Aman announces retirement
Alfred C. Aman, Jr., Roscoe C. O’Byrne Professor of Law, is retiring from full-time
teaching on June 30. Aman came to Bloomington as dean in 1991 and served in that capacity until 2002. He is a prolific scholar and author of books and articles on administrative, regulatory, and deregulatory law, especially as these topics relate to the global economy. Aman will continue to teach as an emeritus professor and serve as ALFRED C. AMAN, JR.
faculty editor of the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, which he co-founded.
A feature article on Aman’s storied career will be included in the December issue
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Fischman, Krishnan elected to American Law Institute
Robert L. Fischman, George P. Smith II Distinguished Professor of Law, and
Jayanth Krishnan, Milt and Judi Stewart Professor of Law and director of the Milt and Judi Stewart Center on the Global Legal Profession, are the Law School’s newest members of the American Law Institute. ROBERT L. FISCHMAN
Fischman’s research explores the relationship between law and conservation im-
plementation. He is one of very few professors to publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed scientific journals as well as in law reviews. He is a co-author of the leading casebook on public land and resources law. His book on management of the National Wildlife Refuge System has become the standard reference in the field. In 2017 Fischman helped lead a team of professors in winning a $55 million Grand Challenge grant to establish an environmental resilience institute at IU.
JAYANTH KRISHNAN
Krishnan is a socio-legal researcher who focuses on the legal profession, law and
globalization, access to justice, and legal education. Much of his work has examined how these areas intersect in India, but he has also written on the ways these issues operate in places such as Anglophonic Africa, Brazil, the Middle East, and other parts of Asia. His work has appeared in both highly reputed law reviews and peerreviewed journals and in academic press books. His most recent work, “Lawyers for 28
