Committed to Diversity and Thought Leadership, Temple Launches New Institute For Law, Innovation & Technology

Temple University is launching a new institute that will serve as a hub and organizing platform for the school’s expanding engagement on law and high tech. The Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology (“iLIT”) will have a mission to advance diversity, equity, and empowerment of members of underrepresented groups in technology-related fields and practice areas.

Conversation between Professor Jon Smollen and Michael Donnella, incoming Director and Professor of the Center for Compliance and Ethics

Professor Jon Smollen, founder of the Temple Law Center for Compliance and Ethics, asks Michael Donnella, the incoming Director of the center, about his experience and plans to expand compliance and ethics education at Temple Law.

Denying Black Musicians Their Royalties Has a History Emerging Out of Slavery

Professors Olufunmilayo Arewa of Temple Beasley School of Law, and Matt Stahl of Western University examine racialized contracting and accounting in the recording industry. Their work traces the origins of industry-wide discriminatory practices back to the days when African American slaves were systematically oppressed, controlled, and denied their rights of ownership to any form of property, be it tangible or intangible.

The Compliance Monthly: The Government’s Prioritization of Information Over Sanction

As part of Temple Law’s Faculty Spring Colloquium Series, Professor Veronica Root Martinez presented her paper: The Government’s Prioritization of Information Over Sanction: Implications for Compliance. Professor Martinez teaches at Notre Dame Law School and is also the Director of the Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion.