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FACULTY NewsConferences and SymposiaProfessor Helen Alvaré made several presentationson various aspects of women, thefamily and Catholic social thought throughoutthe summer and fall of 2007. She spoketo the Diocese of Charlotte’s EucharisticCongress on Sept. 22; at the KnoxvilleTennessee Diocesan Day on Aug. 25; at theCatholic Medical Association on Oct. 6; andbefore the Baltimore Diocese DiaconateConvention on Nov. 2.Professors Robert Destro and MarshallBreger were instrumental in organizing aconference, “Creating an Active Role forReligious Leaders in Bringing Peace to theHoly Land,” held at the Pope John Paul IICultural Center in Washington, D.C., onNov. 5, 2007. The event brought togetherthe Council of Religious Institutions of theHoly Land — religious leaders from theJewish, Christian and Muslim faiths — for adaylong discussion about ways to break theendless cycle of interfaith violence in theMiddle East. With the support of Secretaryof State Condoleezza Rice, the United StatesAgency for International Development fundspeace efforts, such as the Nov. 5 conference,as a part of its Interfaith CooperationInitiative. Catholic University’s InterdisciplinaryProgram in Law and Religion,which Professor Destro directs, is theadministrator of the ICI and provides it withexpert and technical advice and support.Professor Sarah Duggin presented one ofthree principal papers at GeorgetownUniversity Law Center’s Oct. 4, 2007, symposiumon corporate compliance. The academicgathering was sponsored by theGeorgetown Journal of Legal Ethics and theGeorgetown Center for the Study of theLegal Profession. The topic of ProfessorDuggin’s paper was “CorporateCooperation and Legal Ethics.”Professor A.G. Harmon delivered a paperon legal themes in the work of writer TobiasWolfe at the Southeastern Association ofLaw Schools conference in July 2007.Research Ordinary Professor WilliamKaplin made two presentations at theUniversity of Vermont’s 17 th Annual LegalIssues in Higher Education Conference inOctober. He addressed “Affirmative Actionin Admissions: Now Where Do We Stand?”and “Key Law and Policy Developments2006-2007 and Implications for Practice.”Visiting Associate Professor TamaraLawson presented a paper on Oct. 5 titled“Beyond the Verdict: The CSI Infection inCriminal Jury Trials,” at the Latina andLatino Critical Legal Theory 12 th AnnualScholarship Conference, in Miami.Professor Mary Leary attended and spokeat a conference, “Promoting Children’sInterests: Preparation, Practice & PolicyReform,” held April 13–15, 2007, inCambridge, Mass. The meeting was jointlysponsored by the ABA’s 12 th NationalConference on Children and the Law inpartnership with the Harvard Law SchoolChild Advocacy Program. Leary is also ascheduled speaker for “On the Dignity andVocation of Women,” a conference set forOct. 2008 in Washington, D.C., and cosponsoredby the Columbus School of Lawand Ave Maria Law School.Professors Lisa Lerman and Faith Mullenwere among the presenters on a panel titled“Challenging Students’ Assumptions aboutEthics,” which was part of the AALSWorkshop on Clinical Legal Education. Theconference was held in New Orleans May2–6, 2007. Professor Leah Wortham was alsoa speaker at a different session that week, discussing“Examining our Assumptions inDeveloping Clinics Abroad.”Professor Suzette Malveaux led a roundtablediscussion on Oct. 5 about “The Rolesof Law Schools in Fostering Commitment toPro Bono Publico,” a national conferenceheld at the Columbus School of Law. OnOct. 18, she served as a continuing legal educationinstructor for the Old Dominion BarAssociation in, Richmond, Va., where shediscussed “Statutes of Limitation: A PolicyAnalysis in the Context of ReparationsLitigation.” Professor Malveaux was also apanelist for an Oct. 22 discussion titled“Survivor Series Symposium: Terror in Tulsa— Part II,” sponsored by Temple UniversityBeasley School of Law, Harvard LawSchool’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institutefor Race & Justice & the Lomax Companies.Dean Veryl V. Miles was a presenter at theAALS 25 th Annual Workshop for New LawTeachers, held June 19, 2007, inWashington, D.C. Her panel topic for thegathering of new law faculty from across thecountry was “Assessing Faculty Performanceand Institutional Citizenship.” The workshopoffers new law teachers ideas aboutteaching techniques and scholarly development,and enables them to share excitement,experiences and concerns aboutentering the academic world. Dean Milesalso participated as a moderator for a meetingof the New Scholars program for theSoutheastern Association of Law Schoolsin Jacksonville, Florida, on July 29, 2007.Research Ordinary Professor MichaelNoone attended advisory board meetings ofthe Geneva Center for the DemocraticControl of Armed Forces in Geneva,Switzerland, in June 2007. More are scheduledfor December. In mid-September, hepresented a paper, “Legal Doctrines for WarAmong the People” at a conference sponsoredby the Combat Studies Institute at FortLeavenworth, Kan. A few days later, he traveledto Spain to discuss “Legal LessonsLearned from Operation EnduringFreedom” at a conference on justice andcooperation in criminal matters during internationalmilitary interventions. Near the endof the month, Professor Noone participatedFall–Winter 2007 / C UALAWYER 35