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JURIST seeking new Executive Director

JURIST, the 501(c)(3) legal news and research non-profit headquartered at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, invites candidates to apply for the position of JURIST Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for managing JURIST’s corporate and external operations and reports to JURIST’s Board of Directors. The Executive Director works closely and creatively in an innovative and rapidly-developing institutional environment with JURIST’s Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Research Director, and a staff of approximately 50 law student news researchers and reporters. The Executive Director supervises general corporate operations and legal affairs, plans and helps carry out external fundraising strategy, and coordinates budget. The position also entails planning, supervising and/or executing outreach activities bringing JURIST to the attention of legal and community groups locally and nationally. For more information and to apply, click here [PDF].

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Pope Urban II sparks First Crusade

Pope Urban II threw his support behind what would become the First Crusade on November 27, 1095 during the Council of Clairmont. The Pope urged the council's participants to render aid to the Byzantine Empire, which was being attacked by the Seljuks. Pope Urban called for a wide coalition of rich and poor to combat the threat, which eventually resulted in the conquest of much of the Muslim-controlled Levant by the Crusaders and the establishment of the Crusader States. Read Pope Urban's address.  

Catholic Code of Canon Law revised

On November 27, 1983, the revised Code of Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church went into effect. Learn more about the history of Canon Law from Professor Kenneth Pennington of the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law.

Alfred Nobel creates Nobel Prize in his will

On November 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his will, creating the Nobel Prize. Learn more about the history of the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Commission.