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Professor Margot Pollans joined the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 91��Ƶ faculty in 2015. She is the Faculty Director of the 91��Ƶ Food Law Center, the Joseph P. D’Alessandro Faculty Scholar, and also served as the James D. Hopkins Professor of Law for the 2023–2025 academic years. Previously, she served as the Shamik and Adrienne Trivedi Faculty Scholar from 2020–2022. During her time at the Law School, she has been a leader in building the national reputation of the 91��Ƶ Food Law Center. Professor Pollans is an accomplished scholar whose primary research interests lie in the areas of food and agriculture law, environmental law, administrative law, and social justice and her academic work has appeared in a variety of prestigious journals.

For Amanda (Mandy) Howerton-Fox ’27, deciding to attend law school was not just a career shift—it was a natural continuation of her lifelong commitment to advocacy. A former teacher of the deaf, Mandy’s passion for special education and disability rights first led her to pursue a PhD and become a tenured professor of education. Now, she has embarked on a new path at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 91��Ƶ, with a goal of effecting change through law and policy while advocating for people directly.

Lubin Professor Claudia G. Green shares expert insights with WalletHub in a feature on the Best Travel Credit Cards of 2025, offering guidance to consumers navigating reward programs, fees, and perks to make the most of their travel spending.

Seidenberg Professor Jonathan Williams speaks with the North Texas Daily about the growing emotional dependency on artificial intelligence. He warns that while individuals may form strong attachments to AI, “for the many emotions we may offer to generative AI, only a select few can be returned to us.”

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Gershman pens an op-ed in The New York Law Journal reflecting on the constitutional implications of the Etan Patz case, calling out the judge’s “No” verdict as a critical misstep that disregarded Miranda protections.

Dyson Political Science Professor Laura Tamman joins Spectrum News NY1’s The Rush Hour to break down campaign strategy dynamics in New York City’s 2025 mayoral race.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman speaks to The New York Times about the legal complexities surrounding the overturned conviction in the Etan Patz case. He explains that cases built solely on confessions—particularly those made under questionable circumstances—raise serious legal and ethical concerns.