Spring 2025 – Week Ten

FINAL EXAM INFORMATION – SPRING 2025

Spring 2025 Exam Schedule

As you know, the last day of fall classes is Monday, April 28, 2025.  The exam period begins Wednesday, April 30, 2025 and ends on Monday, May 12, 2025.  If you do not see an exam listed on the SP25 Exam Schedule, please check the SP25 Take-Home Schedule and the SP25 Free Slot Schedule.

Students with a SP25 Free Slot exam can take the exam at any Free Slot on the SP25 Exam Schedule. You do not need to need to notify us beforehand – just come to Exam Central and we will have the exam ready for you.

Please note that occasionally a faculty member changes the format or length of an exam, or sometimes we change the exam room.  Although these schedules are as accurate as we can make them, we ask that you please check the exam schedule online in the weeks leading up to the exam period.

Exam Conflicts (Upper-Level Students Only) – Submission Deadline Monday, March 31

Two (or more) scheduled exams that begin within a 30-hour period will be considered a conflict. A student with an exam conflict must take the first scheduled exam and may elect (unless otherwise specified) to take the later exam(s) during a Free Slot after its scheduled time. If the exams in conflict are at the exact same time, students can choose which exam to take at the scheduled time and which to take at a later Free Slot.

Having a scheduled exam on each of three consecutive calendar days is also a conflict. To resolve this type of conflict, the exam scheduled for the middle calendar day will be deferred to a subsequent date.

If you have a conflict, please complete the exam conflict form and email it to Molly Levy, Coordinator of Student Services and Wellness Initiatives, at molly.paige.levy@temple.edu, by Monday, March 31 at 5PM. We will review conflict forms every Thursday.

Saturday Exam Option (Upper-Level Students and 1LE Students) – Submission Deadline Friday, April 4

We are administering exam sessions on Saturday, May 3, 2025 and Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9AM.  All evening division students (1LE-4LE) may move one exam from the originally scheduled date to Saturday (you are not permitted to take an exam before the originally scheduled date). Please complete this form by April 4, 2025 at 6PM if you wish to take a Saturday exam.

ALSO,

Any upper-level student who would like to reschedule an exam that was already approved as a conflict for a Saturday exam may do so and should complete this form by April 4, 2025 at 6PM.

Exam Reminders

• Password for all mock exams: TU123
• Most in person exams are secure. That means any study materials you plan to use for an open book exam must be in hard copy.
• You are not permitted to talk to your professor about the exam after the day the exam is scheduled even if your exam is deferred and you are studying for it later.
• Any questions about a take home exam must be directed to the administration. Do not contact your professor.
• Secondary devices (tablets, e-readers, etc.) are not permitted.
• You will not receive a confirmation email when submitting take home exams.
• If your in person exam has a word limit, you can check the word count in Examplify by clicking on the document icon next to the character count on the bottom of the screen.
• If you are taking a Free Slot exam, Saturday exam, or testing in Barrack Hall, you must keep your own time.

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Dissent in American Teach-Ins: Know Your Rights/Defend Your Rights – Friday, March 14 at 3PM

The College of Liberal Arts is hosting a lecture/discussion on Know Your Rights / Defend Your Rights on Friday, March 14, 2025 from 3-4:30 pm in Weigley Room 914, Gladfelter Hall. The event is in person but also available via Zoom. For more information: https://events.temple.edu/dissent-in-america-teach-ins-presents-know-your-rights-defend-your-rights

“Making Sense of the Headlines” Series – next event Monday, March 17 at 12PM in K2A

Join members of the Temple Law faculty and staff for a 6-part series, “Making Sense of the Headlines.” These five Monday programs are designed to address some of the main issues and themes that are the subject of recent executive action, concluding with a capstone Community Conversation on the rule of law and presidential power.

All sessions will be informal “lunch and discuss sessions”, led by faculty members and staff, held on Mondays from 12-1PM (pizza will be served):

• February 24 (K2A) “Transgender rights” (Profs. Adam Herpolsheimer & Dara Purvis, Jasper Katz, Books Schatschneider)
• March 17 (K2A) “Business & Finance” (Profs. Michael Donella, Tom Lin & Jonathan Lipson)
• March 24 (K2B) “Immigration” (Profs. Jen Lee, Jaya Ramji-Nogales & Evelyn Rangel-Medina)
• March 31 (K2A) “International Law & Institutions” (Profs. Scott Burris, Meg DeGuzman, Jeff Dunoff & Rachel Lopez)
• April 7 (K2B) “Diversity, equity, and inclusion” (Profs. Zamir Ben-Dan, Sophia Lee & Noelia Rivera-Calderón)
• April 21 (K2A) “Preserving the Rule of Law” (Professors Elizabeth Lippy, Jane Manners, Lauren Ouziel, Jake Schuman)

The goal of this series is to clarify issues that have significant ramifications and provide our internal community with insight, information, and an opportunity to ask questions. We hope you will mark your calendars and join us for any, or all, of the sessions.

