Katie Brown

• Available online from the November/December 2025 issue of AALL SPECTRUM is a short piece, Fostering Collaboration Between Law Librarians & Technology Professionals by Dean Katie Brown and her frequent collaborator Professor Jessica de Perio Wittman (UConn Law).
• Dean Brown also participated in the 2025 Legal Aid University – presenting Navigating Ethics and Artificial Intelligence.
• The book Organizational Structures of Academic Law Libraries Past, Present, and Future, Vol 3 is now available for purchase. Dean Brown authored a chapter in the book about Charleston School of Law Library History and present.  The chapter was written before Charleston School of Law’s conversion to a 501(c)(3), although it discusses Charleston Law working through the process of changing statuses.

Kevin Eberle & Dylan Malagrinò

• In two separate class sessions, Dean Dylan Malagrinò and Professor Kevin Eberle presented lessons on fundamental property law, constitutional foundations of property law, and historic preservation law to students in the architecture and preservation program enrolled in a course on “Law & Economics” at Clemson University.  Dean Malagrinò and Professor Eberle were asked to teach these lessons at the request of Brian Turner, a national expert in historic preservation and President of the Charleston Historic Preservation Society, as well as the course professor.

Jessica Moeller

• In October, Dean Jessica Moeller presented to the Paralegal Association of Wisconsin a CLE entitled “Unpacking Termination of Parental Rights Cases: Effective Strategies from Preparation to Conclusion.”
• Also, Dean Moeller accepted an offer from RevCedoua (Portugal) to publish her article “Resisting Gentrification in Historic Coastal Cities: The Urbanization of Charleston and Porto, Resistindo à gentrificação em cidades costeiras históricas: a urbanização de Charleston e Porto.” 

Here is the abstract:

This article examines the parallel challenges faced by two historically significant coastal cities, Charleston, South Carolina, and Porto, Portugal, as they navigate the pressures of modern urbanization and the consequential risks of gentrification. Despite their distinct cultural and historical trajectories, both cities face similar threats to their unique identities and the displacement of long-term communities. This paper will explore the rationales of urbanization in each context, examining the indicators of gentrification in Charleston, which is complicated by its history of racial disparities, and in Porto, which is fueled by its expansive tourism district. By examining the existing preventive measures and urban planning strategies implemented by each city, this article critically assesses their effectiveness in mitigating the negative impacts of gentrification. This comparative analysis not only identifies the social and cultural pressures of gentrification but also identifies potential legal and policy frameworks, such as housing laws, zoning ordinances, and heritage protection measures, that can better equip historic coastal cities like Charleston and Porto to balance urban growth and suburban sprawl with heritage preservation and social equity. The ultimate goal is to ensure an equitable future for all residents during this era of increased global mobility.

Nancy Zisk

Professor Nancy Zisk provided the Supreme Court update to the 41st Annual NC/SC Employment and Labor Law Conference, sponsored by the North and South Carolina Bars. Professor Zisk’s presentation included a discussion of four employment law cases decided by the United States Supreme Court in 2025.

Jennifer Lanz

Professor Jennifer Lanz’s work-in-progress, preliminarily titled “From Drugs to Fish: U.S. Strikes Against Drug Runners in the Caribbean Threaten the Net That Can Be Case to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing,” was selected by the AALS International Law Committee to be included in the New Voices in International Law and Human Rights panel at the AALS Annual Meeting in January.