Faculty Committees and Service

Lindsey P. Gustafson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Arkansas Bar Association Professor of Law at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, has been named to the editorial board of The Journal of Law Teaching and Learning. This new journal, which will focus on legal teaching methods and practice, has been … Gustafson to serve on editorial board for new journal

Professor Josh Silverstein received the Faculty Excellence Award for Excellence in Teaching for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, also known as the Bailey Teaching Award from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock at the organization’s Faculty Excellence Ceremony on April 7, 2022.

Silverstein, Joshua. Bills that would bar employers from requiring employees and customers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Arkansas Senate, Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Little Rock, AR Oct. 1, 2021. A video of Silverstein’s testimony A video of the full hearing.

Silverstein, Joshua. Bills baring employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Arkansas Senate, Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Little Rock, AR Oct. 1, 2021. Testimony

Robert Steinbuch, a professor of law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law, will serve another term on Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act Task Force. The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Coalition voted this month to re-appoint Steinbuch as the coalition’s representative to the task force. The coalition … Steinbuch appointed to Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Task Force

Professor andré douglas pond cummings has been named the next associate dean for faculty development at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. He succeeds Professor Terrence Cain, who has served as associate dean since 2018. cummings joined the law school faculty in 2018 and was recently named the Charles C. Baum … cummings named associate dean for faculty development

Terry, Kelly; Gustafson, Lindsey. Summer 2021 conference. Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, virtual (June 10-11, 2021).  Website. Associate Deans Kelly Terry and Lindsey Gustafson were the primary planners for the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning’s summer 2021 conference, which Bowen hosted in an online format. The conference theme was “Reflecting Back and Moving … Associate Deans Gustafson and Terry plan ILTL Summer Conference

Banks v. Hawkins, Prevailed on appeal, 19-3092, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (May 27, 2021). The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s denial of a police officer’s assertion of qualified immunity in a Fourth Amendment excessive force case. The Court also held that the … Professor Cain representing a prevailing party in a Fourth Amendment excessive force case

UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law students have recognized Professor Josh Silverstein, a faculty member at Bowen, for his positive impact on their lives. He is their recipient of the 2021 We Heart Our Faculty award. Silverstein joined Bowen’s faculty nearly 17 years ago. In addition to his teaching and scholarship responsibilities, … Bowen students honor Silverstein for his positive impact

cummings, andré douglas pond. In support of House Bill 1618 Calling for Broad Reform of a Bail Requirement for Misdemeanor Charges. Arkansas House of Representatives, House Judiciary Committee, Little Rock, AR March 30, 2021. Professor cummings testified before the House Judiciary Committee in support of a House bill that would end bail requirements for most … In Support of Bail Reform, Professor cummings Testifies Before the Arkansas House Judiciary Committee