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April 9 • 201!..

Sen. Carl Levin speaks at the dedication of WSU's Levin Center.

W

ayne State University on
March 10 announced
the creation of the Levin
Center at Wayne Law, named in honor
of Sen. Carl M. Levin, Michigan's
longest-serving U.S. senator.
Through academic programming,
training and scholarship, the center
will equip lawyers, legislators and
leaders with an understanding of how
effective legislative oversight can lead
to significant and meaningful changes
in public policy and institutional
behavior. The center will initially
focus on legislative process and the
oversight authority and responsibility
of the legislative branch to ensure that
public and private institutions serve
the public good.
"We are extremely proud to be
launching the Levin Center at Wayne
Law," said Jocelyn Benson, law dean.
"It will be a living tribute to Sen.
Levin's ideals, integrity, leadership and
commitment to public service:'
In addition to serving as center
chairman, Levin will join the fac-
ulty at Wayne Law as the school's
Distinguished Legislator in Residence.
In that capacity, Levin will co-teach
courses on various subjects, includ-
ing tax law and policy, and legislative
process and oversight. The first course
will be offered in Fall 2015 and will
focus on the role of legislative over-
sight in addressing abusive federal
income tax practices.
"My years in the Senate have shown

me the central role that oversight can
play in promoting government, cor-
porate and institutional responsibility
and accountability," Levin said. "I am
honored to be a part of Wayne State
University and its law school, which
are both doing so much to promote
community service and public inter-
est:'
Eugene Driker, founding member
and senior partner at the Detroit law
firm of Barris, Sott, Denn and Driker
and former WSU Governor, will chair
the advisory board of the Levin Center,
which will provide counsel and lead
the creation of an endowment at WSU.
"I am deeply honored to chair the
Levin Center Advisory Board," Driker
said. "For five decades, Carl Levin has
personified what it means to be a com-
mitted public servant. By transmitting
his wisdom and experience to others,
his influence on public policy will be
felt for generations. This center will
bring great distinction to Wayne State
and to Detroit, on whose behalf Sen.
Levin has worked tirelessly his entire
life:'
Levin's ties to the city of Detroit
run deep. He and his wife, the former
Barbara Halpern, a Wayne Law gradu-
ate, are lifelong residents of the city.
They have three daughters: Kate, Laura
and Erica, and six grandchildren.
Levin also will act as senior counsel
to Honigman Miller Schwartz and
Cohn LLP, a leading business law firm
with five offices in Michigan.

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