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Harpaz presents at University of Wisconsin Junior Tax Workshop
No full textAssistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented his draft paper Global Tax Wars and the Shift to Cross-Border Taxation at the Junior Tax Workshop, held at the University of Wisconsin Law School during June. He also served as a discussant in the workshop
CTL selects 2024 Faculty Fellows, including Meixner and Scartz
No full textGearing up for the 2024 Fall Semester, the University of Georgia’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has selected the cohorts for three of its faculty fellows programs.
“Our team at the Center for Teaching and Learning is excited to work with faculty from so many schools and colleges across UGA,” said CTL Director Meg Mittelstadt. “Our fellows programs foster a vibrant exchange of ideas among dedicated, innovative, and highly motivated faculty from diverse disciplines, and offer avenues for professional growth and personal rejuvenation.”
These three programs, the Lilly Teaching Fellows, the Senior Teaching Fellows, and the Fellows for Transformative Teaching, will unite faculty from schools and colleges across campus. Each fellows program connects faculty from similar professional levels to participate in workshops and discussions on new teaching pedagogy, share ideas and experiences, and plan innovative teaching practices that will enhance student success in their classrooms.
The Lilly Teaching Fellows program selects 10 tenure-track assistant professors who are in their first, second, or third year at the University of Georgia. The cohort will meet over two years to discuss effective instruction techniques, learn how to balance teaching with research and service, develop an instructional project to strengthen teaching in their academic department, and promote a learning community spirit throughout UGA.
This fall, Sarah Shannon, Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor with the Department of Sociology in Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, will step into the role of co-director of the Lilly Teaching Fellows. Shannon was a member of the 2014-2016 Lilly Teaching Fellows Cohort and has been the program’s assistant director since 2020. Shannon has served as director of UGA’s Criminal Justice Studies Program since 2022, and she is also the recipient of the Service-Learning Teaching Excellence Award, the Richard B. Russell Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, the Creative Teaching Award, and the Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award.
“I am delighted to step into this new role with the Lilly Teaching Fellows program,” Shannon said. “It has been a joy to help organize this program over the past several years, and I am thrilled I can continue to bring faculty together to grow as educators and be successful on the tenure track. The Lilly program has been instrumental to my own experience at UGA, and I look forward to continuing to support it with my time and energy as co-director.”
Shannon will be filling the shoes of Steve Lewis, associate professor of physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, who has served in the faculty director role with the program since fall 2017. Lewis will continue serving as co-director for the 2023-2025 Lilly Teaching Fellows cohort and will step down at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year following eight years of leadership.
“I consider serving as faculty director of the Lilly Fellows program to have been a career highlight and a genuine honor,” Lewis said. “Ever since I was selected as a Lilly Fellow twenty-five years ago, this program stood out for me as the ‘crown jewel’ of UGA experiences. The camaraderie and the deep discussions that this program fosters and promotes give young, determined faculty that extra something they need to become truly outstanding educators and scholars. As I am often heard saying, Lilly Fellows are the best!”
As Shannon moves into her new role, Tim Samples, associate professor with the Legal Studies Program in the Terry College of Business, will become the program’s new assistant director. Samples is a former Lilly Teaching Fellow and has served on the Lilly Fellows Advisory Board since 2018. He received the Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2020, Outstanding Teacher Recognition by the Student Government Association in 2018.
The members of the 2024-2026 Lilly Teaching Fellows are: Mariana Lima Becker, Mary Francis Early College of Education, Educational Theory and Practice Jeremy Davis, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy Nicholas Jun Hao Eng, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations Alexander Fyfe, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies Katie E. Marages, College of Environment and Design, Historic Preservation Julia Rice Mattison, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, English John Meixner, School of Law Dax Ovid, College of Veterinary Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology Niyantri Ravindran, Family and Consumer Sciences, Human Development and Family Science Katelyn Stauffer, School of Public and International Affairs, Political Science
The Fellows for Transformative Teaching program, which is going into its second year at UGA, was designed by the CTL to offer senior-rank non-tenure track faculty focused opportunities to network and develop new teaching practices. This program brings together 10 faculty from across the university to collaborate, explore new and advanced teaching methods and strategies, and design instructional projects to strengthen their academic departments. Selection to this cohort provides recognition for dedication to instruction and student success at UGA.
