Education
| LLM | New York University |
| JD | University of Kansas |
| MBA | DePaul University (with Distinction) |
| BA | Major: Political Science, with minors in Economics and Education, University of Illinois |
Publications
Morris, Rick, “Media Moguls Risking It All: Contract Clauses in the Entertainment Business in the Age of #MeToo,” 9 Ariz. St. Sports & Ent. L.J. 1 (2019).
Morris, Rick “The End of the Networks,” Florida International University Law Review 2 FIU Law Rev 55 (2006-07).
Kleinhans, Chuck and Rick Morris (2004). Court TV: Evolution of a Reality format in Ouellette, Laurie and Susan Murray, Startling! Heartbreaking! Real! Reality TV and the Remaking of Television Culture. NYU Press.
Morris, Rick (1994-95). Management for Engineers – monthly column. Broadcast Engineering.
Morris, Rick G., “Use of Copyrighted Images in Academic Scholarship and Creative Work: The Problems of New Technologies and a Proposed “Scholarly License,” 33 IDEA: The Journal of Law and Technology, 123 (1993).
Recent Awards and Honors
2006 Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence – Technical Achievement, Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences
2003 Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence – Technical Achievement, Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence — Technical Achievement
Grants
| 2014 – 2016 | Louis Theater renovation, $250,000 |
| 2005 – 2006 | WNUR Jazzfest 2005. Illinois Arts Council. $1,079 |
| 2002 – 2003 | WNUR Jazzfest 2002. Illinois Arts Council. $1570 |
| 2001 – 2002 | WNUR Jazzfest 2001. Illinois Arts Council. $1590 |
Recent Courses
| MSLCE 505 | Entertainment Law and Ethics |
| MSC 532 | Current Issues in Privacy |
| MSC 521 | Telecommunications Law, Policy, and Strategy |
| Comm Studies 302 | Law of the Creative Process |
