University of Utah Law student Jesus Salazar discusses passion for advocacy
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Jesus Salazar was casually considering law school as an option — but when his family and friends faced incidents of discrimination based on their race, it solidified his decision. “At first it made me really angry,” Salazar said. “But as time went on, that anger turned into a desire to protect…
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S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — A team of students from the S.J. Quinney College of Law recently received top honors at a transactional law competition. Daniel Robinson, Eliza Burnett, Freedom Hansen, and Zach Marquez competed in the UCLA Transactional Law competition on February 25th. They won awards for Best Negotiation and Best Agreement. The UCLA Transactional Law…
Read More about University of Utah Law students receive top honors at transactional law competitionUniversity of Virginia Law report offers recommendations for addressing racial wealth gap in Virginia
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — White households in the United States have 10 times as much wealth as their Black counterparts and seven times as much as Latino households — a pattern that holds true in Virginia. Students at the University of Virginia School of Law recently made significant contributions to a new report…
Read More about University of Virginia Law report offers recommendations for addressing racial wealth gap in VirginiaUniversity of Virginia Law hosts Virginia governor Glen Youngkin for keynote on Constitutional law
UVA TODAY — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin encouraged students and others who wish to make a difference in their communities to get involved at the state government level, saying more gets accomplished there than in the federal government. Youngkin spoke Friday at the 41st Annual National Student Symposium, sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Law…
Read More about University of Virginia Law hosts Virginia governor Glen Youngkin for keynote on Constitutional lawUniversity of Virginia Law students release research showing wealth discrepancy between Black and White Virginians
NBC 29 — New research shows white households in Virginia are 10 times wealthier than Black households, and seven times wealthier than Latinx households. Researchers and students at UVA Law helped compile the findings. It’s part of a series of reports examining discriminatory laws and economic policies, established by former Governor Ralph Northam. It found Virginia’s historical segregation…
Read More about University of Virginia Law students release research showing wealth discrepancy between Black and White VirginiansUniversity of Virginia Law professor Jim Donovan uses YouTube to help the public understand business law
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — One template for becoming a YouTube star involves the over-caffeinated approach, cranking out content low on substance and high on salesmanship, with the “personality” inevitably closing each video with an appeal to like, share and subscribe. Another approach simply involves being yourself and presenting information of value, and the audience…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Jim Donovan uses YouTube to help the public understand business lawUniversity of Virginia Law student Christopher Banos pushes changes to the school’s honor code
UVA TODAY — University of Virginia students have voted to amend the UVA honor system’s single-sanction expulsion penalty for an honor violation, replacing it with a two-semester suspension. The decision came after student elections closed on Friday afternoon as students voted on a proposal to change Article II of the Honor Committee Constitution. The original article stated…
Read More about University of Virginia Law student Christopher Banos pushes changes to the school’s honor codeWMU-Cooley Law holds discussion for women’s history month
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY — WMU-Cooley Assistant Professor Dr. Amanda Fisher led a discussion on gender equality and women’s rights as part of WMU-Cooley Law School’s monthly Community Conversation series. The Women’s History Month event was hosted virtually on March 3. During the discussion, Fisher shared how women have made progress in the workforce, specifically within the…
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law holds discussion for women’s history monthWilliam & Mary Law honors litigator James Burling with property rights prize
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — James Burling, Vice President of Legal Affairs at Pacific Legal Foundation, will receive the 2022 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize at William & Mary Law School’s 19th annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference on September 29-30 sponsored by the William & Mary Property Rights Project. The Property Rights Project presents the award each…
Read More about William & Mary Law honors litigator James Burling with property rights prizeUkranian students in the US struggle with emotional distress and financial hardship
MARKETPLACE — According to the Institute of International Education, more than 6,500 Ukrainian and Russian students attended college or grad school in the United States last school year. If being abroad during COVID-19 hasn’t been hard enough, now these students are dealing with war and changing economies at home. For the past several months, Hanna Onyshchenko has…
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