The 2024-2025 Fellows for Transformative Teaching are: Charles Byrd, Franklin College of the Arts & Sciences, Germanic and Slavic Studies Paula J Davis-Olwell, College of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Global Health Institute Jonathan Dees, Franklin College of the Arts & Sciences, Plant Biology Emily Gertsch, Franklin College of the Arts & Sciences, Music Theory Melissa Scott Kozak, College of Family & Consumer Sciences, Human Development & Family Science Jodie Lyon, Franklin College of the Arts & Sciences, Religion Jason W. Matthews, Terry College of Business, J.M. Tull School of Accounting Kate A. Morrissey Stahl, School of Social Work Amy Murphy, Mary Frances Early College of Education, Educational Theory and Practice Christine M. Scartz, School of Law
The Senior Teaching Fellows program admits faculty members with the rank of associate or full professor who have been at the University of Georgia for at least five years. This program was first established at UGA in 1987 with the goals to improve post-secondary education and provide senior faculty with new opportunities that strengthen and renew their professional and personal experiences at UGA. This cohort will meet regularly over the next year to discuss teaching challenges and strategies, brainstorm methods to elevate teaching methods throughout each member’s academic department, and promote synergy between teaching, research, and service.
The members of the 2024-2025 Senior Teaching Fellows are: Jennifer Birch, Franklin College of the Arts & Sciences, Anthropology Josh Bynum, Franklin College of the Arts & Sciences, Hugh Hodgson School of Music Andy Kavoori, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Entertainment and Media Studies Dennis Kyle, Franklin College of the Arts & Sciences, Cellular Biology Tisha Lewis Ellison, Mary Frances Early College of Education, Language and Literacy Education Jane McPherson, School of Social Work Demitra Thomloudis, Franklin College of the Arts & Sciences, Lamar Dodd School of Art Kari Turner, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Animal and Dairy Science Kristin Sayeski, Mary Francis Early College of Education, Communication Sciences and Special Education
All three programs are organized by the CTL and supported by the University of Georgia’s Office of Instruction. In each program, faculty members receive $2,000 to fund an instructional project designed to enhance courses and teaching methods in their academic department. The Fellows meet regularly throughout the year and participate in a fall retreat to exchange ideas and discuss relevant topics in higher education
Rodrigues elected to Institute for Law and Economic Policy
No full textAssociate Dean, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was invited to join the academic advisory board of the Institute for Law and Economic Policy. The ILEP is a nonprofit organization that seeks to preserve and improve investor and consumer access to the civil justice system by conducting public policy research and organizing symposia on topics such as class actions, securities law, corporate governance and consumer protection
Harpaz featured in Newsweek
No full textAssistant Professor Assaf Harpaz was featured in Newsweek regarding the impact of eliminating the federal income tax by creating an all tariff policy. The article titled Trump Tax Plans: What Could Happen was written by Aliss Higham and published 7/22/24
Levin presents at Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy
No full textSmith Professor Hillel Y. Levin presented Using Public Nuisance Litigation to Address Industry Misconduct: Common Law Statutes, Delegation Doctrine and Systems Theory at the 30th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy hosted at DePaul University College of Law during June (with T. Lytton)
Rutledge, Waller and Mangan featured on Law360
No full textDean Peter B. Bo Rutledge, Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller and Lecturer Jean Mangan were featured on Law360 regarding upcoming changes to the bar exam in Georgia. The article titled Georgia Justices Unveil Changes To Bar Exam In 2028 was written by Emily Johnson and published 8/1/24
Beck on Moody v. NetChoice & NetChoice v. Paxton decisions
No full textMarshall Chair of Constitutional Law Randy Beck has offered insight on the U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding Moody v. NetChoice & NetChoice v. Paxton:
“The Court remanded both cases for further proceedings, concluding that the lower courts had not conducted a sufficiently thorough analysis of the reach of the Texas and Florida laws to determine whether they were facially invalid under the First Amendment.
A majority of the Court concluded that Texas\u27 law violates the First Amendment to the extent it interferes with a social media company\u27s content moderation decisions concerning what content will appear in places like Facebook\u27s news feed or YouTube\u27s home page.
Where a social media company curates content produced by other people, its content moderation decisions are expressive activities protected by the First Amendment, even if it is relatively permissive in the standards it applies. Such content moderation decisions are analogous to editorial decisions made by journalists or decisions about what messages to include or exclude in a privately-organized parade. The First Amendment does not allow the government to regulate such private expressive decisions to achieve what the government sees as a better or more inclusive mix of views.”
Beck is available for further commentary at [email protected]
Orford featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Primary tabs
No full textAssistant Professor Adam D. Orford was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the U.S. Supreme Court\u27s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision. The article titled Supreme Court upends federal regulation. What it means for Georgia was written by Michael E. Kanell and Drew Kann and was published 7/3/24
Harpaz presents at Junior International Law Scholars Association Workshop
No full textAssistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented Global Tax Wars and the Shift to Source-Based Taxation at the Junior International Law Scholars Association summer workshop during August
Shipley publishes article in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No full textGeorgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley published Another Round for Petrella v. MGM, Laches, and Raging Bull: Resolving the Circuit Split Over Copyright’s Statute of Limitations in 31 Journal of Intellectual Property Law 174 (2024)