture, I was excited for the Marquette Law School community, particularly our students, to hear about a different facet of the legal profession, beyond the usual fare of theory, precedent, and policy. I did…
Structured Reflection and the Role of Our Institutions
Read Judge Rosenthal’s 2019 Hallows Lecture at Marquette University Law School Judge Lee Rosenthal’s appeal to live a life in the law tempered by aspiration rather than ambition invites us, as law students, lawyers, academics, and judges, to reflect on what sustains and fulfills us for a life in the law. This response comments on…
Against Docility
Read Judge Rosenthal’s 2019 Hallows Lecture at Marquette University Law School Judge Lee Rosenthal does us a great service by connecting the thought of Professor Agnes Callard with that of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. While the judge naturally focuses on the implications of this connection for the judicial role, she encourages students, lawyers, and…