Advancing

From Hagerstown to Africa: The Inspiring Journey of Capt. Brooke Gomulka in Advancing Rule of Law

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VICENZA, Italy — Hagerstown, Maryland, residents may not know that their school board’s legal counsel is also a U.S. Army Reserve officer on a vital mission. Capt. Brooke Gomulka serves as in-house counsel during the week but transforms into a judge advocate for the 360th Civil Affairs Brigade on weekends. Currently, she is stationed in Vicenza for a nine-month deployment with the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). Her deployment has involved leading rule of law exchanges during her time in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, engaging with military legal professionals in Uganda, Zambia, and … Read more

Flexible Futures: New Part-Time Tech LLM Program Offers Balanced Path for Advancing Legal Careers

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For professionals eager to deepen their expertise in technology law without sacrificing their current careers, a new part-time Tech LLM program offers an ideal solution. This program mirrors its full-time counterpart in rigor and content but is structured to accommodate working professionals by spread over two years. The part-time program requires its students to complete 33 credits, with semesters of 8-9 credits each. This approach makes the program fully accessible and manageable for students working alongside their studies. Unlike some part-time courses that offer a hybrid mode of learning, this program remains steadfastly adherent to … Read more

Spotlight on Innovation: RIBA National Awards Reveal 26 Top Architecture Projects Advancing Heritage and Modern Design Across the UK

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London, UK — This year’s Royal Institute of British Architects (RICA) National Awards hailed 26 exemplary architectural projects that demonstrate innovative design and effective use of space. These projects, selected from a pool of 111 regional winners, showcase the growing diversity and ambition within UK architecture. The awards, a precursor to the prestigious Stirling Prize shortlist, due to be unveiled on July 31, demonstrate a robust dialogue about the influence of design in both communal and private spaces. They represent a mix of new constructions and inventive reuses of old buildings, highlighting a particularly strong … Read more