The Association of American Law Schools Announces William A. Galston to Give Keynote Luncheon Address

      

After serving as a sergeant inthe United States Marine Corps and then receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1973, Galston taught for nearly a decade in the Department of Government at the University of Texas. In the 1990s he served as deputy assistant for domestic policy to President Clinton and later as executive director for the National Commission on Civic Renewal. From 1998 until 2005 he was professor of public policy at the University of Maryland. Formerly the Saul Stern Professor and dean at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, he is the author of eight books and more than one hundred articles on questions of political and moral philosophy, American politics and public policy. His most recent book is Public Matters: Politics, Policy, and Religion in the 21st Century (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.)

The luncheon will occur on Thursday, January 8, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the San Diego Marriott and Marina.

The entire AALS 2009 Annual Meeting program can be found on the Association's Web site at http://www.aals.org/am2009. Members of the press are invited to attend free of charge. Those interested in attending are asked to notify Deborah Quick from January 6-10, 2009 at 619-645-6955. Press also may register on-site at the AALS office located in the Manchester Room on the North Tower/Lobby Level of the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina beginning Tuesday after 6 p.m. January 6, 2009, and continuing through Saturday, January 10, 2009.

The Association of American Law Schools is a resource for the improvement of the quality of legal education by networking law school faculty, professional staff and deans to information and resources. AALS is the principal representative of legal education to the federal government, other national higher education organizations, learned societies and international law schools.

SOURCE Association of American Law Schools