2025 Sunshine Week – Ensuring Transparency in an Age of Political Uncertainty – Monday, March 17 at 5PM

Join Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, Temple University Klein College of Media and Communication, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association for a panel discussion on Monday, March 17th at 5PM in Annenberg Hall on the importance of open government and press freedom. PA CLE Credit may be earned. For more information or to register, click here or the image above.

Book Talk on Constructed Movements: Extraction and Resistance in Mexican Migrant Communities – Tuesday, March 18 at 12PM in K2B

Prof. Lee and Dean Ramji-Nogales will host a talk, cosponsored by LALSA, SALSA, and NLG, by Prof. Ragini Shah on her new book, Constructed Movements: Extraction and Resistance in Mexican Migrant Communities, on Tuesday, March 18 in K2B from 12-1 pm.  Lunch will be provided and the book can be downloaded for free on this website.  We hope you’ll join us for what promises to be a very interesting conversation!

TLR & TICLJ Annual Student Symposium – Tuesday, March 18 from 4-5:30 PM in MCR

The Temple Law Review (TLR) and the Temple International & Comparative Law Journal (TICLJ) invite you to attend a Student Symposium on Tuesday, March 18^th at 4:00 PM in the Moot Court Room or live on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/live/taOniVQjxyU). Students will present their articles to a panel of faculty judges for a cash prize. A reception will follow the event. We welcome you to join us and learn more about upcoming publications by Temple’s student journals!

Temple Law Community Iftar Dinner – Tuesday, March 18 at 6:30 PM in 3rd Floor Barrack Lounge

Ramadan Mubarak! MLSA and MENALSA would love for you to join us as we break fast at our Second Annual Community-wide Iftar on Tuesday, March 18^th at 6:30 pm. The dinner will be on the 3^rd floor lounge at Barrack Hall. Everyone is welcome to join! RSVP at this link so we can have an accurate count for food!

Diaz Lecture: Latinx and the Law: A Conversation with ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero – Wednesday, March 19 at 4PM in MCR

The 2025 Honorable Nelson A. Díaz Professorship in Law Annual Lectureship will feature a conversation between Kean Family Dean Rachel Rebouché and ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero about Mr. Romero’s experiences, achievements, and observations over the course of his 23-year tenure as leader of the American Civil Liberties Union. Details and a registration link can be found below.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Temple University Beasley School of Law – Moot Court Room

4:00 PM EST

Reception to Follow

Register here: https://law.temple.edu/events/the-diaz-professorship-discussion-and-reception-march-19-2025/

Temple International and Comparative Law Journal Information Session – Thursday, March 20 at 12PM in K2B

Please mark your calendars for the Temple International and Comparative Law Journal Information Session which is scheduled for March 20th at 12PM in K2B (lunch provided). We encourage you to attend and learn about the journal, the Write-On Process, and the student leadership team. If you cannot attend, the session will be recorded. Please reach out to ticlj@temple.edu for any questions.

WLC Presents: Trivia Battle of the Sections – Fundraiser for the Women’s Law Project – Thursday, March 20 at 12PM in K1E

Green Lecture: The Evolution of Immigrants’ Rights: New Challenges and New Ideas – Monday, March 24 at 4PM in MCR

Join us for the 2025 Honorable Clifford Scott Green Lecture at Temple Law School:

The Evolution of Immigrants’ Rights: New Challenges and New Ideas
Featuring Professor Hiroshi Motomura

Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales will moderate a Q&A with Professor Hiroshi Motomura, a leading immigration scholar and author, as they discuss the root causes of immigration, ethical borders, policy challenges, and ideas for a better immigration system.

Date: Monday, March 24, 2025

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Duane Morris LLP Moot Court Room, Temple University Beasley School of Law

Life in Medicine Speaker Series: Hakim Bellamy – Monday, March 24 at 5PM

Join the Katz Narrative Medicine program for the next event in their Life in Medicine Speaker Series. Hakim Bellamy is Albuquerque’s Inaugural Poet Laureate (2012-2014) and an award-winning author, actor, musician, public speaker, television host, and educator. Post laureateship Bellamy served in the administrations of both the current and former Mayors of the City of Albuquerque. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Communication Arts from Lees-McRae College and a Master of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from University of New Mexico. At the crossroads of poetry, journalism, and public service, Bellamy is currently pursuing his law degree.

