Pia M. Hunter – College of Law

Hunter and Jones speak at Popular Culture Association Conference

Law News — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:30:00 +0000

Professors Pia Hunter and Faye Jones spoke at the 2024 Popular Culture Association Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on March 27, 2024. The Popular Culture Association is a group dedicated to promoting the study of popular culture throughout the world through the establishment and promotion of conferences, publications, and discussion. With members in hundreds of specialty areas and an emphasis on scholarly exploration, the conference brought together scholars of varied backgrounds to hear Hunter and Jones deliver their presentation “The Death and Life of Privacy in Contemporary Popular Music” as part of the Law and Popular Culture section of the conference.

Hunter and Mazzone share stories of SCOTUS background research on podcast

Law News — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:15:00 +0000

When an individual is nominated to a spot on the Supreme Court, the confirmation process requires a remarkable amount of background work. In fact, it is common for each piece of published material ever produced by the candidate to be scrutinized during confirmation, requiring a number of experts to assist the elected representatives in the process. On the Lost in the Stacks podcast, Professors Pia Hunter and Jason Mazzone share engaging and humorous stories of their work assisting in the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Listen to the full episode online.

Hunter receives 2022 Alumni Award from iSchool

Law News — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:45:00 +0000

On July 7, 2023, the iSchool at the University of Illinois announced the recipients of their 2022 Alumni Awards.

Pia Hunter (MSLIS ’14) is the recipient of the Leadership Award, which is given to an alum who has graduated in the past ten years and shown leadership in the field.

Since earning her MSLIS, Hunter has completed her JD degree and emerged as a leader in law librarianship. She currently serves as teaching associate professor and associate director for research and instruction with the Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Memorial Law Library at the University of Illinois College of Law. Throughout her career, Hunter has advocated for fair use in higher education and open access to scholarly publishing. In 2013, she led the initiative to create Fair Use Week, an annual celebration that highlights the fair use doctrine and its significance to artists, students, faculty, librarians, journalists, and all users of copyrighted content. In 2018, the Harvard University Library and the Association of Research Libraries presented her with the first annual Fair Use Week Founders Award in honor of her achievement in the creation of Fair Use Week and her role as a scholar and leader in the promotion of fair use. Hunter gives generously of her time to the iSchool, frequently appearing as a guest speaker for classes and student events.

Congratulations, Professor Hunter!