Ireland Study Abroad: Legal Insights and Cultural Discoveries
Professor Marissa Meredith reflects on the summer Belfast and Dublin Study Abroad trip
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Professor Marissa Meredith reflects on the summer Belfast and Dublin Study Abroad trip
Traveling is second nature to Kristina Porter, rising 2L. She had traveled to Europe several times and when she realized that she had the opportunity to study abroad at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, she embraced the chance to learn about the law and another culture.
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University Professor Wesley Oliver and Adjunct Professor Morgan Gray, L’19, recently presented at the Python Education Summit (PyCon) in Pittsburgh. The conference was a gathering of teachers and educators focused on bringing coding literacy, through Python, to learners. Oliver and Gray presented a session about their groundbreaking “Coding for Lawyers” course that introduces Duquesne Kline School of Law students to programming with the Python programming language.
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