Professor Valorie Vojdik has been appointed to serve a second four-year term on the Tennessee Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Professionals who want to enhance their knowledge of the law, but don’t necessarily want to become lawyers, can benefit from a new program that will be offered by the College of Law.
Professor Joan Heminway has been selected to serve as an academic fellow with George Washington University’s Center for Law, Economics and Finance. As an academic fellow, Heminway will work with the center’s Initiative on Quality Shareholders to research and report on financial investment.
Dean Emeritus Doug Blaze, who is also the Art Stolnitz and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor, has agreed to serve as dean of the College of Law on an interim basis beginning July 1. Blaze has been part of the college’s faculty since 1993, when he joined UT as director of clinical programs.
Seventeen years ago, Jordan Ferrell had a clear career path. At just 16 years old, he began spending hours throughout the summer months calling strikes, balls and outs at little league baseball games. Eventually he advanced to calling college baseball, went to umpire school, then began working with the minor leagues.
From the far west and east corners of the state of Tennessee, law professors worked through the last few weeks of the spring semester to bring their students together virtually and aid attorneys and clients facing eviction procedures.
After three grueling years of law school studies, Liz Peterson was planning a graduation party with an extensive list of guests eager to help her celebrate her accomplishment. Her 89-year-old mother would have been there with her partner. Her two teenage children and husband would have been cheering her on.
Law professors at the University of Tennessee and the University of Memphis are partnering to offer a continuing legal education course that explains the state’s supervised practice rule.
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Michael Higdon highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. Professor Eric Franklin Amarante’s proposal for the “Advancing Management Research in Latin America” conference received the Best Conference Paper Proposal Award.