 We hope your 2025 is off to a good start! We’re delighted to share key highlights of the semester here at the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS). We’re thrilled to introduce Dean Alicia Ouellette and to welcome her to Lewis & Clark Law School! Dean Ouellette began her tenure at the start of the semester. Our Winter Newsletter also features: our recent animal law graduates; an award honoring Professor Joyce Tischler; the diverse animal law courses are students are taking this spring semester; the full schedule for this year’s annual Animal Law Week being held February 24-27th, as well as numerous upcoming animal law events on the horizon this spring.
As always, we are grateful to all of you who share our passion for developing future leaders who will advance animal protection around the world.
For the animals,
Pamela D. Byce
Assistant Dean and Executive Director
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| At the start of the spring semester, Alicia Ouellette began her tenure as the Jordan D. Schnitzer Dean of Lewis & Clark Law School. We’re excited to be working with Dean Ouellete. We also extend our deepest thanks to Dean Jennifer Johnson (and Bruno!) and Interim Dean John Parry for their leadership and support of the Animal Law Program during their tenures. In this brief introduction video, Dean Ouellette shares her excitement about joining the L&C community and her vision for building on the law school’s legacy of innovation, excellence, and commitment to justice. |
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Meet Alicia Ouellette, Jordan D. Schnitzer Dean of Lewis & Clark Law School
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Congratulations Graduates
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| We’re delighted to share that the following animal law advanced degree students graduated at the end of the Fall Semester: ??Sara Compean (LLM); Megan Fox (MSL); Alba Gonzalez-Monska (MSL); Mallory Lizana (LLM); Rachael Miller (MSL); David Raatz (LLM); Cindy Rysavy (LLM); and Adrienne Tourtelot (MSL). Please join us in congratulating them and officially welcoming them to our animal law community! |
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Association of American Law Schools Honors Professor Joyce Tischler
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 Professor of Practice Joyce Tischler was recently honored as the recipient of the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Animal Law – Award for Excellence in Animal Law: Scholarship-Teaching-Service. The Award recognizes law teachers who positively impact animals through the law, including through education, legislative advocacy, public initiatives, and other projects. Professor Tischler, widely known as the “Mother of Animal Law,” has dedicated her career to improving animals’ lives and advancing their protection through the legal system. Read more here. |
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Animal Law Coursework | Spring Semester
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| We kicked off the spring semester on January 8th. Our animal law curriculum at CALS is unparalleled as we offer more robust course options than any other animal law program. Students this semester students are enjoying the following courses: |
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EVENTS
Mark your calendars for the many upcoming events this spring!
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| Animal Law Week | February 24-27 |
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| The Lewis & Clark Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter has an impressive roster of events lined up for Lewis & Clark’s annual Animal Law Week! Being held this year February 24-27th, students will raise awareness and celebrate all things animal law. The week will conclude with a special evening on February 27th with local artists and award-winning photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur of We Animals. Check out the full schedule, including several events that are open to the public, at this link. |
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| March 5th is the annual Day of Giving throughout the Lewis & Clark Community! Mark your calendars to join us, as we come together to support all of the wonderful educational opportunities available at Lewis & Clark. Your donation to the Center for Animal Law Studies will not only count towards campus-wide Day of Giving goals, but will provide essential support for our mission to educate the next generation of animal law advocates and advance animal protection around the world. |
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| Advanced Degree Program Webinar | March 5 |
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| Interested in learning more about our advanced degrees in animal law? Please join us for a webinar on March 5th at 11am PT with our guest Adjunct Professor AJ Kroboth as she discusses how our Animal Law Legislation & Lobbying course helps students advance laws and regulations that benefit animals. She teaches the course in our online advanced degree program, while Russ Mead teaches the course in our on-campus program. |
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| Rajesh K. Reddy, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Animal Law Program, and Megan Senatori, Associate Director of the Center for Animal Law Studies, will discuss features of the advanced degree animal law programs (both on campus and online), the application process, scholarship opportunities, and how our alumni are using their Animal Law LLM and MSL degrees. There will also be time for audience Q & A. The deadline to apply for Fall 2025 for both in-person and online is May 1st. RSVP for the webinar here. |
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| Animal Law Conference Call for Proposals | March 10 |
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| Do you have an awesome idea for an Animal Law Conference panel? Together with our co-presenters, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, we are seeking proposals for speakers for the 33rd annual Animal Law Conference. We invite proposals for individual presentations that appeal to law students, legal professionals, legal scholars, and general animal advocates. This year’s event is being held October 17-19th in Chicago and online. Calls for Proposals are due by March 10th. For more information and submission guidelines visit here. |
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| Comparative Animal Law Postgraduate Workshop | April 8-9 |
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| Save the date for the 3rd Comparative Animal Law Postgraduate Workshop being held virtually April 8-9th. This event will feature keynote addresses, as well as presentations from LLM, MSL, PhD candidates, and post-doctoral research fellows from around the world working in the field of comparative animal law broadly understood. The full schedule will be announced in the coming weeks at this link. |
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| The Comparative Animal Law Postgraduate Workshop is a collaboration among: the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Aix-Marseille University, France; the Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School, USA; Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law, Kent Law School, Canterbury, UK; the NALSAR University of Law, India; and the Faculty of Law, University of Timi?oara, Romania, and the South African Institute for Advanced Constitution, Public, Human Rights and International Law, a Centre of the University of Johannesburg. |
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