Register here

Event Details:

Date and Time: Monday, March 24, 2025 at 5PM

Location:

Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Medical Education and Research Building (MERB)
Wendy and Solomon Luo, MD Auditorium
Room 105
3500 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140

In collaboration with the Katz North Philadelphia Chapter of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) and the Temple University Hospital Community Advisory Council.

Walker Lecture: Corporate Law as a Tool to Effect Social Change – Tuesday, March 25 at 12PM in K2B

Join us for the 2025 Richard H. Walker ’75 Chair in Business Law Lecture

Corporate Law as a Tool to Effect Social Change: Reflections of a Business Trial Lawyer
Featuring Remarks from Greg Varallo ’83
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Temple University Beasley School of Law, Klein Hall, Room 2B

The 2025 Richard H. Walker ’75 Chair in Business Law Lecture will feature Greg Varallo ’83, one of the nation’s most distinguished and well-recognized corporate litigators. After a 36-year career at an elite Delaware corporate defense firm, Mr. Varallo crossed the aisle to start representing plaintiffs, becoming a partner at Bernstein, Litowitz, Berger & Grossman, where he fights for investors’ rights through shareholder litigation. Most recently Varallo gained national attention as co-lead counsel in Tornetta v. Musk, representing Tesla shareholders challenging Elon Musk’s unprecedented $55 billion pay package in a landmark decision striking down the pay plan. Mr. Varallo will speak not only about the Tornetta case and its aftermath, but about his long career at the heart of some of the nation’s highest-stakes corporate litigation.

For more information and to register: https://law.temple.edu/events/walker-lecture-i-march-25-2025/

ABA DEIB-in-Action Networking Lunch – Wednesday, March 26; Register by March 12

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee will be holding a networking lunch event geared towards diverse law students, recent grads and entry-level attorneys in the Philadelphia area with an interest in environmental, energy, or natural resources law. This event will be a casual lunch, sponsored by Faegre, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, between 11:30am and 12:30pm EST on Wednesday March 26th. The aim is to provide a unique opportunity for diverse law students, recent grads, and entry-level attorneys to receive advice from attorneys practicing in their field of interest; candid insights from attorneys on their experience of practicing in environmental, energy, or natural resources law with a diverse background; and networking tips. RSVPs for students are required no later than Wednesday, March 12, via this link. There is no cost to attend, but space is limited.Students are also encouraged to register for and attend the ABA SEER Spring Conference. The student rate for the conference is $50. Additional information is also available online regarding the ABA SEER DEIB Committee, the ABA SEER Spring 2025 Conference Agenda, and ABA SEER Membership.

The Temple 10-Q’s Business Law Happy Hour – Thursday, March 27 at 5:30PM

The Temple 10-Q is Temple Law’s business law magazine. Join Temple Law alumni, faculty, staff, and students in celebrating the achievements of The Temple 10-Q and building the business law community at Temple. RSVP here: https://forms.office.com/r/3p1n8EJ2Bn. For any questions, please contact tithipatel@temple.edu.

SDAS and BLSA Present: Temple Law Performance Night – Friday, March 28 at 5PM

Join us for a night of fun, excitement, and incredible performances. Proceeds go towards providing essential items to young victims of human trafficking. Temple BLSA and the School Discipline Advocacy Service are teaming up for a night of on-stage performances. We are still in need of performers. If you, are even remotely interested in doing a performance, please fill out this FORM. All proceed from this event go towards providing toiletry items for children who have been victims of trafficking. The tentative date for this event is March 28,2025 at 5:00pm in room K1E.

Register to Attend

Sign Up to Perform

All-Philly APALSA/SALSA Mixer – Friday, March 28 at 8PM

Drexel, Penn, Rutgers, Temple & Villanova are cohosting a mixer at Xfinity Live! Come out to meet your peers at the other Philly schools, and to enjoy happy hour deals. Additionally, there is entertainment in every room including karaoke, a silent disco, and riding the mechanical bull!

Friel-Scanlan Lecture: Ethical Lives and Business Forms – Wednesday, April 2 at 11AM in MCR

Join us for the Spring 2025 Friel-Scanlan Lecture

Ethical Lives and Business Forms
Presented by Professor Harwell Wells

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Duane Morris LLP Moot Court Room

Register Here

Dean’s Cup – Friday, April 18 – Sign Up To Play!

This year’s Dean’s Cup will be Friday, April 18th at Penn’s Palestra stadium. We are so excited for this year’s Dean’s cup where students from all the local law schools compete in a basketball tournament for funding for public interest summer grants. If you are interested in playing in the tournament fill out this form!