LSU Law News

LSU Law Center Awards Degrees at 2011 Commencement Ceremonies; Joel I. Klein, Attorney and Former NYC Education Chancellor, Inspires Students with Keynote Address

May 27, 2011

Baton Rouge, LA - The LSU Law Center awarded degrees to 176 students during Commencement Ceremonies held today at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.  Mr. Joel Klein, a prominent attorney, education leader, and news executive, delivered an inspiring keynote address to the graduates. Some 171 students received the Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law and Graduate Diploma in Civil Law, and five students received the Master of Laws degree, according to Chancellor Jack M. Weiss.  Anthony G. Falterman, a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors and a 1970 graduate of the Law Center, conferred degrees on behalf of…
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News Corporation Executive Joel Klein to Deliver LSU Law Center Commencement Address in Exercises Set for Friday, May 27, 2011

May 19, 2011

More than 180 students will receive the Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative/Civil Law and Master of Laws degrees at Commencement Ceremonies scheduled for Friday, May 27, announced Chancellor Jack M. Weiss. Ceremonies will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the LSU Campus. The LSU Law Center Class of 1961 Golden Graduates will also participate in the ceremonies. Mr. Joel Klein, a prominent attorney, education leader, and news executive, will deliver the commencement address. Klein served as Deputy White House Counsel to President Bill Clinton and is the former Chancellor of the New York City Department of…
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