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4 8 | L O U I S V I L L E . E D U Highlights LOUIS D. BRANDEIS SCHOOL OF LAW UofL hosts law review writers, editors Hundreds of law students from across the nation headed to Louisville March 11-14 for the 2015 National Conference of Law Reviews, hosted by the Brandeis School of Law. UofL last hosted the event in 1986. The conference brings together students who write and edit for a law re- view — a university-based journal that requires scholars to hone their legal research and writing skills. Law review editors and writers often go on to leadership positions in law and politics. The law school's bid to host the conference started in 2013. Leah Gravius, managing editor of UofL's Law Review, said former editor Edward O'Brien, who is now an attorney in Louisville, made the initial pitch. Gravius said hosting the event provides an op- portunity to boost the law school's prof le, generate revenue for the city and give attendees good, use- ful information. Getting it right We all have rights. But we don't always understand them, especially people who may struggle with English and cultural barriers. For years, the Brandeis School of Law has helped with immigrant and refugee populations in Kentucky. Starting in fall 2015, the school will take another leap forward by launching its inaugural Human Rights Fellowship. Geared to law students interested in human rights advocacy, the fellows will receive a stipend of $2,500 their f rst year and $5,000 in their second and third years, as long as they meet all service requirements. Law professors Enid Trucios-Haynes and Jamie Abrams will supervise their work. Abrams and Trucios-Haynes said initial work is already underway thanks to a grant from the Louisville Bar Foundation that funded an assessment of immigrant/refugee services being provided in the Louisville area. The 2015 student fellows will expand on that work. "Our dream is for this work to be collabora- tive between our students, faculty, alumni and community," Abrams said. At a community forum in April, law professor Enid Trucios-Haynes talks about what can be done to help local immigrants and refugees. She will work with professor Jamie Abrams to supervise the launch of the law school's Human Rights Fellowship. 'Shelfi e' showcase For a short time from January through March, UofL student, faculty, staff and community members could f nd their self-portraits on display next to the portraits of artists like Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh and Norman Rockwell. The "Self es in Art History" exhibit bridged the past and the present at the Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library. The brainchild of UofL art history major and art library student worker Blake Schreiner, the exhibit combined examples of artist self-portraits and social media "shelf es" from guests. For the uninitiated, one takes a "shelf e" by posing for a photo holding your favorite book or standing in front of your favorite library shelf. Schreiner wanted to show that the modern self e isn't a new idea. He helped curate the showcase, which featured images from the library's rare book room and dozens of other self-portrait examples from well-known artists. The exhibit linked the phenomenon of contempo- rary self es to artist self-portraiture dating back hundreds of years, said Sarah Carter, director of the art library. It closed in March, but the "shelf es" remain on display on the library's Facebook page facebook.com/bridwellartlibrary. UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES