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ABF Establishes the William C. Hubbard Law and Education Conference Endowment

February 19, 2020

The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has established the William C. Hubbard Law & Education Conference Endowment which will fund conferences that recognize and disseminate innovative and significant scholarship on law and education.

“The ABF is deeply honored and excited to create this new conference endowment in recognition of William Hubbard and his enduring interest in law and education,” said ABF Executive Director Ajay K. Mehrotra.

The Hubbard Conference will bring together prominent scholars and practitioners to facilitate the dissemination of research and to stimulate new lines of inquiry. The first conference will focus on the topic of law, education, and democracy and will be held at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

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