Professor Robertson Quoted on Effect of Energy Project Public Hearings

Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson was interviewed for and quoted by Canary Media (formerly Energy News Now) in What an Ohio agrivoltaics project says about rural solar stereotypes.  The article, in part, concerns the relative weight and value of negative (or positive) comments at public hearings and builds on the research Robertson did to support the Ohio Environmental Council before the Ohio Power Siting Board. You can find the article HERE

Robertson is the Steven W. Percy Professor of Law at CSU Law, and Professor of Environmental Studies at the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education.

Associate Dean Brian Ray Publishes AI Op Ed, Interviewed on TikTok Ban and Recent Cyber Attack

Professor Brian Ray co-authored an Op Ed in Crain’s Cleveland Business on the ways that Cleveland State University Faculty are incorporating AI into teaching and research. He also appeared on the National Public Radio program LAist to discuss legal and policy issues related to the TikTok ban and was quoted extensively in a news article discussing the recent cyber attack on several national grocery store chains owned by Ahold Delhaize.

Professor Debbie Hoffman Spearheads New Mortgage Banking Course

Professor Debbie Hoffman spearheaded the effort to bring FIN 493: Mortgage Origination and Processing to Cleveland State University in partnership with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and major industry leaders, including Rocket Mortgage and Union Home Mortgage. Offered through the Monte Ahuja College of Business, it is the first accredited undergraduate course in the U.S. focused exclusively on residential mortgage lending. Professor Hoffman now leads the course as its instructor. More details can be found in the MBA’s press release and a recent HousingWire feature.

Professor Sterio Presents at AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco

Professor Milena Sterio presented at three different sessions at the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. On January 8, Professor Sterio served as a discussant for one of the “new voices” papers at the National Security Law section’s New Voices in National Security Law panel. Professor Sterio is past section chair and currently serves on the section’s Executive Committee. In addition, Professor Sterio moderated International Law section’s panel on “Innovations in International Law Instructional Design” on January 11. Professor Sterio helped to plan this session; she is past chair of the International Law section and currently serves on its Executive Committee. Also on January 11, Professor Sterio participated in a Discussion Group on the topic of “Here’s My Idea: Incubator Roundtable (Scholarship).” Professor Sterio is past officer of the International Human Rights and the Women in Legal Education sections and currently serves on each section’s Executive Committee.