Five questions with Hilal Lale Ayhan Izmirli, Visiting Scholar from Turkey Visiting scholar Hilal Lale Ayhan Izmirli from Ankara, Turkey, joins the University of Kansas School of Law for the fall 2021 semester. A member of the law faculty at Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University in Turkey, Ayhan Izmirli specializes in international private law, arbitration law and fundamental concepts of …
Visiting Scholar Spotlight: Sardorbek Yusupov
Five questions with Sardorbek Yusupov, Visiting Scholar from Uzbekistan Sardorbek Yusupov, a legal scholar and law professor from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is a visiting scholar at the University of Kansas School of Law for the fall 2021 semester. Yusupov serves as an associate professor and head in the Department of Administrative and Financial Law at the Tashkent State University of Law, …
Legal Aid in Tanzania
In 2013 I made my first trip to Tanzania on a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship. Not only was this my first trip outside of the United States, but it was also my first experience speaking Swahili outside of the comforts of my classroom. I was terrified that I would only last one week. After traveling around to different cities and visiting with …
Visiting Scholar Spotlight: Xiu “Monica” Huang
Five questions with Xiu “Monica” Huang, Visiting Scholar from China 1. Why did you choose to study at KU Law? How did you learn about our program and establish contact? KU offers world-class education and enjoys a strong international reputation. It welcomes students and scholars like me from all over the world to pursue their goals. And I learned and …
Navy captain’s international missions strengthen appreciation for American way of life
The Navy was not on Capt. Anne Fischer’s radar until her third year of law school, when she noticed a sign-up sheet in Green Hall announcing a visit from a JAG recruiter. “This was before the movie A Few Good Men and before the TV show JAG,” Fischer said. “I didn’t realize the Navy had lawyers. I thought I’d sign …
Visiting Scholar Spotlight: Doğan Durna
Five questions with Doğan Durna, visiting scholar from Turkey 1. Why did you choose to study at KU Law? How did you learn about our program and establish contact? In 2010 I met Prof.John Head through a friend of mine who studied at KU Law. We discussed the Turkey portion of his book draft. At that time I told Prof. Head I …